2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games - Brisbane
Transforming Queensland's transport network in preparation for hosting the Olympics
Brisbane is set to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, with visitors from around the world set to visit the city placing a high demand on the transport network. The 100 Day Review carried out by GIICA states "Public transport will need to accommodate 90% of that transport demand, highlighting the urgent requirement for expansion and enhancement of transport networks and services." However initial analysis suggests that only 50% of trips to Olympic venues would currently occur on the planned enhanced public transport network (Olympic and Paralympic Games Value Proposition Assessment). As Brisbane plans for a new Olympic Stadium in the heart of the city, ensuring that it’s accessible by sustainable modes of transport is vital in order to facilitate ease of access and reduce burden on the transport network.
The 2032 Delivery Plan fast-tracks significant transport projects across South East Queensland including the Wave to the Sunshine Coast Airport (Metro line), faster rail services to the Gold Coast, further expansions to Brisbane Metro, and critical highway upgrades such as the Bruce Highway upgrade. More information on the 100 Day Review Report and Delivery Plan can be found at https://giica.au/gamesreview.
The Project
With these changes to Brisbane’s transport network already being implemented we used TRACC to analyse how well the network serves two proposed sites for a new Stadium in Victoria Park - located in the Eastern (Site 1) and Northern (Site 2) part of the park. Our analysis looks at how accessibility changes depending on the location chosen, and how this specifically affects residents ability to reach the location within 60 minutes by public transport, based on their geographic residence.
We also analysed the recent network changes, comparing two versions of Brisbane’s public transport network - May 2025 and August 2025 – to evaluate how service changes improved or reduced accessibility to one of the proposed Stadium sites.
This blog post walks through the results of both analyses, highlights key findings, and shows how tools like TRACC can support smarter, more equitable urban planning.
The Results
When reviewing the prospective locations for a new stadium in Victoria Park, the straight line distance between them is only 500m, however, the changes in travel time to each option can vary greatly, particularly when reliant on public transport. To quantify this impact we used TRACC to look at the travel time by public transport to each of the prospective sites and were able to identify the regions for which the chosen site location has the greatest impact on travel time. Using the latest census data, an estimated 32,800 additional residents would be able to access Site 1 within 60 minutes than Site 2, with residents in Chermside West particularly affected (with travel time to Site 2 up to 26 minutes longer than to Site 1).
New Metro Line
Brisbane has recently made changes to its public transport network, with a new Metro line between Eight Mile Plains and Roma Street alongside changes to bus timetables, such as 6 new routes and smoother interchanges between key routes. TRACC was able to highlight the impact of these changes to access to Site 1 by analysing the May 2025 and August 2025 networks. From this we identified locations which had improved journey times as well as some areas for which journey times increased. A key element of the changes to the bus network was an increase in two-seat journeys meaning a rise in the number of interchanges within a single journey. Whilst this leads to higher journey times in some cases, this is intended to reduce congestion and improve the reliability of the public transport network overall.
TRACC can elevate transport accessibility analysis for a specific site, a city, a region or even a country and obtain detailed findings to help support your decision making. If you would like to learn more, please get in touch!