Department of Transport & Planning Victoria

What Department of Transport & Planning Victoria does

The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is a Victorian State Government department established on 1 January 2023 through the administrative merger of the former Department of Transport with land and planning functions transferred from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. DTP operates under the Transport Integration Act 2010 and consolidates transport, planning, land, precinct and policy functions within a single department, working with wholly-owned agencies including VicRoads (road operations), Planning Panels Victoria (independent planning assessment), Heritage Victoria (heritage preservation), and the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety (an independent statutory office established under Part 7 of the Act).

DTP's core technology and data infrastructure centers on the Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity (VISTA), a comprehensive state-wide travel behavior data collection system that informs transport planning decisions, plus an ecosystem of consumer mobile applications including Public Transport Victoria, tramTRACKER, V/Line, metroNotify, Boating Vic, Stop Here, and myTAC. The department delivers priority precinct development across multiple Melbourne corridors (East Werribee, Parkville, Sunshine, Footscray, Docklands, Fishermans Bend, Richmond to Flinders Street), implements the Housing Statement 2024-2034, runs the Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program for regional Victoria, and manages a Strategic Plan 2025-2029 covering transport, planning and precinct priorities.

DTP is funded entirely through Victorian Government annual budget allocations and does not generate commercial revenue; services are delivered as public goods at no charge, with minor regulatory fees (e.g., transport fines review). The department's customer base comprises all Victorian residents and transport users, local government and councils (Golden Plains, Mount Alexander, Murrundindi, Bass Coast/South Gippsland), transport operators subject to safety regulation, and not-for-profit community transport providers. Distribution is through the vic.gov.au digital portal, the 1300 366 356 contact centre, accessibility services (National Relay Service, Translating and Interpreting Service), and physical office locations including its Melbourne headquarters at 1 Spring St.

Name

Department of Transport & Planning Victoria

Legal name

Department of Transport and Planning

Website

https://dtp.vic.gov.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Department of Transport and Planning Victoria (DTP) is a Victorian State Government department, established in 2023, that consolidates transport, planning, land, precinct and policy functions. Funded through annual budget allocations, it serves Victorian residents, local councils, and transport operators via statutory agencies and state-wide digital services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Transport and Planning Services

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (926120), Urban Transit Systems (48511), Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (485), Commuter Rail Systems (485112)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Transit Agencies (Bus, Rail, Metro, Paratransit) (BPAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Rail Transit Authorities & Public Transport Agencies (THAIABAD), Rural & Community Demand-Responsive Transit (THAIAHAD), Emergency Traffic Control & Scene Management (Lane Closures, Detours, TTC) (TLAJAJAG)

Keywords

• Transport planning services
• Land use planning
• Public transport management
• Transport safety regulation
• Urban precinct development

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: The department is funded through Victorian Government budget allocations and does not generate commercial revenue. Services are delivered as public goods funded by taxpayers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is a Victorian Government department that brings together transport, planning, land, precinct and policy functions to plan, build, operate and maintain Victoria's transport and planning system. It delivers integrated land-use planning, transport network management, priority precinct development, transport safety investigations, heritage preservation, and regulatory oversight of all transport modes (rail, tram, bus, marine, freight) across the state.

Product overview

The Department of Transport and Planning Victoria (DTP) is a government department, not a commercial product company. It provides public sector services organized around transport, planning, land management, and safety functions. Core services include transport planning and infrastructure management, land planning and precinct development, and transport safety investigation through the Chief Investigator. DTP offers multiple mobile applications including Public Transport Victoria, tramTRACKER, V/Line, and metroNotify for journey planning and real-time transport information. The department operates transport data collection programs (VISTA), manages priority precinct development projects, and runs the Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program supporting community transport initiatives. Safety services include rail, tram, and bus incident investigation reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program (FLTSP)
• Chief Investigator, Transport Safety
• Land Planning Services
• Priority Precincts Program
• Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity (VISTA)
• Public Transport Victoria Mobile App
• VicRoads Services
• Planning Panels Victoria
• Heritage Victoria
• Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program supports local government and community organisations with small-scale transport projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Victoria PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2024Memorandum of Understanding outlining respective roles and responsibilities for transport safety matter investigations. Covers coordination of concurrent investigations, information sharing, and investigative protocols between Victoria Police and the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety.
• Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement for the Chief Investigator to conduct rail transport safety matter investigations under the Transport Safety Investigation Act. Investigators from the Office of the Chief Investigator have been appointed as Special Investigators with delegated powers from the ATSB Chief Commissioner.
• CSIROminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Community Accessibility to customize and trial TRIPS cloud-based booking and fleet management technology for community transport services.
• Murrundindi Shire CouncilminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUtilizing Community Accessibility's TRIPS technology in its Moving Murrundindi program to connect volunteer drivers with people needing low-cost transport to health services, social activities and transport hubs.
• South Gippsland Trade Skills AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with AGA Apprenticeships Plus to address VET student transport needs in South Gippsland and Bass Coast regions through coordinated bus services.
• Local Transport ForumsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment of Transport and Planning brings together transport providers, stakeholders and local communities to identify gaps and opportunities in local transport solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Transport for London: Mature, globally recognised integrated transport authority with responsibilities spanning road, rail, bus, cycling, and urban planning. Comparable to DTP in integrating transport with broader planning and place-making outcomes.
• Metrolinx: Provincial agency delivering regional transit planning and infrastructure investment in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, with overlapping responsibilities for multimodal planning, capital delivery, and stakeholder coordination analogous to DTP.
• NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure: NSW state agency overseeing planning, housing supply, and precinct development — directly analogous to DTP's land-use, precinct, and housing-statement functions and a key peer for cross-jurisdictional benchmarking.
• Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development (Australian Government): Federal counterpart responsible for national infrastructure, transport policy, and regional development — a broader incumbent that co-funds and shapes the agenda DTP executes at the state level.

Direct peers

• Transport for NSW: NSW's lead state transport authority, responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering transport services across all modes in Australia's most populous state — the closest Australian functional analogue to DTP's integrated transport-and-planning mandate.
• Translink (Queensland): Queensland's public-transport authority overseeing bus, rail, ferry, and tram services, including journey planning, ticketing, and service contracts — a direct functional peer of DTP's public-transport customer-facing responsibilities.
• Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads: Another Australian state transport and infrastructure department covering multimodal transport planning, road infrastructure, and customer services, directly comparable to DTP in scope and structure.
• Public Transport Authority of Western Australia: Western Australian state agency responsible for urban rail, bus, and ferry operations as well as integrated ticketing and service planning — closely aligned with DTP's multi-modal public-transport oversight responsibilities.
• Auckland Transport: Statutory body governing Auckland's transport network across road, rail, bus, and ferry; operates under a similar integrated planning, funding, and operations mandate as DTP and serves as a comparable regional peer in the Australasian context.

Others

• VicRoads: Wholly-owned Victorian Government subsidiary of DTP responsible for road operations, registration, and licensing — an adjacent government entity rather than an external peer, included to flag internal portfolio structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/VicGovAu
• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vic.gov.au%2Fdepartment-transport-and-planning&title=Department%20of%20Transport%20and%20Planning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vic.gov.au%2Fdepartment-transport-and-planning

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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