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31 January 2018

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers:     387,223

Licence classLicence typeTotal
CarFull 279,228
 Non-novice Learner 280
 Novice Learner (L1) 11,875
 Novice Learner (L2) 9,665
 Provisional (P1) 7,169
 Provisional (P2) 12,040
MotorcycleFull 49,806
 Novice Learner 1,653
 Provisional (P1) 1,380
 Provisional (P2) 1,809
Heavy vehicleFull 66,291
 Heavy vehicle learner 797

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 161
ATV 3,109
BUS 2,452
CAMPERS 4,961
CAR 200,929
CARAVAN 12,495
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,068
FARM TRACTOR 7,052
FIRE UNITS 514
HORSE FLOAT 3,314
MOTORCYCLE 20,163
OTHER 4,225
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 455
STATION WAGON 124,040
TOW TRUCK 73
TRACTOR 630
TRAILER 103,040
TRUCK 45,779
UTILITY 64,205
VAN13,815
Grand Total 613,480

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 9,479BRIGHTON 18,217
BURNIE 21,891CENTRAL COAST 28,125
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,644CIRCULAR HEAD 10,808
CLARENCE 60,136DERWENT VALLEY 11,615
DEVONPORT 29,658DORSET10,942
FLINDERS 1,843GEORGE TOWN 8,312
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 7,290GLENORCHY 48,024
HOBART 53,598HUON VALLEY 21,609
KENTISH 8,359KING ISLAND 2,435
KINGBOROUGH39,411LATROBE 14,864
LAUNCESTON 76,520MEANDER VALLEY 25,842
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 21,120SORELL18,470
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,275TASMAN 3,972
WARATAH/WYNYARD 17,369WEST COAST 4,926
WEST TAMAR 25,726Grand Total 613,480

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 316,648
2 Light Goods Vehicle 110,155
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 11,515
4 Medium Motorcycle 1,942
5 Large Motorcycle 10,259
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 619
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,349
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 8,053
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 16,970
10 Heavy Trailer 13,627
11 Mobile Crane 145
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 4,087
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,870
15 Farm Tractor 6,531
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 714
17 Small Motorcycle 1,792
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,787
20 Medium Large Motorcycle4,720
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 501
22 Special Interest Vehicles 6,284
23 Ride-Sourcing Vehicle 221
0 (No premium) 90,691
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 522,789
Grand Total 613,480