The relationship between transport and disadvantage in Australia

This resource sheet provides information about how transport and disadvantage intersect and why some groups are especially vulnerable to transport disadvantage. Transport difficulties are consistently identified as a factor that restricts Australian families' capacity to access services and participate in activies (Carbone, Fraser, Ramburuth, & Nelms 2004; Corti, Katz & Patulny, 2009) These difficulties include limited or no access to public transport, non-family friendly transport options, and not being able to afford - or experiencing stress as a result of - the cost of trasnport. The phenomenon of transport difficulties is commonly referred to as transport disadvantage (or "transport poverty") (Wadiwal, 2005) Image: dominiccampbell / flickr

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