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A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N

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MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS A U S T R A L I A

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This publication presents statistics relating to vehicles which were registered at

31 March 2002 with a motor vehicle registration authority. Motor vehicle registration

statistics are compiled from data made available by various state and territory motor

vehicle registration authorities and reflect the information as recorded in registration

documents.

Estimates of the size and composition of the vehicle fleet were first published in 1921.

However, it is only since 1971 that a Motor Vehicle Census (MVC) has been conducted

on a more regular basis. The MVC has not been conducted in each and every year since

1971 and the census dates have varied over those years. Therefore, care should be taken

when attempting to compare movements over the years.

Statistics are provided on vehicle types comprising passenger vehicles, light commercial

vehicles, all types of trucks, buses and motor cycles. Information is also provided on

caravans, trailers and plant and equipment.

Vehicle characteristic information includes make of vehicle, year of manufacture, type of

fuel that the vehicle was manufactured to use and, for trucks, Gross Vehicle Mass or

Gross Combination Mass. The size of the motor vehicle fleet is also compared with the

estimated resident population.

De n n i s T r e w i n

Au s t r a l i a n S t a t i s t i c i a n

AB O U T TH I S PU B L I C A T I O N

2 A B S • M O T O R V E H I C L E C E N S U S • 9 3 0 9 . 0 • 3 1 M A R 2 0 0 2

N O T E S

The motor vehicle fleet relative to the Australian estimated resident population has

significantly increased over the last 30 years. The number of persons per motor vehicle

was 3.3 in 1971 compared with 1.9 in 2002. Over this period the motor vehicle fleet has

increased by 151% while the population has increased by 50%.

VE H I C L E S AN D RE S I D E N T

PO P U L A T I O N

New South Wales had the largest number of motor vehicles on register at 31 March 2002

with 3.8 million (30% of the total) while the Northern Territory had the smallest with

0.1 million (0.8%). The state/territory share of the motor vehicle fleet has remained

relatively unchanged over the last five years.

Queensland showed the highest increase of registered motor vehicles over the last

12 months with a 3.9% rise followed by Victoria and New South Wales with rises of

2.9% and 2.7% respectively.

Queensland also recorded the largest growth over the last five years with a 15% increase

in the total motor vehicle fleet size. The state/territory with the least growth over the five

year period was Tasmania with a 3.1% increase. The estimated resident population of

Queensland increased by 8.6% while Tasmania remained static over the same period.

TO T A L RE G I S T R A T I O N S BY

ST A T E / T E R R I T O R Y

Over three-quarters (79% or 10.1 million) of the vehicle fleet were passenger vehicles.

Both this proportion and the proportion of all other individual vehicle types showed

little change over this five year period.

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (1997–2002), Vehicle type, Australia

Passengervehicles

Lightcommercial

vehicles

Lightrigid

trucks

Heavyrigid

trucks

Articulatedtrucks

Non-freightcarryingtrucks

Buses Motorcycles

%

–5

0

5

10

15

20

There were 12.8 million registered motor vehicles including motor cycles in Australia at

31 March 2002. This represented an increase of 2.8% on the number registered at

31 March 2001.

Over the five years from 1997 to 2002, registrations of all vehicle types except heavy rigid

trucks increased. The passenger vehicle fleet increased by 895,203 (9.7%) while the

motor cycle fleet showed the greatest percentage increase with 57,881 (18%). The light

rigid truck fleet increased by 2,130 (3.0%) whereas the heavy rigid truck fleet decreased

by 3,059 (1.1%).

TO T A L NU M B E R OF

VE H I C L E S ON RE G I S T E R

A B S • M O T O R V E H I C L E C E N S U S • 9 3 0 9 . 0 • 3 1 M A R 2 0 0 2 3

S U M M A R Y O F F I N D I N G S

All petrol-powered motor vehicles manufactured after February 1986 were designed to

use unleaded fuel. At 31 March 2002 the total number of motor vehicles manufactured

before 1986 was 2.9 million (23%) compared with 4.9 million (42%) at 31 October 1997.

T Y P E OF FU E L

There were 514 passenger vehicles per 1,000 estimated resident population at

31 March 2002. South Australia had the highest number of passenger vehicles with

567 per 1,000 estimated resident population while the Northern Territory had the lowest

with 343 per 1,000 estimated resident population.

Source: ABS 1971 and 2002 Population Data

MOTOR VEHICLES PER 1,000 POPULATION, State/territory of registration

New South WalesVictoria

Queensland

South AustraliaWestern Australia

TasmaniaNorthern Territory

Australian Capital TerritoryAustralia

500 550 600 650 700 750Vehicles per 1,000 population

19972002

At 31 March 2002, there were 652 vehicles per 1,000 estimated resident population, an

increase from 627 per 1,000 estimated resident population at 31 October 1997. Western

Australia had the highest rate of all states and territories with 731 vehicles per 1,000

estimated resident population and the Northern Territory the lowest rate with

520 vehicles per 1,000 estimated resident population. The Northern Territory was the

only state/territory where the proportion of registered motor vehicles per 1,000

estimated resident population was lower in 2002 than it was in 1997.

(a) The population figures to 1995 are at 30 June. From 1996, the population figures dates match the Motor Vehicle Census dates.(b) See Explanatory Notes for Motor Vehicle Census years.

Source: ABS 1971–2002 Population Data

MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET AND ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION (a)

1971 1979 1985 1991 1995 1997 1999 2002Motor Vehicle Census Years (b)

million

0

5

10

15

20 Motor Vehicle PopulationEstimated Resident Population

VE H I C L E S AN D RE S I D E N T

PO P U L A T I O N continued


S U M M A R Y O F F I N D I N G S continued

Over the 12 months to 31 March 2002, Queensland, with a 3.9% increase, was the only

state or territory to show growth in the passenger vehicle fleet above the national

average of 2.7%.

The majority of the passenger vehicle fleet (61% or 6,131,351 vehicles) was

manufactured after 1990. A further 32% (3,196,658) was manufactured in the ten years

from 1981 to 1990. Only 7.6% (766,621) was manufactured before 1981.

A total of 5.7 million passenger vehicles were Ford, Holden or Toyota. These makes

accounted for 57% of the passenger vehicle fleet registered at 31 March 2002.

The Korean make of Kia recorded the largest increase over the 12 months since

31 March 2001 with a 39% rise. Other makes to record large increases were Audi with a

15% increase and Subaru, Jeep and Land Rover each with 11%. The growth in the latter

two makes reflects the growing popularity of four-wheel drive vehicles.

TY P E OF VE H I C L E

Passenger vehicles

Of the total motor vehicle fleet on register, 11.3 million (88%) were manufactured to use

petrol with 8.8 million vehicles (69%) manufactured to use unleaded petrol. This is an

increase of 46% over the number of vehicles manufactured to use unleaded petrol at

31 October 1997. At 31 March 2002, passenger vehicles comprised 85% of all petrol

driven vehicles. Of passenger vehicles 76% were manufactured to use unleaded petrol

compared with 57% in 1997.

Diesel fuel was used by 9.0% (1.2 million) of registered vehicles at 31 March 2002, an

increase from the 7.8% (0.9 million) recorded at 31 October 1997. At 31 March 2002,

97% (61,984) of articulated trucks were manufactured to use diesel fuel. A high

proportion of rigid trucks (82% or 280,971) and non-freight carrying trucks

(61% or 11,536) and buses (75% or 52,815) also used diesel fuel. The proportion of

diesel passenger vehicles was 2.7% (272,072), up from the 1997 proportion of

2.2% (198,615).

Passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles made up the largest group of vehicles

manufactured to use LPG/dual fuel with these vehicle types accounting for 97% of this

fuel type.

(a) Relates to the type of fuel that the vehicle was manufactured to use.

MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET, Fuel type (a)

Petrolleaded

Petrolunleaded

Diesel LPG/Dual fuel

million

0

2

4

6

8

10

19972002

TY P E OF FU E L continued



The number of buses on register increased by 3.9% to 70,196 over the 12 months to

31 March 2002 with New South Wales recording the largest increase at 8.5%. There were

decreases in the bus fleet in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory

(3.7% and 2.0% respectively).

Toyota had the highest proportion of the bus fleet in 2002 with over half (56%) of all

registrations. Toyota also contributed the largest proportion of the small bus fleet with

87%. Bedford buses are no longer manufactured and their numbers continued to

decrease, falling by 14% over the last 12 months.

Buses

Articulated trucks on register at 31 March 2002, increased by 2.1% to 63,905 over the last

12 months. South Australia and Western Australia recorded the largest increases of 5.2%

and 4.0% respectively while small decreases were recorded in the Northern Territory

(1.8%) and Tasmania (0.4%).

Nearly half (30,700 or 48%) of all articulated trucks had a Gross Combination Mass

(GCM) of over 40 to 50 tonnes while 2,251 (3.5%) were over 100 tonnes. However, the

number of trucks of GCM up to 60 tonnes has decreased by 1.7% over the 12 months to

31 March 2002 whereas the trend to larger trucks continued with those of GCM over

60 tonnes increasing by 12%. Over half (33,487 or 52%) of the articulated truck fleet was

manufactured after 1990.

Kenworth had the highest proportion of articulated trucks with 21% of the total.

Freightliner recorded the largest 12 month increase in registrations with a 14% rise

although only contributing 5.4% to the total articulated truck fleet.

Art iculated trucks

The 12 month increase in total rigid truck registrations was 0.9% to 341,483 nationally

with growth being recorded in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern

Territory. The largest decrease was in Tasmania with a 2.2% decline. Light rigid trucks

increased by 4.4% while the number of heavy rigid trucks has remained stable.

Just over half (53%) of the light rigid truck fleet was manufactured before 1991 whereas

over two-thirds (67%) of the heavy rigid truck fleet was manufactured before this date.

Mercedes-Benz recorded the highest growth in the number of light rigid trucks with a

60% rise in registrations reflecting a shift in market share in Australia for this type of

vehicle.

Isuzu continued to have the largest share (20%) of heavy rigid trucks followed by the

International and Mitsubishi makes with a 15% and 12% share respectively.

Rigid trucks

Over the 12 months to 31 March 2002 the number of light commercial vehicles increased

by 2.9% to 1.8 million nationally with Queensland recording the highest growth of all

states and territories (3.6%). Over half (54%) of this vehicle type was manufactured after

1990.

Toyota continued to have the highest proportion of light commercial vehicle

registrations with 31% of the total. Holden and Ford contributed a further 39% to the

total light commercial vehicle fleet.

Light commercial vehicles



(a) For more details of calculation of average vehicle age refer to the Glossary.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE VEHICLE AGE (a), Vehicle type, Years

Passenger vehiclesCampervans

Light commercial vehiclesLight rigid trucks

Heavy rigid trucksArticulated trucks

Non-freight carrying trucksBuses

Motor cyclesTotal

7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0Years

19972002

The average age of the motor vehicle fleet at 31 March 2002 was 10.5 years. This

represents a slight decline from 10.7 years recorded at 31 October 1997.

The states/territories with the highest vehicle fleet average age were Tasmania and South

Australia with 12.5 years and 11.9 years respectively, while the Northern Territory

(9.2 years) and New South Wales (9.4 years) recorded the lowest average ages.

Over the same period the average age of passenger vehicles fell from 10.5 years to

10.1 years. The vehicle type with the highest average age was campervans, with an

average age of 19.1 years. Motor cycles had the lowest average age of 10.0 years.

AV E R A G E AG E OF

VE H I C L E S

The number of motor cycles on register in Australia increased by 5.7% to 370,982.

Victoria recorded the largest increase at 8.5% while the Northern Territory was the only

state or territory to record a decrease (5.0%). Of the total motor cycle fleet, 63% were

manufactured after 1990.

The most popular makes, Honda and Yamaha, recorded increased registrations of

3.0% and 5.3% respectively. Together they comprised nearly half of total registrations

(48%). The number of Harley Davidson motor cycles increased by 4.7% over the last

12 months with this make now accounting for 11% of the motor cycle fleet. Triumph

recorded the largest increase with a 15% rise.

Motor cycles



25Caravans on register, year of manufacture, state/territory19 . . . . . . . . . . .24

Motor cycles on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of

manufacture

18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24Buses on register, selected makes of vehicle, size of bus17 . . . . . . . . . . .23Buses on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of manufacture16 . . . . .23

Non-freight carrying trucks on register, selected makes of vehicle, year

of manufacture

15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

Articulated trucks on register, selected makes of vehicle, gross

combination mass

14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

Articulated trucks on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of

manufacture

13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21Rigid trucks on register, selected makes of vehicle, gross vehicle mass12 . . .21

Heavy rigid trucks on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of

manufacture

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

Light rigid trucks on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of

manufacture

10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

Light commercial vehicles on register, selected makes of vehicle, year

of manufacture

9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

Campervans on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of

manufacture

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

Passenger vehicles on register, selected makes of vehicle, year of

manufacture

7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15Motor vehicles on register, type of vehicle, year of manufacture6 . . . . . . .VE H I C L E T Y P E

14Motor vehicles on register, type of vehicle, type of fuel, census years5 . . . .13

Estimated average age of the vehicle fleet, type of vehicle,

state/territory, census years

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

Motor vehicles on register per 1,000 resident population,

state/territory, census years

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11

Plant and equipment, caravans and trailers on register, state/territory,

census years

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10Motor vehicles on register, type of vehicle, state/territory, census years1 . . .H I S T O R I C A L CO M P A R I S O N S

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L I S T O F T A B L E S

(a) The 1997 data are at 31 October. The 2001 and 2002 data are at 31 March.

370 9826 7753 4148 81046 53128 39578 644102 76495 6492002350 9306 4333 5948 42844 74027 94074 32094 74190 7342001313 1016 0013 9487 58139 31828 74466 64080 27180 5981997

MO T O R CY C L E S

12 450 979201 236100 381326 2471 359 1451 034 6632 366 8803 310 9443 751 483200212 125 837196 95899 230322 6451 326 6011 022 6272 280 0323 222 9413 654 803200111 351 292191 23795 160317 4021 230 263963 4672 065 5173 038 6963 449 5501997

TO T A L MO T O R VE H I C L E S ( E X C L . MO T O R CY C L E S )

70 1969712 5902 25910 3264 28415 11415 95018 702200267 5721 0082 6432 24010 0964 18614 67715 48417 238200161 1431 0072 4822 1748 8183 69312 85314 26615 8501997

BU S E S

18 797872619713 0711 9043 5795 4673 457200218 204762469262 8901 8773 3645 4893 336200116 699691869052 4951 6362 8215 3863 2011997

NO N - F R E I G H T CA R R Y I N G TR U C K S

63 9052626531 4837 9816 39413 28518 55315 294200262 5972586651 4897 6726 07712 92118 26215 253200159 2922727931 4886 9845 09711 76017 14415 7541997

AR T I C U L A T E D TR U C K S

267 2221 7602 8367 15337 21321 44352 61269 12375 0822002267 2631 7422 8117 33137 50621 45952 30568 11375 9962001270 2811 7962 7728 18936 97822 24651 15869 47877 6641997

HE A V Y R I G I D TR U C K S

74 2615774242 0487 0323 92316 54615 65728 054200271 1485993952 0756 8913 71115 14515 04827 284200172 1316074352 2694 0053 61413 54817 55727 0961997

L I G H T R I G I D TR U C K S

1 819 99317 75624 95062 990221 242130 052423 512423 998515 49320021 769 58317 21824 49362 289216 222127 928408 960410 807501 66620011 632 21717 55023 63859 219204 439120 854361 127385 907459 4831997

L I G H T CO M M E R C I A L VE H I C L E S

35 1645111432 9216 6484 2315 7037 9387 069200233 5865051272 8706 4764 3505 3427 2026 714200133 2915961562 6986 6444 7364 7317 1446 5861997

CA M P E R V A N S

10 101 441179 31268 524246 4221 065 632862 4321 836 5292 754 2583 088 33220029 835 884175 55267 850243 4251 038 848853 0391 767 3182 682 5363 007 31620019 206 238169 34064 698240 460956 900801 5911 607 5192 521 8142 843 9161997

PA S S E N G E R VE H I C L E S

no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Census yea r

Aust.ACTNTTas.WASAQldVic.NSW

MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Type of veh ic le , Census years (a)1


(a) The 1997 data are at 31 October. The 2001 and 2002 data are at 31 March.

12 821 961208 011103 795335 0571 405 6761 063 0582 445 5243 413 7083 847 132200212 476 767203 391102 824331 0731 371 3411 050 5672 354 3523 317 6823 745 537200111 664 393197 23899 108324 9831 269 581992 2112 132 1573 118 9673 530 1481997

TO T A L MO T O R VE H I C L E S



MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Type of veh ic le , Census years (a) continued1

(a) The 1997 data are at 31 October. The 2001 and 2002 data are at 31 March.(b) Queensland and the Northern Territory data for 2001 and 2002 are not directly comparable to previous

years because of improvements to vehicle classifications.

2 107 57327 92221 52670 236274 127226 180476 838410 248600 49620022 013 89326 70320 39268 243265 585220 626431 822393 743586 77920011 842 47023 41818 73563 081235 317195 533396 006360 311550 0691997

TR A I L E R S

285 4231 5617985 58539 62931 87150 46493 75261 7632002273 1061 5216305 42638 86230 90943 98992 09859 6712001262 8281 3876755 20736 72728 58639 82193 40857 0171997

CA R A V A N S

96 1334501 4064 91617 9149 33915 49928 53218 077200293 2924421 4034 26017 22510 24115 40526 35317 9632001

105 0284781624 49516 10110 30734 45018 56220 4731997

P L A N T AN D EQ U I P M E N T (b )



PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, CARAVANS AND TRAILERS ON REGISTER, Census years (a )2


r revised(a) Motor Vehicle Census data are at 31 October for 1997 and 31 March for 2001 and

2002. Resident population data are at 30 June for 1997 and 31 March for 2001 and2002.

Source: ABS 1971–2002 Population Data

6526435207087316996637015782002r642r634r516r700r722r694r651r690r5682001r612r627r508r688r682r661r605r661r5461997


192117192419212114200218r201818r24r182120142001

r1619r2016r2119r1917r121997

MO T O R CY C L E S

4313553433200233135534332001331355243r21997

BU S E S

22821252922232218200222r8212529222322r182001

r229r2127r292223r23r191997

A L L TR U C K T Y P E S

93551251331158611587772002r91r54r1231321148511385r762001r86r56r121125r110r80r103r82r711997


221633221200222163311120012216431211997

CA M P E R V A N S

5145553435205545674985654642002r506r548r341r515r547r564r488r558r4562001r483r538r332r509r514r534r456r535r4401997




MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER PER 1,000 RESIDENT POPULAT ION, Census years (a)3


(a) For more details on calculation of average age refer to the Glossary.(b) Excludes plant and equipment, caravans and trailers.(c) The 1997 data are at 31 October. The 2001 and 2002 data are at 31 March.(d) The year of manufacture for motor cycles in South Australia is not well reported. In 2002 it was not

reported for 27% of motor cycles registered in South Australia.

10.510.09.212.511.111.910.510.99.4Total

10.09.48.110.611.9(d)9.510.69.69.0Motor cycles10.210.38.114.39.111.810.410.79.7Buses14.614.912.417.116.914.611.515.713.4Non-freight carrying trucks11.88.511.711.413.811.111.612.110.8Articulated trucks16.011.513.017.517.817.914.917.314.0Heavy rigid trucks12.611.87.917.014.114.112.414.111.2Light rigid trucks11.510.99.913.412.012.511.212.310.4Light commercial vehicles19.119.620.119.821.420.117.219.317.3Campervans10.19.98.912.110.511.710.210.59.0Passenger vehicles

20 0 2

10.510.19.212.411.012.010.511.09.4Total

10.09.48.010.311.7(d)9.610.79.69.0Motor cycles9.99.67.613.98.511.610.110.59.3Buses

14.615.612.617.316.814.211.615.513.9Non-freight carrying trucks11.77.912.010.913.611.211.512.010.9Articulated trucks15.710.912.817.117.417.614.617.213.8Heavy rigid trucks12.712.07.617.014.114.512.214.611.2Light rigid trucks11.410.99.913.211.912.611.112.410.3Light commercial vehicles19.019.619.419.521.019.416.919.717.2Campervans10.110.08.912.010.411.810.110.69.0Passenger vehicles

20 0 1

10.710.29.312.411.012.210.511.49.7Total

10.29.98.610.511.3(d)9.810.910.09.6Motor cycles9.18.95.312.97.411.19.210.08.8Buses

13.817.212.115.917.213.011.813.613.2Non-freight carrying trucks11.59.110.810.512.710.911.111.911.3Articulated trucks15.0n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.Heavy rigid trucks12.5n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.Light rigid trucks11.410.69.812.811.312.611.012.410.5Light commercial vehicles17.617.413.117.718.817.915.718.816.4Campervans10.510.19.212.110.612.110.311.19.5Passenger vehicles

19 9 7

yearsyearsyearsyearsyearsyearsyearsyearsyearsType of veh i c l e


ESTIMATED AVERAGE AGE OF THE VEHICLE FLEET (a) (b ) , Census years (c )4


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) The 1997 data are at 31 October. The 2001 and 2002 data are at 31 March.

12 821 961147327 7341 153 93311 340 1478 797 1182 543 029Total

370 9824—8370 970277 49293 478Motor cycles70 19621 70752 81515 67212 3993 273Buses18 797671611 5366 5392 4134 126Non-freight carrying trucks63 90513461 9841 8868821 004Articulated trucks

267 22272 243225 73939 2333 73535 498Heavy rigid trucks74 26151 86055 23217 1643 95013 214Light rigid trucks

1 819 9932992 639461 5811 265 744849 518416 226Light commercial vehicles35 16432 02512 96620 1704 62015 550Campervans

10 101 44190226 510272 0729 602 7697 642 1091 960 660Passenger vehicles

20 0 2

12 476 767770295 1291 088 97911 091 8898 187 5472 904 342Total

350 930———350 930251 46799 463Motor cycles67 57221 43751 06815 06511 5453 520Buses18 204863110 4837 0822 4714 611Non-freight carrying trucks62 59723260 6131 9508231 127Articulated trucks




20 0 1

11 664 3931 911212 932904 69010 544 8606 040 1684 504 692Total

313 10151——313 050177 146135 904Motor cycles61 1431291245 96514 2548 9995 255Buses16 699406357 6068 4182 8945 524Non-freight carrying trucks59 292102256 8442 4166701 746Articulated trucks




19 9 7

no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Type of veh i c l e

TotalUnleadedLeaded Total

Other/not

stated

LPG/Dual

fuelDiesel

PETROL

MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Fue l type, Census years (a)5


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

1 819 99317 75624 95062 990221 242130 052423 512423 998515 493Total

2 394——8—118591331 383Not stated13 4211272052601 4158903 3823 1633 9792002

101 6311 2601 6432 2128 9176 29921 99727 60131 7022001107 7151 2861 5582 73012 1546 48225 48923 43834 5782000111 0271 0941 6432 62810 5746 52726 55224 98837 0211999104 1811 0071 7962 70611 6856 91125 02021 87733 1791998

89 8708961 4922 45511 2085 79421 27119 16027 594199787 7337951 5032 61611 5175 93020 43518 77326 1641996

376 2153 8015 90912 26847 47724 34594 29273 494114 6291991–1995307 4012 7563 68311 80639 03823 09966 74672 72187 5521986–1990274 7352 6283 52911 54533 49822 19264 93668 21268 1951981–1985145 1561 2381 3546 89021 41012 65732 07239 51330 0221976–1980

67 2476234553 3198 0276 24814 03220 91713 6261971–197531 2672451801 5474 3222 6676 42910 0085 869To 1970


35 1645111432 9216 6484 2315 7037 9387 069Total

50————11840Not stated30——1——131242002

1 0323—1831831706091182001659414139861751281852000746311755101130277162199982761461386016723417519987061044868312041202211997541154358939130651641996

2 72647132314362625823867691991–19954 42064164378634667897591 0261986–19908 064122317301 4091 0471 3621 5291 8341981–19857 452121387171 5471 0161 0181 7051 2901976–19805 468101274461 2657556991 2669091971–19752 443157154708284263840172To 1970

CA M P E R V A N S

10 101 441179 31268 524246 4221 065 632862 4321 836 5292 754 2583 088 332Total

6 811——12—232 7595433 474Not stated88 9051 3726441 2359 1305 42017 09923 13930 8662002

635 76511 1985 35412 45854 11939 709109 252195 103208 5722001662 45812 7265 38611 95269 05342 948116 930169 709233 7542000638 09311 7075 33411 20161 82342 391113 644168 110223 8831999680 34212 6355 67912 85370 57648 426119 066171 205239 9021998604 84010 5484 67412 26563 50244 305106 051156 561206 9341997519 7038 5373 74810 21056 66139 30290 229137 804173 2121996

2 301 24543 23515 78151 092248 400184 643425 958579 492752 6441991–19951 896 36331 90110 51147 634198 743174 927346 278536 449549 9201986–19901 300 29522 1297 82144 237143 093144 879254 674377 273306 1891981–1985

430 9167 5012 15118 97449 39655 17779 270133 22685 2211976–1980179 8843 4938147 23420 12822 53031 30555 49838 8821971–1975155 8212 3306275 06521 00817 75224 01450 14634 879To 1970


no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Yea r of manu f ac t u re


MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Type of veh ic le6



63 9052626531 4837 9816 39413 28518 55315 294Total

69————114846Not stated50514745621311401152002

3 2531032562853206951 04081520013 4121937942733647481 00886920003 7153238783303998421 12687019994 22835401113993959271 2231 09819983 31921317332933874893884119972 8861731583232665798048081996

12 169451092861 1821 3392 4183 4723 3181991–199511 363471293181 6611 2342 2433 0222 7091986–1990

8 01415982021 3008361 6692 1271 7671981–19857 33716841411 2956101 5402 2311 4201976–19802 589317483921925199744441971–19751 046131116738212440174To 1970

AR T I C U L A T E D TR U C K S

267 2221 7602 8367 15337 21321 44352 61269 12375 082Total

924——1—239053478Not stated88610191573681852103062002

7 68365971266954651 7012 1202 41420019 0481531161461 0094961 9092 0573 16220009 4121041201589495532 0602 2013 26719999 413651311621 0564972 1102 0223 37019987 737631111448824821 6051 8742 57619976 83862811269763701 4081 4872 3281996

36 9303284787664 4012 3698 1498 23012 2091991–199551 0564046321 4236 4114 0509 66413 04115 4311986–199052 6443346681 7216 9534 77411 00712 71614 4711981–198535 6611272681 3326 3543 1866 4299 4288 5371976–198019 36736895733 5481 9933 3356 0733 7201971–197519 6239264603 9062 1382 6607 6112 813To 1970

HE A V Y R I G I D TR U C K S

74 2615774242 0487 0323 92316 54615 65728 054Total

161—————3616109Not stated594241264351501092182002

4 5303630722182529491 3381 63520013 6232428592541929644651 63720003 9934038622931948608311 67519993 3813541652751406997131 41319982 420221938241885544541 00419972 216161839243944803919351996

13 6801091462411 2715533 3512 0765 9331991–199515 642117733341 5438463 1582 9606 6111986–199011 35295123741 0636552 6512 4404 0621981–1985

7 7106194159435461 6502 1251 9611976–19802 9861752143341736971 0385081971–19751 97331123290155347701353To 1970

L I G H T R I G I D TR U C K S



MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Type of veh ic le continued6



12 450 979201 236100 381326 2471 359 1451 034 6632 366 8803 310 9443 751 483Total

10 581——22—394 0677725 681Not stated104 8621 5158911 53310 7976 51721 06326 91135 6352002757 67012 5997 24215 02164 85047 317135 579228 829246 2332001792 07614 2807 31415 12183 67750 842147 247197 927275 6682000771 77513 0327 37114 22374 75350 353145 199198 641268 2031999807 30913 8197 95716 04684 88456 701149 023198 341280 5381998713 38611 6216 56815 11076 89951 364131 497180 127240 2001997624 6209 4715 60813 19370 60346 376114 379160 309204 6811996

2 765 16147 86023 32265 547306 946214 779539 595671 673895 4391991–19952 303 62435 63315 48162 627250 687205 956432 157633 588667 4951986–19901 666 00225 40712 37059 293188 392175 383338 739467 491398 9271981–1985

640 4149 0983 97528 92481 70673 799123 430189 557129 9251976–1980279 5344 2821 42912 06934 07832 06250 86686 35158 3971971–1975213 9652 6198537 51830 87323 17534 03970 42744 461To 1970

TO T A L MO T O R VE H I C L E S ( E X C L . MO T O R CY C L E S )

70 1969712 5902 25910 3264 28415 11415 95018 702Total

137—————32132Not stated45731536939961131192002

3 00926763849014867381973920014 19863177777461928119441 18820003 85647189556181307609021 15519994 22632248716212308678551 30219983 719562166652620584085195919973 86323205676732858977339801996

19 3672828395323 3749534 1753 8085 4041991–199513 9703324035111 9888702 7703 3833 7131986–1990

7 907701633346707331 9012 2731 7631981–19854 12524452913594061 1198321 0491976–1980

884611138135631572491251971–1975478737657304518674To 1970

BU S E S

18 797872619713 0711 9043 5795 4673 457Total

35——1—15919Not stated64———13725282002

76711041954114219923820019635112214982221178295200093358241115835120617019997114213213442167212991998775521211431212241697119978406184212190221252901996

2 82913471314053156707155331991–19953 40912341644404645091 2535331986–19902 99114481504062675399216461981–19852 05710261644022013324974251976–19801 109311972491081223361831971–19751 314968241511169495127To 1970

NO N - F R E I G H T CA R R Y I N G TR U C K S






12 821 961208 011103 795335 0571 405 6761 063 0582 445 5243 413 7083 847 132Total

18 710——22—7 5794 1281 1675 814Not stated107 4431 5609001 57411 0286 66521 47428 00636 2362002787 51413 1767 51015 54367 18349 095140 878240 040254 0892001824 54514 9547 70215 89187 23952 887153 220207 750284 9022000802 28913 5467 75214 85278 07952 396151 401207 006277 2571999835 47114 3768 28016 68787 91058 591154 970205 635289 0221998735 61712 1046 80815 65679 47452 746135 680186 354246 7951997643 9369 8315 82613 65672 84947 707118 477165 360210 2301996

2 834 19449 08424 02567 213315 721219 485555 380689 328913 9581991–19952 346 99936 42415 83563 703257 056207 644442 575645 809677 9531986–19901 715 11126 39912 70760 858195 679177 060350 232481 559410 6171981–1985

659 5079 4364 09729 46184 93974 677127 956194 817134 1241976–1980288 9734 4351 46712 31535 64232 58953 43588 62460 4661971–1975221 6522 6868867 62632 87723 93735 71872 25345 669To 1970


370 9826 7753 4148 81046 53128 39578 644102 76495 649Total

8 129————7 54061395133Not stated2 581459412311484111 0956012002

29 8445772685222 3331 7785 29911 2117 856200132 4696743887703 5622 0455 9739 8239 234200030 5145143816293 3262 0436 2028 3659 054199928 1625573236413 0261 8905 9477 2948 484199822 2314832405462 5751 3824 1836 2276 595199719 3163602184632 2461 3314 0985 0515 549199669 0331 2247031 6668 7754 70615 78517 65518 5191991–199543 3757913541 0766 3691 68810 41812 22110 4581986–199049 1099923371 5657 2871 67711 49314 06811 6901981–198519 0933381225373 2338784 5265 2604 1991976–1980

9 439153382461 5645272 5692 2732 0691971–19757 68767331082 0047621 6791 8261 208To 1970

MO T O R CY C L E S






10 101 4416 81188 905635 765662 458638 0931 804 8852 301 2451 896 3632 066 916Total

213 8839302 09411 3579 5059 40023 71423 23022 040111 613Other/not stated86 532735693 4833 1273 29610 53812 42815 61737 401Volvo75 2832321 2029 7797 5925 48312 8143 8971 23633 048Volkswagen

1 772 48290113 160107 671119 228108 912298 224421 627362 447340 312Toyota117 186267516 2536 1376 82925 42145 35817 1859 226Suzuki225 553944 33227 58126 77524 56242 91547 49122 74029 063Subaru

39 534204632 8202 4612 6688 93911 6867 3653 112Saab39 395441 1493 4792 6882 4397 3338 3422 91311 008Peugeot

714 1935487 27436 88239 47838 80181 026132 472204 415173 297Nissan (incl. Datsun)985 0532534 49357 40561 95153 791192 698272 209206 988135 265Mitsubishi130 3191661 72111 85410 1858 74118 17414 80816 67947 991Mercedes-Benz425 5861923 34128 14721 16619 29562 670104 27563 439123 061Mazda

45 934117314 8364 4475 90614 71912 4014432 440Land Rover40 254—1 49111 25510 2115 53311 764———Kia36 15617103 4593 6393 70116 9436 292441 367Jeep25 789552811 0219651 0461 5831 3094 17915 350Jaguar

410 469136 38336 14345 31446 564157 63297 14521 2732Hyundai303 6691073 78720 15528 72628 66258 94766 96054 33041 995Honda

1 957 5701 79221 183142 802128 630120 917321 143418 739354 382447 982Holden1 989 9551 0378 37576 39889 049101 726328 744486 847475 215422 564Ford

137 035615224 5395 6815 62419 68464 68724 74211 495Daihatsu117 707—1 55310 44020 40520 64450 54814 117——Daewoo

61 3131743602 7022 3981 7426 115252747 770Chrysler125 230752 40611 9339 6289 00225 66729 12916 96720 423BMW

25 36165743 3713 0722 8096 9305 7711 6971 131Audi

no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Make

Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985 and

earlier

PASSENGER VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re7


35 16450301 0326597462 0742 7264 42023 427Total

5 188244312043134273442583 205Other/not stated5 41011—8111265962204 987Volkswagen

12 02919122741822466201 0101 8857 781Toyota3 2724—————1146832 471Nissan (incl. Datsun)

9452—1165106183260372Mitsubishi3 541181741971153415668501 289Mazda2 5805614449555154132641 129Ford2 1996———————2 193Bedford


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

CAMPERVANS ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re8



1 819 9932 39413 421101 631107 715111 027281 784376 215307 401518 405Total

32 247279725481 1421 0972 7652 6091 34922 386Other/not stated19 99425827019238025 4473 3161 3197 379Volkswagen

561 3876493 89426 36834 30235 20990 249134 282100 905135 529Toyota25 94847282244254661 0761 9746 02015 688Suzuki19 38036————125 8489 9773 507Subaru

171 7821981 1045 3357 4218 53218 67928 92746 12455 462Nissan (incl. Datsun)151 614926297 5897 2868 77727 17546 90330 78722 376Mitsubishi

7 060—2212 4332 4061 269727——4Mercedes-Benz91 357678376 0615 8476 39615 79022 61813 37320 368Mazda15 01910792132272921 4941 56019110 926Land Rover

360 2005293 72826 25422 02526 68963 92564 17723 247129 626Holden345 1143172 81625 87925 51221 31754 30962 92669 64482 394Ford

14 894361261991811361 0754 4618 779Daihatsu3 99712——————43 981Chrysler


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re9


74 2611615944 5303 6233 9938 01713 68015 64224 021Total

3 63833805504910847295332 218Other/not stated16 03545182624053757642 5513 8937 722Toyota

1 3141—————113276924Nissan (incl. Datsun)9 3869575005907421 7052 7822 414587Mitsubishi2 715—951 0515715873971112Mercedes-Benz5 3471232111931865381 3501 4971 348Mazda

14 065141341 2501 4211 6742 7953 3182 784675Isuzu11 0882716250074658082 0262 3505 076Ford

8 97821241943122464381 3232 3284 092Daihatsu1 69510112810100121661 367Chevrolet


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

LIGHT RIG ID TRUCKS ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re10



267 2229248867 6839 0489 41223 98836 93051 056127 295Total

26 794103976211 0359812 1892 2173 72615 825Other/not stated8 5408403313152308811 3001 8913 544Volvo

10 7824661451011534811 6572 7225 471Toyota10 31920854675136611 7921 8192 2612 701UD Nissan (diesel)33 11745851 2451 5471 5174 1246 6119 0468 897Mitsubishi

4 4571115932123767671 1092 342Mercedes-Benz9 5951491571402227471 9523 0633 291Mazda

52 408762742 4463 1333 2977 32210 18711 44714 226Isuzu40 969243545184625412 0323 2454 35729 517International27 248472171 6361 7651 7393 1624 6436 1687 871Hino25 19913442216451 1652 5295 25816 026Ford

7 86546—2—317317 793Dodge9 929131——————79 791Bedford


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

HEAVY RIGID TRUCKS ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re11


341 48353 9344 80257 59031 29544 38738 31936 89574 261Total

24 64612 9427682 8641 7741 7081 0461 0952 449Other/not stated8 5407 388370782—————Volvo

26 817——3411 0101582 6876 58616 035Toyota10 3192 758933 1891 1343 14122—UD Nissan (diesel)

2 529112311525123917461 314Nissan (incl. Datsun)42 5033 073469 2963 4366 4943 5967 1769 386Mitsubishi

7 1722 5831471 27720115875162 715Mercedes-Benz14 942—————5 9433 6525 347Mazda66 4733 18412011 1205 86715 64510 7715 70114 065Isuzu42 11213 4202 00112 4845 1564 0802 7611 0671 143International27 8282 3576869 7935 5237 2471 55884580Hino36 2875 9082053 7012 5811 7846 0324 98811 088Ford

8 619802391 0572 4111 1161 6921 270754Dodge12 360—————883 2948 978Daihatsu10 3361291241 5712 1772 7331 9771 218407Bedford

no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Make

Greater

than

20

Over

16 to

20

Over

12 to

16

Over

10 to

12

Over 8

to 10

Over 6

to 8

Over

4.5 to

6

3.5 to

4.5 Total

GVM (TONNES)

RIG ID TRUCKS ON REGISTER, Gross Veh ic le Mass (GVM)12



63 905695053 2533 4123 71510 43312 16911 36318 986Total

4 4156483933723711901957832 057Other/not stated8982———————896White

2 830—17100167307793904432110Western Star7 0568784994514359151 4211 4241 825Volvo2 496140154117214619743462146Scania1 250—7202548131173299547Nissan UD (diesel)

757—419524865116296157Mitsubishi3 408101510651591275065791 955Mercedes-Benz8 3656424895385301 4331 6441 6082 075Mack

13 493131427587629302 4432 4912 2693 685Kenworth9 44418413323294401 6161 7681 5663 334International3 462—713825473041 167857134—Freightliner5 4255—11299341 3511 4481 656Ford

606———————63543Atkinson


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

ART ICULATED TRUCKS ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re13


63 9052 2516 33310 3832 42530 7008 5372 551725Total

4 41543310375741 7691 148454242Other/not stated89815501668741215972White

2 8303126304621551 271———Western Star7 0562072442 5531932 68399814731Volvo2 49685490422939553428425Scania1 250—6269743754210042Nissan UD (diesel)

757————2233769068Mitsubishi3 40829182021141 3411 38029331Mercedes-Benz8 3655965501 6215434 45742415717Mack

13 4936802 3582 3645956 68856919643Kenworth9 4441776489911994 6681 903710148International3 46279642789691 83845——Freightliner5 425283784001653 63744329876Ford

606—9124132120815—Atkinson

no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Make

Greater

than

100

Over

80 to

100

Over

60 to

80

Over

50 to

60

Over

40 to

50

Over

30 to

40

Over

20 to

30

Over

3 to

20 Total

GCM (TONNES)

ART ICULATED TRUCKS ON REGISTER, Gross Combinat ion Mass (GCM)14



18 79735647679639332 3262 8293 4097 471Total

3 0907191481291804453573171 488Other/not stated1 335——438272241313214370Toyota

860—1294947156240217121Mitsubishi735431912121782984187Mercedes-Benz37211121041678145105Mazda

3 089313206256328430660789404Isuzu2 38041991783822091 966International

425132350401145511128Holden1 884415808985317407654233Hino4 2008826771435166087692 045Ford

4273———————424Bedford


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

NON-FRE IGHT CARRY ING TRUCKS ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re15


70 1961374573 0094 1983 85611 80819 36713 97013 394Total

7 06821975164974115588681 9582 142Other/not stated2 9906331141261253455246511 066Volvo

39 569382501 7042 5312 4668 43013 6037 1763 371Toyota1 50752314111211841847019822Scania2 739174313566303771809604Nissan (incl. Datsun)6 87523263315675269591 3371 2221 884Mercedes-Benz1 8603————59496658644Mazda2 0801128413939363401381660MAN1 05917————174193828Leyland3 2111997691105356893724938Hino1 2383———————1 235Bedford


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

BUSES ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re16


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) For definition of 'size of bus' see the Glossary.

70 19619 4067 04243 748Total

7 0684 3961 4241 248Other/not stated2 9902 887103—Volvo

39 569—1 45038 119Toyota1 5071 507——Scania2 739264582 255Nissan (incl. Datsun)6 8755 837749289Mercedes-Benz1 860—351 825Mazda2 0801 742338—MAN1 059887172—Leyland3 2111 9221 289—Hino1 2382021 02412Bedford

no.no.no.no.Make

TotalLargeMediumSmall

BUSES ON REGISTER, Size of bus(a)17

370 9828 1292 58129 84432 46930 51469 70969 03343 37585 328Total

26 5493014674 7073 9032 5844 1001 8691 1457 473Other/not stated75 7362 1175137 0816 0457 28214 36214 3608 94115 035Yamaha

9 1391232231 2727837101 3811 188553 404Triumph47 5371 2491573 2813 8423 0889 0877 6566 42612 751Suzuki46 3061 0161842 2953 2373 2998 53911 1047 8388 794Kawasaki

100 7622 3423856 8559 9469 77919 98617 21411 39522 860Honda39 2864823562 1222 5402 5907 92311 1584 7987 317Harley Davidson

9 703171639841 2424462 2911 5274222 557Ducati15 9643282331 2479317362 0402 9572 3555 137BMW


Total

Not

stated20022001200019991996–19981991–19951986–1990

1985

and

earlier

MOTOR CYCLES ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re18



285 4231 5617985 58539 62931 87150 46493 75261 763Total

61 80912750—8381 03256 5272 659Not stated1 53016—141821773445162812002

12 652102221081 3371 2782 9083 9642 933200111 72689441601 4361 2232 8153 1122 847200010 30079421511 3111 1142 2722 7542 5771999

8 84069271261 1281 0191 7632 5372 17119986 9525937901 0017041 3901 9161 75519976 1425634958997021 1531 6951 5081996

27 0451881123234 2253 1055 3926 9556 7451991–199530 1272471284685 8943 9106 5684 6238 2891986–199034 9282811469035 8114 7828 0113 03311 9611981–198545 5302601301 5889 2217 85210 0903 96612 4231976–198019 87588516234 5133 8484 7891 4564 5071971–1975

7 96726231862 6711 3191 9376981 107To 1970

no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.no.Yea r of manu fac t u r e


CARAVANS ON REGISTER, Year of manufac tu re19


3 Vehicles on register are defined as those vehicles registered at the date of

the census, or had registration expire less than one month before that date.

4 Motor vehicle registration statistics are derived from data made available by

various state and territory motor vehicle registration authorities and reflect the

information as recorded in registration documents.

5 Considerable effort has been made in recent years, both by motor vehicle

registration authorities and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), to improve

data quality through the introduction of improved processing and classification

systems, and the incorporation of additional internal checking based on make

and model. While these have improved data accuracy, there remains some

variation in the reporting from different state and territory registries and hence

care should still be taken when comparing data across jurisdictions.

6 For vehicles manufactured during or after 1990, the statistics in this

publication are based on procedures using the Vehicle Identification Number

(VIN), adopted by state and territory motor vehicle registration authorities. The

VIN system allows accurate identification of the make and model of a vehicle,

which can then be used to better identify the vehicle type. Vehicles manufactured

earlier than 1990 generally do not have a VIN.

7 The estimated proportion of motor vehicles, excluding motor cycles taken

off the register since the previous MVC is referred to as the attrition rate. The

attrition rates in the following table have been calculated on a different basis from

that used for previous issues. New motor vehicle sales data have been used

instead of new motor vehicle registration data (now not available). This change in

the calculation has not resulted in any significant change to the attrition rates

previously published.

Scope

1 This publication presents statistics relating to vehicles which were

registered with a motor vehicle registration authority at 31 March 2002.

2 Motor Vehicle Censuses have been conducted periodically from 1971 on

each of the following dates:

2002, 31 March 1991, 30 September

2001, 31 March 1988, 30 September

1999, 31 October 1985, 30 September




1995, 31 May 1971, 30 September

1993, 30 June

MO T O R VE H I C L E CE N S U S


E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S

9 Data on new motor vehicle sales are available in the monthly publication

Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia (Electronic Publication) (cat. no. 9314.0).

10 Data on distance and area travelled, freight carried and other uses of motor

vehicles are included in Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia (cat. no. 9208.0)

which has been published annually since 1998. Freight Movements, Australia,

Summary (cat. no. 9220.0) provides data on tonnes and tonne-kilometres of

freight moved in Australia by origin and destination and by mode (rail, sea, air

and road).

RE L A T E D PR O D U C T S

8 The Motor Vehicle Census includes all vehicles registered with a state,

territory or other government motor vehicle registry for unrestricted use on

public roads with the following exceptions:

� recreational vehicles such as trail bikes and sand dune buggies intended for

off-road use in most states and territories (in Victoria and Queensland these

vehicles must be registered and are thus included in the statistics);

� consular vehicles; and

� vehicles registered by the defence forces.

(a) For more details on calculation of attrition rate refer to Glossary.

3.6459 7625.0917 4782.5291 779Aust.4.49 1645.315 7822.75 244ACT5.86 1787.311 2575.05 016NT3.210 6484.018 9844.414 567Tas.2.737 3033.874 6602.328 565WA3.537 3313.350 4003.737 070SA2.252 0674.6157 7283.676 335Qld3.8129 9765.2255 474–1.5–46 328Vic.4.5177 0956.0333 1934.7171 310NSW

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ESTIMATED ATTRIT ION (a) , State / te r r i to r y , Census yearsScope continued


E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S continued

Non-powered vehicles towed behind another vehicle and used primarily foraccommodation. Includes rigid and pop-up caravans and tent trailers butexcludes campervans.

Caravans

Self-propelled motor vehicles containing an area primarily used foraccommodation. Included are motor homes and powered caravans.

Campervans

Motor vehicles constructed for the carriage of passengers. Included are all motorvehicles with 10 or more seats, including the driver's seat.

Buses

The estimated average age of registered motor vehicles in Australia. The age of avehicle is defined as the number of years since it was first manufactured. Theformula allows for the census being conducted on different days of the year.

For vehicles manufactured in the current year:Vehicle age = Reference month/24

For vehicles manufactured in previous years:Vehicle age = Current year - Year of manufacture + (Reference month -

6)/12

The average age is then calculated as the sum of all vehicle ages divided by thetotal number of vehicles.

Average vehicle age

where T1 is the number of registrations at the first time point, N1 is the numberof new sales between the first and second time points, T2 is the number ofregistrations at the second time point and M is the number of months betweenthe two time points.

1 − T2/(T1 + N1) 12/M� 100

The estimated proportion of motor vehicles taken off the register since theprevious MVC. The attrition rate is also referred to as the motor vehicleretirement or scrappage rate. The number of registration lapses is calculated byadding the total registrations at the earlier MVC to the number of new motorvehicle sales between the MVCs, and subtracting the total registrations at thelater MVC. The attrition rate measures the number of registration lapses as apercentage of the total potential vehicle fleet, where the potential vehicle fleet isthe number of registrations at the first MVC date plus the number of new motorvehicle sales between the two MVCs. To calculate the annualised attrition rate asa percentage apply the following formula:

Attrition rate

Motor vehicles constructed primarily for load carrying, consisting of a primemover having no significant load carrying area, but with a turntable device whichcan be linked to one or more trailers.

Articulated trucks

where T1 is the value of the data item at the first time point, T2 is the value at thesecond time point, and M is the number of months between the two time points.

(T2/T1)(12/M) − 1 � 100

A measure of the percentage change in a variable between one time period andanother at an annual rate. This measure allows for the compounding of anincrease or decrease over time. Thus an annual percentage increase of 10%results in a figure increasing by 21% over two years. The formula for calculatingannual percentage change is:

Annual percentage change


G L O S S A R Y

The state or territory motor registry at which a vehicle is registered.State/territory

Size of bus is based on GVM, registered seating capacity, or tare weight. Smallbuses are those of GVM of 5 tonnes or less, medium buses have greater than 5but less than or equal to 12 tonnes GVM, and large buses have greater than 12tonnes GVM. If GVM is not reported, then size is based on registered seatingcapacity. Small buses have 20 seats or fewer, medium buses have 21–40 seats, andlarge buses have 41 or more seats. If neither GVM nor registered seating capacityare reported then size is based on tare weight. Small buses have tare weight up toand including 3.1 tonnes, medium buses have tare weight over 3.1 tonnes and upto and including 7 tonnes and large buses have greater than 7 tonnes tare weight.

Size of bus

Motor vehicles of GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes, constructed with a load carryingarea. Included are normal rigid trucks with a tow bar, draw bar or othernon-articulated coupling on the rear of the vehicle.

Rigid trucks are divided into two categories:� Light rigid trucks of GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes and less than or equal to 4.5

tonnes� Heavy rigid trucks of GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes

Rigid trucks

Self-propelled vehicles (e.g. tractors) custom built to perform a particularfunction. Included are tractors and fork-lifts registered for normal road use,mobile cranes, drilling rigs, street sweepers, and road construction and miningequipment. Excluded are trucks whose load-carrying area has been fitted withmachinery such as fire engines and tow trucks which are included withnon-freight carrying trucks, and garbage trucks which are included in rigid trucks.

Plant and equipment

Motor vehicles constructed primarily for the carriage of up to nine persons(including the driver). Included are cars, station wagons, four-wheel drivepassenger vehicles and forward-control passenger vehicles. Excluded arecampervans.

Passenger vehicles

Specialist motor vehicles or motor vehicles fitted with special purposeequipment, and having little or no goods carrying capacity (e.g. ambulances,cherry pickers, fire trucks and tow trucks).

Non-freight carrying trucks

Two and three wheeled motor vehicles constructed primarily for the carriage ofone or two persons. Included are two and three wheeled mopeds, scooters,motor tricycles and motor cycles with side cars.

Motor cycles

The manufacturer of the motor vehicle (e.g. Ford, Holden, Mitsubishi, Toyota).Make

Rigid trucks of GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes and less than or equal to 4.5 tonnes.Light rigid trucks

Vehicles primarily constructed for the carriage of goods, and which are less thanor equal to 3.5 tonnes GVM. Included are utilities, panel vans, cab-chassis andforward-control load carrying vehicles (whether four-wheel drive or not).

Light commercial vehicles

Rigid trucks of GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes.Heavy rigid trucks

Tare weight (i.e. unladen weight) of the motor vehicle, plus its maximumcarrying capacity excluding trailers.

Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM)

Tare weight (i.e. unladen weight) of the motor vehicle and attached trailers, plusits maximum carrying and towing capacity. GCM is the weight measurement usedfor trailer towing vehicles such as articulated trucks.

Gross Combination Mass(GCM)

The official ABS estimate of the Australian population. Based on results from theCensus of Population and Housing, it is updated annually between censusesusing demographic statistics. To obtain ERP figures, the census count is adjustedfor under enumeration and for Australian residents temporarily overseas oncensus night.

Estimated Resident Population(ERP)


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Non-powered vehicles that are towed behind another vehicle and which areprimarily used for carrying loads. Included are box trailers, semi trailers, boattrailers, horse floats, trailed machinery and similar vehicles.

Trailers

The unladen weight of a vehicle.Tare weight



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