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Registration & Licensing Statistics

The information found on this page represents statistics on Registration and Licensing in Tasmania through ways of Licence Type, Vehicle Type and Registrations by Municipality.

Driver Licence Statistics - Current as at 31 March 2012

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers: 367,190

Drivers can hold more than one licence type and class (for example a full heavy vehicle licence and a novice learner motorcycle licence).

LICENCE TYPE AND CLASS
CLASS TOTAL
Car
 Full
 266,742

 L1
 11,224

 L2
 9,102

 P1
 6,148

 P2
 10,326

 Learner (other than novice)*
 202

Motorcycle
Full
 42,391

 Learner
 2,065

 P1
 1,350

 P2
 1,466

Heavy
Full
62,895

 Learner
 569

*Eg client applies for a learner licence after having a Tasmanian licence expired for more than 5 years.

Registration by Vehicle Type

Vehicle Type
 Total
 Vehicle Type
 Total
Ambulance
 155 ATV
 2,602
Bus
 2,198 Campers
 4,602
Car
 204,640 Caravan
 9,283
Earth Moving Machinery
 1,972 Farm Tractor
 5,972
Fire Units
 530
 Horse Float
 2,934
Motorcycle
 16,406 Other
 4,101
Road Construction
 468
 Station Wagon
 93,097
Tow Truck
 64
 Tractor
 776
Trailer
 92,271 Truck
 39,969
Utility
 51,163 Van
 13,298
GRAND TOTAL
 547,519

Registration by Premium Class

Premium Class
 Total
 Premium Class
 Total
1. Motor Car (incl Station Wagon)
 293,401 11. Mobile Crane
 187
2. Light Goods Vehicle
 92,260 12. Restricted registration
 3,395
3. Heavy Goods Vehicle
(over 4.5 tonne gvm)
 10,763 13. Plant & Machinery
(Self-Propelled)
 4,779
4. Medium Motorcycle
 2,097
 15. Farm Tractor
 5,646
5. Large Motorcycle
 8,063
 16. Medium Passenger Vehicle
 571
6. Taxi or Chauffeured Hire Car
 554 17. Small Motorcycle
 1,574
7. Large Passenger Vehicle
 1,358 18. Off-Road and Recreational Vehicle
 1,839
8. Hire & Drive Vehicle
 5,440
 20. Medium Large Motorcycle
 3,576
9. Caravan, Plant & Machinery (Non-Self-Propelled)
 12,652 21. Vintage Motor Vehicle/Street Rod
 480
10. Heavy Trailer (over 500kg)
 10,236
 22. Special Interest Vehicle
 4,696
0. Trailer - No Premium
 83,952

 GRAND TOTAL (Excl. 0 No Prem - Trailer)
 463,567
(Incl. O No Prem - Trailer)
 547,519

Registrations by Municipality

Municipality
 Total
 Municipality
 Total
Break O'Day
 8,343 Brighton
 14,618
Burnie
 20,474 Central Coast
 25,863
Central Highlands
 3,282 Circular Head
 9,988
Clarence
 51,965 Derwent Valley
 10,014
Devonport
 27,655 Dorset
 9,965
Flinders Island
 1,554 George Town
 7,529
Glamorgan/Spring Bay
 6,188 Glenorchy
 44,052
Hobart
 50,322 Huon Valley
 17,839
Kentish
 7,289 King Island
 2,268
Kingborough
 33,536 Latrobe
 12,292
Launceston
 70,508
 Meander Valley
 23,051
Northern Midlands
 17,619 Sorell
 15,172
Southern Midlands
 8,719 Tasman
 3,381
Waratah/Wynyard
 15,837 West Coast
 5,090
West Tamar
 22,975 Other
 131
GRAND TOTAL
 547,519

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