| Railways: |
total:
33,819 km (2,540 km electrified)
broad gauge: 3,719 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 15,422 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 14,506 km 1.067-m gauge
dual gauge: 172 km NA gauges (1999) |
| Highways: |
total:
913,000 km
paved: 353,331 km (including 1,363 km of expressways)
unpaved: 59,669 km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
8,368 km (mainly used
by small, shallow-draft craft) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 2,500 km;
petroleum products 500 km; natural gas 5,600 km |
| Ports
and harbors: |
Adelaide, Brisbane,
Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart
(Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville |
| Merchant
marine: |
total:
54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,558,371 GRT/2,038,776 DWT
ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 3, chemical tanker 5,
container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll
on/roll off 6 (2000 est.) |
| Airports: |
411 (2000 est.) |
| Airports
- with paved runways: |
total:
271
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 118
914 to 1,523 m: 122
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.) |
| Airports
- with unpaved runways: |
total:
140
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 112
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.) |
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