Editing Trams in Melbourne (section)

==Patronage==
The following table lists patronage figures for the network during the corresponding financial year. Australia's financial years start on 1 July and end on 30 June. Major events that affected the number of journeys made or how patronage is measured are included as notes.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"
|+Melbourne tram patronage by financial year
<!--2000s-->
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|2000s}}
! Year
| 2000–01 || 2001–02 || 2002–03 || 2003–04 || 2004–05 || 2005–06 || 2006–07 || 2007–08 || 2008–09 || 2009–10
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
| 129.4
| 131.9
| 134.7
| 135.9
| 145.3<br />{{efn|name=2004–05}}
| 149.6<br />{{efn|name=2005–06}}
| 154.9
| 158.3
| 178.1
| 175.5
|- style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
|colspan="10"|<ref name="track record">{{cite web |title=Track Record – Public Transport Victoria |url=http://ptv.vic.gov.au/about-ptv/ptv-data-and-reports/track-record-2/ |publisher=Public Transport Victoria |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912223649/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/about-ptv/ptv-data-and-reports/track-record-2/ |archive-date=12 September 2013 |date=12 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!--2010s-->
|- style="border-top:2px solid"
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|2010s}}
! Year
| 2010–11 || 2011–12 || 2012–13 || 2013–14 || 2014–15 || 2015–16 || 2016–17 || 2017–18 || 2018-19 || 2019-20 || rowspan="3" colspan="2"|<!--2018–19 || 2019-20-->
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
| 182.7
| 191.6
| 182.7
| 176.9
| 182.1
| 203.8
| 204.0
| 206.3
| 205.4
| 141.8<br />{{efn|name=COVID19}}
|-style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
| colspan="3"|<ref name="track record" />
<!--2013-14-->
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual-Report 2013-14 |url=http://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/PTVH1216-PTV-Annual-Report-2013_2014_Online.pdf |publisher=Public Transport Victoria |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912105802/http://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/PTVH1216-PTV-Annual-Report-2013_2014_Online.pdf |archive-date=12 September 2015 |page=27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<!--2014-15-->
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2014–15 Annual Report |url=https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/siteassets/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/PTV_Annual_Report_2014-2015.pdf |publisher=Public Transport Victoria |access-date=3 October 2018 |page=27 |archive-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003181806/https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/siteassets/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/PTV_Annual_Report_2014-2015.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<!--2015-16-->
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2015–16 |url=https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/1477349157/PTV-Annual-Report-2016.pdf |publisher=Public Transport Victoria |access-date=3 October 2018 |page=44 |archive-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421233629/https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/1477349157/PTV-Annual-Report-2016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<!--2016-17-->
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Transport Victoria Annual Report 2016–17|url=https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/1507786483/PTV_Annual-Report_2016-2017.pdf|publisher=Public Transport Victoria|access-date=17 October 2017|page=22|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017151127/https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/1507786483/PTV_Annual-Report_2016-2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!--2017-18-->
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Transport Victoria Annual Report 2017–18|url=https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/1537917277/2017-18-Annual-Report-accessible-version.pdf|publisher=Public Transport Victoria|access-date=3 October 2018|page=12|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141415/https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/1537917277/2017-18-Annual-Report-accessible-version.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!--2018-19-->
|<ref name="ptvannualreport201819">{{cite web |title=Public Transport Victoria Annual Report 2018-19 |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/footer/data-and-reporting/annual-report/PTVH4043-Annual_Report_2019-A4-v1_ONLINE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822171929/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/footer/data-and-reporting/annual-report/PTVH4043-Annual_Report_2019-A4-v1_ONLINE.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-22 |url-status=live |publisher=Public Transport Victoria |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref>
<!--2019-20-->
|<ref name="datavicmonthlypatronage">{{cite web |title=Monthly public transport patronage by mode |url=https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/monthly-public-transport-patronage-by-mode |website=Data Vic |publisher=Department of Transport |access-date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906215931/https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/monthly-public-transport-patronage-by-mode |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!--2020s-->
|- style="border-top:2px solid"
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|2020s}}
! Year
| 2020–21 || 2021–22 || 2022-23 || 2023-24
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
| 60.2 <br />{{efn|name=COVID19}}
| 82.9 <br />{{efn|name=COVID19}}
| 147.6 <br />{{efn|name=COVID19}}
| 154.8
|-style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
<!--2020-21-->
|<ref name="datavicmonthlypatronage" />
<!--2021-22-->
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Transport Annual Report 2021-22 |url=https://transport.vic.gov.au/-/media/tfv-documents/dot-annual-report/dot-annual-report-2021-22.pdf?la=en&hash=283DEA4C2841D245DC0F981905353EF5 |website=Department of Transport |publisher=State Government of Victoria |access-date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013111426/https://transport.vic.gov.au/-/media/tfv-documents/dot-annual-report/dot-annual-report-2021-22.pdf?la=en&hash=283DEA4C2841D245DC0F981905353EF5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!--2022-23-->
|<ref name="dtpannualreport202223">{{cite web |title=Department of Transport and Planning Annual Report 2022-23 |url=https://www.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-11/Department-of-Transport-and-Planning-Annual-Report-2022-23-%28accessible%29.pdf |website=State Government of Victoria |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
<!--2023-24-->
|<ref name="dtpannualreport2324" />
|-<!--GRAPH-->
| colspan="12" style="text-align:center;"|
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|xAxisTitle=Financial year
|xAxisAngle=-45
|x=2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
|yAxisTitle=Patronage (millions)
|y=129.4, 131.9, 134.7, 135.9, 145.3, 149.6, 154.9, 158.3, 178.1, 175.5, 182.7, 191.6, 182.7, 176.9, 182.1, 203.8, 204.0, 206.3, 205.4, 141.8, 60.2, 82.9,
}}
|}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=2004–05|Patronage estimates use a different methodology from 2004–05, resulting in a "step-change" in patronage estimates from 2003–04 to 2004–05.}}
{{efn|name=2005–06|Figures exclude additional patronage associated with the 2006 Commonwealth Games.}}
{{efn|name=COVID19|Patronage was severely impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria|COVID-19 Pandemic]].}}
}}