This paper gives an introduction to the approach developed for the generation of synthetic households as a sub-model implemented in a microsimulation travel demand forecast model. The approach involves using a GIS model of the study area, which includes dwelling types and locations. The synthetic population (households and individual household members) is generated at the census collector district (CCD) level using ABS census data and the one per cent household sample file data. The synthetic population is assigned in to the available dwellings in the CCD to match the known demographic characteristics of the population. Monte Carlo simulation is employed to generate the synthetic households. The outputs can be presented and displayed in a GIS. The paper concludes with a presentation of the validation results from a study area. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211825.
Samenvatting