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28 February 2018

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers:     387,598

Licence classLicence typeTotal
CarFull 279,590
 Non-novice Learner 280
 Novice Learner (L1) 11,820
 Novice Learner (L2) 9,690
 Provisional (P1) 7,129
 Provisional (P2) 12,087
MotorcycleFull 49,906
 Novice Learner 1,588
 Provisional (P1) 1,342
 Provisional (P2) 1,802
Heavy vehicleFull 66,317
 Heavy vehicle learner 796

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 3,120
BUS 2,449
CAMPERS 4,958
CAR 200,432
CARAVAN 12,508
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,066
FARM TRACTOR 7,060
FIRE UNITS 513
HORSE FLOAT 3,300
MOTORCYCLE 20,092
OTHER 4,247
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 460
STATION WAGON 124,289
TOW TRUCK 74
TRACTOR 635
TRAILER 103,292
TRUCK 45,937
UTILITY 64,312
VAN13,777
Grand Total 613,682

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 9,468BRIGHTON 18,240
BURNIE 21,937CENTRAL COAST 28,140
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,657CIRCULAR HEAD 10,823
CLARENCE 60,022DERWENT VALLEY 11,667
DEVONPORT 29,684DORSET10,962
FLINDERS 1,866GEORGE TOWN 8,278
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 7,323GLENORCHY 47,969
HOBART 53,618HUON VALLEY 21,647
KENTISH 8,372KING ISLAND 2,432
KINGBOROUGH39,407LATROBE 14,894
LAUNCESTON 76,524MEANDER VALLEY 25,822
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 21,098SORELL18,531
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,299TASMAN 4,014
Unknown/Interstate 1WARATAH/WYNYARD 17,289
WEST COAST4,893WEST TAMAR 25,805
Grand Total 613,682  

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 316,321
2 Light Goods Vehicle 110,349
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 11,551
4 Medium Motorcycle 1,934
5 Large Motorcycle 10,236
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 609
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,348
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 7,924
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 16,974
10 Heavy Trailer 13,663
11 Mobile Crane 146
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 4,099
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,880
15 Farm Tractor 6,536
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 716
17 Small Motorcycle 1,767
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,803
20 Medium Large Motorcycle4,706
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 495
22 Special Interest Vehicles 6,273
23 Ride-Sourcing Vehicle 441
0 (No premium) 90,911
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 522,771
Grand Total 613,682