Nationally
- There were 19.8 million registered motor vehicles as at 31 January 2020.
- The national fleet increased by 1.5 per cent from 2019 to 2020.
- Toyota topped the list of passenger vehicles for the 15th consecutive year with 3.0 million registrations.
- Diesel vehicles increased to 25.6 per cent of the national fleet, up from 19.7 per cent in 2015.
States and territories
- An increase in registrations was reported in all states and territories excluding Northern Territory (-0.7 per cent).
- The largest increase in registrations was in Tasmania (2.6 per cent).
Fuel type
- Petrol powered vehicles decreased by 0.9 percentage points to 72.7 per cent of the national fleet.
- Diesel powered vehicles increased by 1.0 percentage point to 25.6 per cent of all registered vehicles.
Vehicle type
- Light rigid trucks continue to have the largest growth rate in registrations, increasing 5.8 per cent, followed by Campervans with 3.5 per cent.
- Passenger vehicle registrations increased by 1.2 per cent however, their share of the fleet fell 0.3 percentage points to 74.1 per cent.
Average age
- Average age of vehicles across Australia increased to 10.4 years.
- Tasmanian vehicles were the the oldest at 13.0 years.
- Australian Capital Territory had the youngest fleet with an average age of 9.5 years.
Bushfires and COVID-19
Quality assurance undertaken by the ABS confirmed that the bushfires and the COVID-19 virus did not result in quality impacts to the 2020 Motor Vehicle Census. For information on the expected economic impacts of the Bushfires and COVID-19, please see the ABS Chief Economist Series paper Measuring natural disasters in the Australian economy.