Public transport requests have also decreased in Brisbane and Perth but less so than Australia's two most populous cities, while Adelaide has bucked the trend and reported an increase. Latest data from Apple Maps show requests for directions to use public transport in Sydney are 20 per cent less than what they were pre-Covid pandemic. Public transport requests were at their lowest in the harbourside city in April last year when widespread restrictions to curb the virus were in place. 'Approximately 98 per cent of public transport services are running at or below the current Covid safe capacity. In Perth, public transport requests are down 22 per cent.

Source: Daily Mail February 12, 2021 03:20 UTC