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2 December 2015.

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers: 374,753

Licence class Licence typeTotal
Car Full 270,863
Non-novice Learner 209
Novice Learner (L1) 12,286
Novice Learner (L2) 9,857
Provisional (P1) 6,528
Provisional (P2) 9,650
Motorcycle Full 46,233
Novice Learner 1,944
Provisional (P1) 1,576
Provisional (P2) 1,942
Heavy vehicle Full 64,674
Heavy vehicle learner 739

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 151
ATV 2,768
BUS 2,305
CAMPERS 4,784
CAR 201,503
CARAVAN 10,895
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,002
FARM TRACTOR 6,615
FIRE UNITS 553
HORSE FLOAT 3,151
MOTORCYCLE 18,841
OTHER 4,082
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 426
STATION WAGON 109,132
TOW TRUCK 69
TRACTOR 630
TRAILER 97,908
TRUCK 42,784
UTILITY 58,266
VAN 13,187
Grand Total 580,052

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 8,946 BRIGHTON 16,740
BURNIE 21,148 CENTRAL COAST 26,914
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,392 CIRCULAR HEAD 10,425
CLARENCE 56,022 DERWENT VALLEY 10,833
DEVONPORT 28,449 DORSET 10,490
FLINDERS 1,707 GEORGE TOWN 7,895
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 6,753 GLENORCHY 45,912
HOBART 51,018 HUON VALLEY 19,869
KENTISH 7,819 KING ISLAND 2,271
KINGBOROUGH 36,136 LATROBE 13,687
LAUNCESTON 74,130 MEANDER VALLEY 24,411
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 19,164 SORELL 16,907
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,268 TASMAN 3,644
Unknown/Interstate 3 WARATAH/WYNYARD 16,620
WEST COAST 4,895 WEST TAMAR 24,584
Grand Total 580,052  

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 304,464
2 Light Goods Vehicle 101,726
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 10,866
4 Medium Motorcycle 2,109
5 Large Motorcycle 9,334
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 616
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,330
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 5,846
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 14,862
10 Heavy Trailer 11,848
11 Mobile Crane 152
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,785
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,704
15 Farm Tractor 6,150
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 666
17 Small Motorcycle 1,794
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,672
20 Medium Large Motorcycle 4,325
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 482
22 Special Interest Vehicles 5,789
0 (No premium) 87,532
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 492,520
Grand Total 580,052