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31 January 2017

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers:     381,593

Licence classLicence typeTotal
CarFull 275,203
 Non-novice Learner 230
 Novice Learner (L1) 12,072
 Novice Learner (L2) 9,430
 Provisional (P1) 7,436
 Provisional (P2) 10,663
MotorcycleFull 48,225
 Novice Learner 1,935
 Provisional (P1) 1,573
 Provisional (P2) 1,868
Heavy vehicleFull 65,857
 Heavy vehicle learner 762

An example of a Non-novice Learner is a client who applies for a learner licence after having a Tasmanian licence expired for more than 5 years.

Note that drivers can hold more than one licence type and class (for example a full heavy vehicle licence and a novice learner motorcycle licence); as a consequence summing the total column here will not equal the number of current tasmanian drivers.

Current Registrations by Vehicle Type

Vehicle TypeTotal
AMBULANCE 154
ATV 2,963
BUS 2,388
CAMPERS 4,841
CAR 201,010
CARAVAN 11,767
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,017
FARM TRACTOR 6,839
FIRE UNITS 543
HORSE FLOAT 3,240
MOTORCYCLE 19,696
OTHER 4,199
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 433
STATION WAGON 117,253
TOW TRUCK 70
TRACTOR 628
TRAILER 100,871
TRUCK 44,313
UTILITY 61,480
VAN13,422
Grand Total 598,127

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 9,175BRIGHTON 17,401
BURNIE 21,503CENTRAL COAST 27,675
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,527CIRCULAR HEAD 10,645
CLARENCE 58,349DERWENT VALLEY 11,219
DEVONPORT 29,059DORSET10,733
FLINDERS 1,795GEORGE TOWN 8,143
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 7,033GLENORCHY 47,108
HOBART 52,372HUON VALLEY 20,748
KENTISH 8,047KING ISLAND 2,391
KINGBOROUGH37,476LATROBE 14,400
LAUNCESTON 75,473MEANDER VALLEY 25,208
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 20,342SORELL17,602
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,569TASMAN 3,808
WARATAH/WYNYARD 17,149WEST COAST 4,885
WEST TAMAR 25,292Grand Total 598,127

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 310,269
2 Light Goods Vehicle 106,151
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 11,182
4 Medium Motorcycle 2,066
5 Large Motorcycle9,862
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 617
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,342
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 7,772
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 15,985
10 Heavy Trailer 12,836
11 Mobile Crane 150
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,940
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,773
15 Farm Tractor 6,343
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 692
17 Small Motorcycle 1,851
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,789
20 Medium Large Motorcycle4,538
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 487
22 Special Interest Vehicles 6,029
0 (No premium) 89,453
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 508,674
Grand Total 598,127