1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005  
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Contents >> Historical tables >> Transport - Motor vehicle registrations, Tasmania, 1924-25 to 2000-01

The ABS has discontinued the collection of new motor vehicle registrations data from the motor vehicle registration authorities in the states and territories. Hence the historical table below presents data only up to 2000-01.

The ABS now publishes statistics on sales of new motor vehicles. These sales statistics are based on data produced by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. Please follow this link to view a historical table containing sales of new motor vehicle statistics from 1994-95 onwards.

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, Tasmania(a)
Motor vehicles on the register at end of period(b)
New motor vehicles registered during period
Motor cars and station wagons
Number
Persons per vehicle registered
Commercial vehicles
Motor
cycles
Total
Motor cars
and
station wagons
Commercial
vehicles
Motor
cycles
Total

Year
’000
no.
’000
’000
’000
no.
no.
no.
no.
1924-25
5.8
36.9
(c)0.8
2.7
9.3
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1925-26
7.1
30.4
1.0
3.0
11.1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1926-27
8.4
25.1
1.2
3.5
13.1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1927-28
9.7
22.0
1.6
3.9
15.2
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1928-29
11.4
19.0
1.9
4.4
17.6
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1929-30
12.5
17.6
(d)2.2
4.8
19.5
1,627
(d)552
939
3,118
1930-31
12.0
18.3
2.2
4.3
18.5
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1931-32
11.3
20.0
2.2
3.7
17.2
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1932-33
11.6
19.6
2.5
3.7
17.8
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1933-34
12.0
19.0
2.7
3.8
18.5
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1934-35
12.9
17.8
3.0
3.9
19.8
982
422
171
1,575
1935-36
14.0
16.4
3.6
3.9
21.6
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1936-37
15.1
15.4
4.0
3.6
22.7
1,572
620
281
2,473
1937-38
16.6
14.1
4.5
3.6
24.8
1,802
707
287
2,796
1938-39
17.7
13.4
5.0
3.7
26.4
2,010
700
350
3,060
1939-40
17.6
13.6
5.2
3.4
26.2
1,400
540
176
2,116
1940-41
17.3
13.9
5.5
3.2
26.1
553
359
90
1,002
1941-42
14.2
17.0
5.4
2.2
21.9
127
156
13
296
1942-43
15.8
15.4
5.6
2.5
23.9
69
91
3
163
1943-44
16.7
14.7
6.3
2.6
25.6
29
523
..
552
1944-45
17.1
14.5
7.0
2.8
26.8
26
331
1
358
1945-46
17.4
14.5
7.8
3.2
28.4
43
351
73
467
1946-47
18.5
13.9
9.0
3.6
31.2
741
667
472
1,880
1947-48
19.9
13.1
10.2
4.1
34.2
1,541
1,084
621
3,246
1948-49
22.5
11.9
11.7
4.7
38.9
2,611
1,202
812
4,625
1949-50
25.3
10.9
12.9
4.9
43.2
3,311
1,565
886
5,762
1950-51
28.8
9.9
15.1
5.3
49.2
4,187
2,319
960
7,466
1951-52
32.5
9.1
16.8
5.7
55.1
4,267
2,073
938
7,278
1952-53
35.4
8.6
19.4
5.7
60.5
3,368
1,724
474
5,566
1953-54
40.0
7.7
19.7
5.6
65.4
4,718
1,896
450
7,064
1954-55
44.9
7.0
21.5
5.3
71.7
5,738
2,285
417
8,440
1955-56
48.0
6.6
21.9
4.8
74.7
5,457
2,179
332
7,968
1956-57
51.7
6.3
22.6
4.4
78.6
5,309
1,988
340
7,637
1957-58
55.9
6.0
23.9
4.0
83.8
5,337
1,944
225
7,506
1958-59
59.1
5.7
25.0
3.6
87.7
5,362
2,113
176
7,651
1959-60
63.7
5.4
26.4
3.1
93.2
6,527
2,115
96
8,738
1960-61
68.1
5.1
26.7
2.6
97.4
6,723
2,058
61
8,842
1961-62
72.8
4.9
27.4
2.4
102.6
6,931
1,778
59
8,768
1962-63
77.9
4.6
27.5
1.9
107.3
9,003
1,986
52
11,041
1963-64
84.4
4.3
28.0
1.7
114.1
10,268
2,343
53
12,664
1964-65
91.3
4.0
28.9
1.5
121.7
10,522
2,389
69
12,980
1965-66
96.8
3.8
29.7
1.5
128.0
10,133
2,878
207
13,218
1966-67
101.7
3.7
30.2
1.6
133.5
10,390
2,611
380
13,381
1967-68
107.7
3.5
31.1
2.2
141.0
11,738
2,412
751
14,901
1968-69
113.7
3.4
32.2
2.8
148.7
10,845
2,529
781
14,155
1969-70
118.6
3.3
32.6
3.1
154.3
11,399
2,456
799
14,654
1970-71
124.9
3.1
32.9
3.5
161.3
11,792
2,550
794
15,136
1971-72
130.2
3.0
33.8
3.8
167.8
11,961
2,492
978
15,431
1972-73
135.4
2.9
34.6
4.5
174.5
12,970
2,813
1,343
17,126
1973-74
141.2
2.8
35.3
6.1
182.6
13,674
2,846
2,600
19,120
1974-75
150.3
2.7
36.6
7.4
194.3
16,097
3,980
2,749
22,826
1975-76
156.9
2.6
39.1
6.8
202.8
14,410
3,971
1,831
20,212
1976-77
162.7
2.5
40.5
6.2
209.4
14,520
4,260
1,428
20,208
1977-78
171.9
2.4
41.2
5.0
218.1
13,884
4,170
972
19,026
1978-79
178.8
2.4
42.9
4.8
226.6
13,928
3,401
892
18,221
1979-80
177.2
2.4
47.5
4.7
229.5
13,333
3,454
1,089
17,876
1980-81
183.5
2.3
49.0
4.9
237.4
13,563
3,444
1,278
18,285
1981-82
186.5
2.3
50.5
5.1
242.1
12,210
3,302
1,110
16,622
1982-83
191.0
2.3
52.5
5.8
249.3
11,279
3,209
990
15,478
1983-84
195.0
2.2
54.8
6.1
255.9
13,214
3,791
1,027
18,032
1984-85
201.7
2.2
58.3
6.4
266.4
13,840
4,731
991
19,562
1985-86
206.2
2.2
60.5
6.5
273.2
12,811
3,969
752
17,532
1986-87
207.0
2.2
61.6
6.3
274.9
9,206
2,667
526
12,399
1987-88
209.4
2.2
62.7
6.0
278.1
8,597
2,106
279
10,982
1988-89
213.5
2.1
64.7
6.2
284.4
10,009
2,906
369
13,284
1989-90
220.4
2.1
67.6
6.4
294.3
10,718
3,225
473
14,416
1990-91
221.9
2.1
70.1
6.2
298.2
9,968
2,749
446
13,163
1991-92
227.9
2.1
70.5
6.3
304.7
9,986
2,471
356
12,613
1992-93
231.8
2.0
72.4
6.6
310.8
10,039
2,569
385
12,993
1993-94
235.1
2.0
74.0
7.0
316.1
10,032
2,609
420
13,061
1994-95
237.1
2.0
75.5
7.2
319.9
11,012
3,003
404
14,419
1995-96
241.0
2.0
77.1
7.4
325.5
10,701
2,560
412
13,673
1996-97
240.5
2.0
76.9
7.6
325.0
11,772
2,741
481
14,994
1997-98
237.5
2.0
76.9
8.2
322.7
13,232
2,740
542
16,514
1998-99
242.9
1.9
78.1
8.6
329.6
12,359
2,786
568
15,713
1999-2000
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
11,373
3,183
563
15,119
2000-01
243.4
1.9
79.2
8.4
331.1
12,603
2,768
720
16,091
n.a. not available
. . not applicable
(a) Includes State Government and Commonwealth Government-owned vehicles but excludes those belonging to the Defence Services.
(b) The 2001 data are at 31 March. Previous data are at 31 October.
(c) Trucks only.
(d) From 1929-30 includes trucks, utilities, panel vans and omnibuses.



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