Air pollution has a significant impact on human health and the economy. Air quality in Sydney is usually very good by international standards.

For more information about air quality in Sydney, how our ventilation systems work to manage air quality within and outside the tunnels, and what has contributed to improve vehicle emissions visit the Air Quality Portal.

This dataset provides standardised measures of:

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Nitrogen dioxide
  • Nitrogen oxides
  • Ozone
  • Sulfur dioxide
  • Particles < 10μm diameter
  • Particles < 2.5μm diameter
  • BTEX
  • Methane
  • Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
  • THC

The data captured is from 01/01/2004 - 31/12/2017 and only includes sites where RMS had access to the monitor's data. More information about the sites covered can be found in the Report and associated data files.

Data Source:
  • Transport
Data and Resources
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Air Quality Index Categories Table
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01. Sydney AQ database (metadata)
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02. Sydney AQ database (CO)
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07. Sydney AQ database (PM10 - events removed)
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08. Sydney AQ database (PM2.5 - events removed)
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RMS Air Quality Data Analysis Report (11 May 2018)
Additional Information
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Title Air Quality Data
Date Published 09/07/2022
Last Updated 04/02/2025
Publisher/Agency Transport for NSW
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Data Portal Transport