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The Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry’s revenue has recovered over the past five years off of a low base year in 2019-20 when the COVID-19 outbreak was starting to affect the industry. State and international border closures and lockdowns limited industry revenue over much of the period, but the industry has recovered strongly as tourist numbers have surged since 2021-22 and state borders have reopened. Revenue is expected to rise at an annualised 7.4% over the five years through 2024-25. This includes an anticipated 1.5% fall to $2.8 billion in 2024-25, as economic uncertainty and cost-of-living pressures weigh on consumer tourism and travel spending.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 7.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.8bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Kinetic | 288.5 | |
Dyson Group | 245.4 | |
Greyhound Australia | 84.1 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Interstate services, Touring and packaged touring services and Charter operations. Interstate services is the largest segment of the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport in Australia.
Demand for intrastate services has fallen as urbanisation continues to rise
Industry firms primarily operate buses that transport passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules, mainly outside metropolitan areas or over long distances.
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ANZSIC 4621 - Interurban and Rural Bus Transport in Australia
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The market size of the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry in Australia is $2.8bn in 2024.
There are 626 businesses in the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 7.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport market in Australia are Kinetic, Dyson Group and Greyhound Australia
Interstate services and Touring and packaged touring services are part of the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Kinetic.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Interurban and Rural Bus Transport industry in Australia.