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31 October 2016

Current Licensed Tasmanian Drivers:     380,034

Licence classLicence typeTotal
CarFull 274,250
 Non-novice Learner 211
 Novice Learner (L1) 11,928
 Novice Learner (L2) 9,582
 Provisional (P1) 7,476
 Provisional (P2) 10,298
MotorcycleFull 47,801
 Novice Learner 1,938
 Provisional (P1) 1,626
 Provisional (P2) 1,824
Heavy vehicleFull 65,561
 Heavy vehicle learner 756

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 2,885
BUS 2,360
CAMPERS 4,828
CAR 200,621
CARAVAN 11,478
EARTH MOVING MACHINERY 2,015
FARM TRACTOR 6,748
FIRE UNITS 544
HORSE FLOAT 3,193
MOTORCYCLE 18,847
OTHER 4,131
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 427
STATION WAGON 115,210
TOW TRUCK 71
TRACTOR 618
TRAILER 99,832
TRUCK 43,939
UTILITY 60,965
VAN13,346
Grand Total 592,209

Registrations by Municipality

MunicipalityTotalMunicipalityTotal
BREAK O'DAY 9,116BRIGHTON 17,230
BURNIE 21,368CENTRAL COAST 27,361
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 3,499CIRCULAR HEAD 10,571
CLARENCE 57,674DERWENT VALLEY 11,099
DEVONPORT 28,863DORSET10,666
FLINDERS 1,786GEORGE TOWN 8,061
GLAMORGAN/SPRING BAY 6,937GLENORCHY 46,637
HOBART 51,750HUON VALLEY 20,506
KENTISH 7,983KING ISLAND 2,364
KINGBOROUGH37,283LATROBE 14,131
LAUNCESTON 74,998MEANDER VALLEY 25,002
NORTHERN MIDLANDS 19,810SORELL17,431
SOUTHERN MIDLANDS 9,540TASMAN 3,726
Unknown/Interstate 1WARATAH/WYNYARD 16,908
WEST COAST4,863WEST TAMAR 25,045
Grand Total 592,209  

Current Registrations by Premium Class

Premium ClassTotal
1 Motor Car 309,224
2 Light Goods Vehicle 105,372
3 Heavy Goods Vehicle 11,062
4 Medium Motorcycle 1,966
5 Large Motorcycle9,354
6 Taxi or Luxury Hire Car 619
7 Large Passenger Vehicle 1,334
8 Hire and Drive Vehicle 6,436
9 Caravan, Horse Float, Plant and Machinery (Non Self-Propelled) 15,590
10 Heavy Trailer 12,532
11 Mobile Crane 151
12 Restricted Registration Vehicles including Farm Motor Cycles 3,902
13 Plant and Machinery (Self-Propelled) 4,748
15 Farm Tractor 6,252
16 Medium Passenger Vehicle 676
17 Small Motorcycle 1,839
18 Off Road and Recreational Vehicles 1,696
20 Medium Large Motorcycle4,365
21 Vintage Motor Vehicle or Street Rod 469
22 Special Interest Vehicles 5,938
0 (No premium) 88,684
Grand Total excluding "0 (No premium)" 503,525
Grand Total 592,209