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 13,630 km of expressways)
unpaved:
559,669 km (1996 est.)
Waterways:
8,368 km; mainly 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:
57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,657,194 GRT/2,206,574 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 28, cargo 4, chemical tanker 4, container 1, liquified gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll-on/roll-off 6 (1999 est.)
Airports:
408 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
265
over 3,047 m:
11
2,438 to 3,047 m:
11
1,524 to 2,437 m:
115
914 to 1,523 m:
120
under 914 m:
8 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
143
1,524 to 2,437 m:
18
914 to 1,523 m:
113
under 914 m:
12 (1999 est.)