Driver licensing and registration statistics

Quarterly trend in driver licenses by licence class

Data as at30/06/202330/09/202331/12/202331/03/202430/06/2024
Total active licences 161,552 162,433 162,909 162,921 163,554
Learners car 9,277 9,604 9,672 9,920 9,963
Learners rider 1,700 1,661 1,611 1,530 1,505
Provisional car 6,361 6,593 6,769 6,848 6,972
Provisional rider 592 620 682 661 693
Car 108,999 109,374 109,631 109,500 109,981
Rider 22,522 22,475 22,387 22,270 22,278
Light rigid 5,914 5,887 5,860 5,766 5,755
Medium rigid 6,440 6,393 6,361 6,329 6,344
Heavy rigid 15,040 15,111 15,172 15,141 15,171
Heavy combination 4,193 4,712 4,145 4,120 4,091
Multi combination 5,085 5,071 5,063 5,055 5,052

The total of different licence types and classes will not equal the total active licences, as some drivers may have more than one class or type of licence.

Quarterly trend in registered vehicles by vehicle type

Data as at1/07/20231/10/20231/01/20241/04/20241/07/2024
Total registered vehicles 202,943 203,941 201,342 200,948 203,514
Motor vehicles 145,942 146,977 145,868 146,114 147,637
Motorcycles 5,594 5,668 5,185 5,093 5,370
Trucks 7,595 7,684 7,536 7,437 7,529
Semi-trailers and converter dollies 4,784 4,897 4,619 4,520 4,803
Trailers 32,650 32,329 31,999 31,599 31,838
Buses 2,669 2,658 2,580 2,627 2,695
Prime movers 1,476 1,511 1,399 1,398 1,465
Plant type vehicles 2,128 2,116 2,066 2,066 2,088
Plant trailers 78 77 69 72 68
Cranes 19 18 15 16 15