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TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
There were 13.1 million motor vehicles (excluding motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers) registered at 31 March 2004 (table 22.25). This represents an increase of 3% since 31 March 2003. Approximately eight out of every ten vehicles are passenger vehicles. Table 22.26 shows registered motor vehicles by state or territory of registration. New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland are the states with the largest numbers of vehicles with 30%, 26% and 20% of the total vehicle fleet respectively.
22.25 REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
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| Passenger vehicles(a) | Light commercial vehicles | Rigid | Articulated | Non-freight
carrying | Buses | Total(b) | Motor cycles |
| Motor vehicle census years(c) | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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| 1996 | 9,022 | 1,602 | 341 | 58 | 16 | 59 | 11,097 | 304 |
| 1997 | 9,240 | 1,632 | 342 | 59 | 17 | 61 | 11,351 | 313 |
| 1998 | 9,561 | 1,686 | 347 | 62 | 18 | 64 | 11,738 | 329 |
| 1999 | 9,720 | 1,721 | 347 | 63 | 18 | 66 | 11,935 | 334 |
| 2001 | 9,870 | 1,770 | 338 | 63 | 18 | 68 | 12,126 | 351 |
| 2002 | 10,137 | 1,820 | 342 | 64 | 19 | 70 | 12,451 | 371 |
| 2003 | 10,404 | 1,880 | 349 | 64 | 19 | 70 | 12,786 | 377 |
| 2004 | 10,669 | 1,952 | 358 | 66 | 20 | 71 | 13,137 | 396 |
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(a) Includes campervans.
(b) Excludes motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers.
(c) At 31 March for 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001; at 31 October for all previous years shown.
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, 31 March 2004 (9309.0). |
22.26 REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - 31 March 2004
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| Passenger vehicles(a) | Light
commercials | Rigid | Articulated | Non-freight
carrying | Buses | Total(b) | Motor cycles |
| ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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| New South Wales | 3,258 | 552 | 108 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 3,957 | 106 |
| Victoria | 2,882 | 452 | 87 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3,463 | 102 |
| Queensland | 1,994 | 464 | 75 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 2,567 | 89 |
| South Australia | 891 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1,067 | 29 |
| Western Australia | 1,129 | 233 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1,431 | 49 |
| Tasmania | 259 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 341 | 9 |
| Northern Territory | 69 | 26 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 103 | 3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 186 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 209 | 7 |
| Australia | 10,669 | 1,952 | 358 | 66 | 20 | 71 | 13,137 | 396 |
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(a) Includes campervans.
(b) Excludes motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers.
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, Australia, 31 March 2004 (9309.0). |
The average age of the Australian motor vehicle fleet at 31 March 2004 was 10 years (table 22.27). Tasmania recorded the highest average age (12 years) while New South Wales and the Northern Territory recorded the lowest average age (9 years). Of the different vehicle types, campervans had the oldest average age (19 years), while motorcycles recorded the lowest (10 years).
22.27 ESTIMATED AVERAGE AGE OF THE VEHICLE FLEET(a) - 31 March 2004
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| Type of vehicle | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Passenger vehicles | 9.0 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
| Campervans | 17.0 | 19.8 | 16.3 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 18.9 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 10.2 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.2 |
| Light rigid trucks | 11.0 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
| Heavy rigid trucks | 14.1 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 16.1 |
| Articulated trucks | 10.6 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 11.6 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | 12.6 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 14.2 |
| Buses | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 14.7 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Motor cycles | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 | (b)8.5 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Total | 9.3 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
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(a) Excludes plant and equipment, caravans and trailers.
(b) Year of manufacture is frequently not reported for SA motor cycles. In 2004 it was not reported for 20% of motor cycles registered in South Australia.
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, 31 March 2004 (9309.0). |
The number of motor vehicles registered per person has increased from 606 vehicles per 1,000 persons in 1995 to 675 per 1,000 persons in 2004 (table 22.28). Western Australia had the most registered vehicles per person in 2004, at 749 per 1,000 persons, being 11% above the Australian average.
22.28 MOTOR VEHICLES(a)(b) ON REGISTER PER 1,000 OF POPULATION
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| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| New South Wales | 545 | 556 | 546 | 581 | 572 | 568 | 578 | 590 | 605 |
| Victoria | 637 | 669 | 661 | 682 | 695 | 690 | 701 | 709 | 718 |
| Queensland | 614 | 624 | 605 | 645 | 659 | 651 | 663 | 676 | 687 |
| South Australia | 653 | 667 | 661 | 693 | 686 | 694 | 699 | 705 | 715 |
| Western Australia | 679 | 694 | 682 | 725 | 724 | 722 | 731 | 737 | 749 |
| Tasmania | 676 | 686 | 688 | 684 | 699 | 700 | 708 | 711 | 727 |
| Northern Territory | 520 | 529 | 508 | 538 | 533 | 516 | 520 | 529 | 532 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 604 | 613 | 637 | 627 | 630 | 634 | 643 | 659 | 666 |
| Australia | 606 | 614 | 630 | 612 | 646 | 642 | 652 | 662 | 675 |
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(a) Excludes tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers.
(b) At 31 March for 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001; at 31 October for all previous years shown.
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, 31 March 2004 (9309.0). |
SHIPPING FLEET
The Australian merchant trading fleet has decreased in size, from 82 ships in 1994 to 74 ships in 2003 (table 22.29). Deadweight tonnes has fallen from 3.3 million tonnes in 1996 to 2.6 million tonnes in 2003, while gross tonnage fell from 2.3 million tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes over the same period.
22.29 AUSTRALIAN TRADING FLEET - 30 JUNE(a)
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| Units | 1996 | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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| Ships | no. | 82 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Deadweight(b) | tonnes | 3,303,294 | 3,164,568 | 2,505,369 | 2,283,336 | 2,323,983 | 2,028,637 | 2,135,982 |
| Gross tonnage(c) | tonnes | 2,267,719 | 2,238,141 | 1,864,976 | 1,729,770 | 1,764,298 | 1,587,743 | 1,628,203 |
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(a) Data for 1998 was not collected.
(b) Weight that a vessel can carry, including cargo, bunkers, water and stores.
(c) Measure of the internal capacity of a ship (in tonnes) that is available within the hull and enclosed spaces for cargo, stores, passenger and crew.
Source: Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. |
AIRCRAFT FLEET
There were 12,273 aircraft in the Australian Civil Aircraft Register at 31 December 2004 (table 22.30). This included 9,621 aeroplanes and 1,196 helicopters. Between 1996 and 2004, the number of aeroplanes has increased by 933, helicopters by 512, gliders by 121, and balloons by 88.
22.30 REGISTERED AIRCRAFT(a) - 31 December
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| | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Single engine | 6,738 | 6,890 | 7,024 | 7,196 | 7,280 | 7,350 | 7,403 | 7,543 | 7,679 |
| Multi engine | 1,950 | 1,950 | 1,918 | 1,930 | 1,971 | 1,969 | 1,932 | 1,927 | 1,942 |
| Total | 8,688 | 8,840 | 8,942 | 9,126 | 9,251 | 9,319 | 9,335 | 9,470 | 9,621 |
| Helicopters | 684 | 717 | 751 | 851 | 926 | 967 | 1,034 | 1,123 | 1,196 |
| Gliders(b) | 985 | 1,062 | 1,069 | 1,068 | 1,071 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,102 | 1,106 |
| Balloons | 262 | 282 | 296 | 309 | 322 | 334 | 337 | 339 | 350 |
| Total | 10,619 | 10,901 | 11,058 | 11,354 | 11,570 | 11,702 | 11,788 | 12,034 | 12,273 |
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(a) Includes amateur built aircraft.
(b) Includes powered and non-powered gliders.
Source: Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Aircraft Register. |
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