The new network, introduced in late April when the light rail launched, has increased overall patronage.

But previous data has shown those increases disproportionately occurred in areas close to the light rail between Gungahlin and Civic.

A government report responding to concerns about the impact of the network on students showed while full fare passenger numbers on weekdays increased since the launch, uni and school student patronage is almost the same as before light rail.

Changes to buses in late April cut some local services in favor of rapid routes which funnel passengers into major centres. As a result, some people lost bus stops close to their home, work to school.

A number of dedicated school buses were also cut leaving some students to make multiple transfers on public services.

The report said the average daily number of full fare MyWay cards used increased by 16 per cent in June and 15 per cent in July compared to the corresponding periods in 2018.

But only three per cent more uni students used the network in June while 1.2 per cent fewer used it in July.

School students' use dropped two per cent on weekdays in June and jumped 5 per cent in July, the report said.

Meanwhile concession holders increased their use of the network on weekdays by 13.6 per cent in June and 11 per cent in July.

The use of weekend public transport significantly increased across the board, the report showed. The new network added many extra weekend bus services.

The report said counting the average unique MyWay cards better represented the number of public transport customers than counting journeys. It noted it does not include customers travelling with a paper ticket.

According to the report, the number of transfers passengers are having to make has also increased significantly.

The figures showed that between May and July, the number of passengers who only had to use a single bus or light rail to reach their destination dropped by five per cent.

While 82 per cent of school students used to get to their destination without any transfers, that number is now 75 per cent.

The figures in the report show light rail now accounts for 20 per cent of the territory's public transport boardings.

Transport Minister Chris Steel said students were making more journeys on the new public transport network than they did in the previous network.

"The ACT Government is constantly reviewing the network and will consider tweaks to the network if they are needed," he said.

Opposition spokeswoman for transport Candice Burch said the report did not address concerns raised by parents about the new network.

"Travel times have increased, transfers are required more often, and children's safety is still a major concern for parents," she said.

"It is clear that fewer school children are using buses to get to and from school on weekdays. We are seeing more cars on roads as a result.

"After more than three months in the job, the Minister is yet to address Canberrans concerns. Instead, he has cut weekend bus services back to every two hours, and its unclear if he will even be able to deliver this skeletal weekend timetable."