MOTOR VEHICLES
Registered motor vehicles
According to the 2006 ABS Motor Vehicle Census, there were 224,076 motor vehicles registered in the ACT at 31 March 2006, representing 2% of the 14.4 million registered motor vehicles Australia-wide. Passenger vehicles comprised 86% (191,763) of all registered motor vehicles in the ACT, while Light commercial vehicles comprised 9% (20,188) and Motorcycles comprised 4% (8,022). These proportions have remained stable over recent years.
14.10 Registered motor vehicles, ACT |
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| | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Vehicle type | no. | no. | no. | |
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| Passenger vehicles | 185 603 | 188 641 | 191 763 | |
| Light commercial vehicles | 18 876 | 19 472 | 20 188 | |
| Campervans | 507 | 505 | 474 | |
| Truck | | | | |
| Rigid (with GVM 4.5 tonnes or less) | 629 | 609 | 627 | |
| Rigid (with greater than GVM 4.5 tonnes) | 1 729 | 1 687 | 1 724 | |
| Articulated | 236 | 238 | 235 | |
| Non-freight carrying | 101 | 92 | 97 | |
| Buses | 916 | 923 | 946 | |
| Motorcycles | 7 092 | 7 385 | 8 022 | |
| Total | 215 689 | 219 552 | 224 076 | |
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| Motor Vehicle Census, Australia, 31 March 2004, 31 March 2005 and 31 March 2006 (cat. no. 9309.0). |
The estimated average age of motor vehicles registered in the ACT at 31 March 2006 was 9.5 years, compared with the average age of 10.1 years for motor vehicles registered Australia-wide. When compared with the other states and territories, the estimated average age of ACT-registered motor vehicles was the third lowest, after the Northern Territory and New South Wales (9.1 and 9.3 years, respectively).
New motor vehicle sales
A total of 15,594 new vehicles were sold in the ACT in 2006-07, an increase of 6% on the number sold in 2005-06 (14,741). Nationally, new motor vehicle sales increased by 3% over the same period. The majority (72%) of new vehicles sold in the ACT in 2006-07 were passenger vehicles. Total new vehicle sales in the ACT accounted for less than 2% of all new vehicle sales nationally in 2006-07.
14.11 New motor vehicle sales, ACT and Australia: Original |
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| ACT | Aust. | |
| Passenger vehicles | Other Vehicles | Total vehicles | Passenger vehicles | Other Vehicles | Total vehicles | |
| no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | |
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| 2001-02 | 10 260 | 3 453 | 13 713 | 537 610 | 266 961 | 804 571 | |
| 2002-03 | 10 420 | 4 040 | 14 460 | 560 203 | 300 343 | 860 546 | |
| 2003-04 | 10 490 | 4 364 | 14 854 | 594 414 | 345 710 | 940 124 | |
| 2004-05 | 10 340 | 4 399 | 14 739 | 604 027 | 377 764 | 981 791 | |
| 2005-06 | 10 283 | 4 458 | 14 741 | 599 360 | 371 991 | 971 351 | |
| 2006-07 | 11 233 | 4 361 | 15 594 | 624 124 | 379 758 | 1 003 882 | |
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| Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, August 2007 (cat. no. 9314.0). |
Motor vehicle use
In the 12 months ended 31 October 2005, motor vehicles registered in the ACT for road use travelled a total of 3.1 billion km. Passenger vehicles accounted for 85% of the total kilometres travelled and Light commercial vehicles accounted for 10%.
The total distance travelled by ACT registered vehicles for business purposes (650 million km) was just over one-fifth (21%) of the total distance travelled during the 12 months ended 31 October 2005. Passenger vehicles and Motorcycles travelled an estimated 344 million km for business purposes during the period, 13% of the total distance travelled by those vehicles during the period (2,686 million km). In comparison, the total distance travelled by Trucks, Buses and Light commercial vehicles for business purposes (306 million km) was 73% of the total distance travelled by those vehicles during the period (419 million km).
The average distance travelled by ACT registered motor vehicles for business purposes in the 12 months ended 31 October 2005 was 9,600 km, just over two-thirds (67%) of the average distance travelled by ACT registered motor vehicles during the period (14,300 km).
14.12 Motor vehicle use, By type of vehicle - ACT - 2005 |
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| Total business km travelled | Total km travelled | Average business km travelled(a) | Average km travelled(a) | |
| Vehicle type | million | million | '000 | '000 | |
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| Passenger vehicles | ^340 | 2 651 | ^6.7 | 14.1 | |
| Motorcycles | *4 | ^35 | *5.3 | ^5.0 | |
| Light commercial vehicles | ^188 | 299 | 14.5 | 16.1 | |
| Rigid trucks | 59 | 61 | 29.2 | 26.6 | |
| Articulated trucks | 26 | 26 | 125.1 | 118.8 | |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | ^3 | ^3 | ^24.6 | ^23.3 | |
| Buses | ^30 | ^30 | ^39.5 | ^33.8 | |
| Total | ^650 | 3 104 | 9.6 | 14.3 | |
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| ^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution |
| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| (a) Average distance travelled for registered vehicles which were used. Excludes registered vehicles that did not travel during the reference period. |
| Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, 12 months ended 31 October 2005 (cat. no. 9208.0). |
