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31 July 2016

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers:     378,745

Licence classLicence typeTotal
CarFull 273,595
 Non-novice Learner 200
 Novice Learner (L1) 11,919
 Novice Learner (L2) 9,675
 Provisional (P1) 7,308
 Provisional (P2) 10,056
MotorcycleFull 47,405
 Novice Learner 1,946
 Provisional (P1) 1,576
 Provisional (P2) 1,884
Heavy vehicleFull 65,318
 Heavy vehicle learner 757

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 2,837
BUS 2,344
CAMPERS 4,751
CAR 199,876
CARAVAN 11,243
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 1,999
FARM TRACTOR 6,672
FIRE UNITS 554
HORSE FLOAT 3,180
MOTORCYCLE 18,150
OTHER 4,119
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 430
STATION WAGON 112,969
TOW TRUCK 70
TRACTOR 616
TRAILER 99,432
TRUCK 43,460
UTILITY 60,155
VAN13,233
Grand Total 586,241

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 9,041BRIGHTON 16,842
BURNIE 21,143CENTRAL COAST 27,208
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,466CIRCULAR HEAD 10,557
CLARENCE 56,983DERWENT VALLEY 11,005
DEVONPORT 28,679DORSET10,584
FLINDERS 1,756GEORGE TOWN 8,001
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 6,856GLENORCHY 46,492
HOBART 51,050HUON VALLEY 20,231
KENTISH 7,886KING ISLAND 2,319
KINGBOROUGH36,820LATROBE 13,992
LAUNCESTON 74,466MEANDER VALLEY 24,815
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 19,235SORELL17,210
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,439TASMAN 3,656
WARATAH/WYNYARD 16,831WEST COAST 4,850
WEST TAMAR 24,828Grand Total 586,241

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 307,387
2 Light Goods Vehicle 104,104
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 10,975
4 Medium Motorcycle 1,963
5 Large Motorcycle8,884
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 628
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,337
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 5,187
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 15,311
10 Heavy Trailer 12,310
11 Mobile Crane 146
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,864
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,729
15 Farm Tractor 6,193
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 655
17 Small Motorcycle 1,795
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,687
20 Medium Large Motorcycle4,193
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 480
22 Special Interest Vehicles 5,881
0 (No premium) 88,532
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 497,709
Grand Total 586,241