Nationally
- There were 19.5 million registered motor vehicles as at 31 January 2019.
- The national fleet increased by 1.7 per cent from 2018 to 2019.
- Toyota topped the list of passenger vehicles for the 14th consecutive year with 2.9 million registrations.
- Diesel vehicles increased to 24.6 per cent of the national fleet, up from 18.5 per cent in 2014.
States and territories
- Excluding Northern Territory (-0.5 per cent), all states and territories reported an increase.
- The largest increase was in Tasmania (2.6 per cent).
Fuel type
- Petrol powered vehicles decreased by 1.0 percentage points to 73.6 per cent of the national fleet.
- Diesel powered vehicles increased by 1.2 percentage points to 24.6 per cent of all registered vehicles.
Vehicle type
- Light rigid trucks continue to have the largest growth rate increasing 5.7 per cent, followed by Campervans with 4.7 per cent.
- Passenger vehicles increased by 1.2 per cent however, their share of the fleet fell 0.3 percentage points to 74.4 per cent.
Average age
- Average age of vehicles across Australia increased to 10.2 years.
- Tasmanian vehicles were the the oldest at 12.9 years.
- Australian Capital Territory had the youngest fleet with an average age of 9.4 years.
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