A national study has found women are less likely to ride bicycles to work than men because they feel unsafe.

Having questioned more than 1000 women, the Cycling Promotion Fund and the National Heart Foundation of Australia found more than 60 per cent of women would cycle more often if they were not so concerned about their safety.

A survey has found women ride bicycles less than men because they fear more for their safety. Credit:Katherine Feeney

The finding follows a report from RMIT University which found investment in public and active transport infrastructure was governed by "sexism" and contributed to a disparity between male and female cyclists.

According to latest ABS data, 77 per cent of all people in state capital cities who cycle to work in Australia are male, though Brisbane's male skew was higher than the average and the highest in the country at 82 per cent.