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30 June 2017.

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers: 383,527

Licence class Licence typeTotal
Car Full 276,389
Non-novice Learner 239
Novice Learner (L1) 11,801
Novice Learner (L2) 9,497
Provisional (P1) 7,471
Provisional (P2) 11,340
Motorcycle Full 48,822
Novice Learner 1,956
Provisional (P1) 1,575
Provisional (P2) 1,846
Heavy vehicle Full 66,111
Heavy vehicle learner 755

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 Type Total
AMBULANCE 153
ATV 2,955
BUS 2,402
CAMPERS 4,828
CAR 199,693
CARAVAN 11,897
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,027
FARM TRACTOR 6,908
FIRE UNITS 523
HORSE FLOAT 3,239
MOTORCYCLE 19,004
OTHER 4,187
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 443
STATION WAGON 118,806
TOW TRUCK 70
TRACTOR 610
TRAILER 101,549
TRUCK 44,898
UTILITY 62,334
VAN 13,497
Grand Total 600,023

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 9,288 BRIGHTON 17,634
BURNIE 21,685 CENTRAL COAST 27,785
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,568 CIRCULAR HEAD 10,657
CLARENCE 58,533 DERWENT VALLEY 11,304
DEVONPORT 29,097 DORSET 10,790
FLINDERS 1,816 GEORGE TOWN 8,098
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 7,149 GLENORCHY 47,458
HOBART 51,933 HUON VALLEY 20,986
KENTISH 8,114 KING ISLAND 2,395
KINGBOROUGH 38,638 LATROBE 14,451
LAUNCESTON 75,416 MEANDER VALLEY 25,163
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 19,999 SORELL 17,793
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,052 TASMAN 3,900
WARATAH/WYNYARD 17,102 WEST COAST 4,837
WEST TAMAR 25,382 Grand Total 600,023

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 312,493
2 Light Goods Vehicle 107,517
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 11,285
4 Medium Motorcycle 1,951
5 Large Motorcycle 9,386
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 616
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,308
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 5,805
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 16,141
10 Heavy Trailer 13,059
11 Mobile Crane 154
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,984
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,774
15 Farm Tractor 6,397
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 708
17 Small Motorcycle 1,829
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,719
20 Medium Large Motorcycle 4,455
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 503
22 Special Interest Vehicles 6,053
0 (No premium) 89,886
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 510,137
Grand Total 600,023