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Registered motor vehicles
The number of motor vehicles registered in Australia has increased since 1996. At 31 October 1999 there were 11,934,797 motor vehicles (excluding motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers) registered in Australia (table 23.27). This represents an increase of 1.7% since 31 October 1998. With the exception of Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the ACT, the remaining States now have fleets of over one million vehicles (table 23.28). Approximately 8 out of every 10 vehicles are passenger vehicles.
23.27 NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - 1996 to 1999(a) |
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 | | | | | Trucks | | | |
| Motor vehicle census years | Passenger
vehicles(b)
’000 | Light
commercial
vehicles
’000 | Rigid
'000 | Articulated
'000 | Non-freight
carrying
’000 | Buses
’000 | Total(c)
’000 | Motor
cycles
’000 |
|
| 1996 | 9,021.5 | 1,601.6 | 341.0 | 58.4 | 16.0 | 58.8 | 11,097.3 | 303.9 |
| 1997 | 9,206.2 | 1,632.2 | 342.4 | 59.3 | 16.7 | 61.1 | 11,351.3 | 313.1 |
| 1998 | 9,526.7 | 1,686.4 | 347.2 | 62.3 | 17.5 | 64.1 | 11,738.0 | 328.8 |
| 1999 | 9,719.9 | 1,721.2 | 346.8 | 63.3 | 17.7 | 65.9 | 11,934.8 | 333.8 |
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(a) As at 31 October in all years shown.
(b) Includes campervans.
(c) Excludes motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers. |
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, Australia (9309.0). |
23.28 REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - 31 October 1999
|
| | | Trucks | | | |
| | |
| | | |
| State/Territory | Passenger
vehicles(a)
’000 | Light
commercials
’000 | Rigid
’000 | Articulated
’000 | Non-freight
carrying
’000 | Buses
’000 | Total(b)
’000 | Motor
cycles
’000 |
|
| NSW | 2,969.7 | 482.1 | 105.9 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 16.6 | 3,593.8 | 85.6 |
| Vic. | 2,652.2 | 402.0 | 85.5 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 15.0 | 3,178.5 | 88.0 |
| Qld | 1,746.3 | 396.3 | 70.0 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 14.1 | 2,242.4 | 73.2 |
| SA | 843.0 | 126.0 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1,006.4 | 26.1 |
| WA | 1,024.7 | 212.4 | 44.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 1,302.0 | 42.8 |
| Tas. | 245.7 | 61.0 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 321.0 | 8.6 |
| NT | 67.7 | 24.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 99.5 | 3.6 |
| ACT | 170.7 | 16.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 191.2 | 5.9 |
| Aust. | 9,719.9 | 1,721.2 | 346.8 | 63.3 | 17.7 | 65.9 | 11,934.8 | 333.8 |
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(a) Includes campervans.
(b) Excludes motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers. |
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, Australia (9309.0). |
In 1971 the average age of the Australian motor vehicle fleet was 6.1 years. The average age has since grown steadily to reach 10.7 years in both 1997 and 1998 before falling to 10.6 in 1999 (table 23.29). The average age of passenger vehicles (81% of the vehicle fleet) declined by 0.1 years to 10.3 years as at 31 October 1999, following a similar fall between the 1997 and 1998 Motor Vehicle Censuses.
23.29 ESTIMATED AVERAGE AGE OF THE VEHICLE FLEET(a), By State/Territory of Registration - 31 October 1999
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| State of registration | |
|
| |
| Type of vehicle | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust.
1999 |
|
| Passenger vehicles | 9.2 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Campervans | 17.1 | 19.2 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 10.4 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| Rigid trucks with GVM 3.5 and less than 4.5 tonnes | 11.2 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 16.7 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 12.7 |
| Rigid trucks with GVM 4.5 tonnes and over | 13.8 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 15.4 |
| Articulated trucks | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 11.6 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | 14.0 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 14.6 |
| Buses | 9.2 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Motor cycles | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.6 | (b)9.7 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
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| Total | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
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(a) Excludes plant and equipment, caravans and trailers.
(b) Year of manufacture is frequently not reported for South Australian motor cycles. |
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, Australia (9309.0). |
The number of registered motor vehicles (excluding motor cycles) relative to the resident population increased steadily over the seven years 1991 to 1998. However, the 647 vehicles per 1,000 population at 31 October 1999 was up only marginally from 644 a year earlier (table 23.30).
23.30 MOTOR VEHICLES(a) ON REGISTER PER 1,000 OF POPULATION, By State/Territory of Registration - 1991 to 1999
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| | Motor vehicle census years
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| State/Territory | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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| NSW | 525 | 529 | 545 | 556 | 563 | 581 | 574 |
| Vic. | 622 | 642 | 637 | 669 | 677 | 682 | 693 |
| Qld | 569 | 593 | 614 | 624 | 627 | 645 | 659 |
| SA | 637 | 638 | 653 | 667 | 671 | 693 | 692 |
| WA | 653 | 665 | 679 | 694 | 706 | 725 | 723 |
| Tas. | 643 | 661 | 676 | 686 | 686 | 684 | 701 |
| NT | 507 | 497 | 520 | 529 | 530 | 538 | 535 |
| ACT | 556 | 591 | 604 | 613 | 637 | 631 | 635 |
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| Aust. | 582 | 595 | 606 | 614 | 630 | 644 | 647 |
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| (a) Excludes motor cycles, tractors, plant and equipment, caravans and trailers. |
Source: Motor Vehicle Census, Australia (9309.0); Population data - Estimated Resident Population, Australia (3201.0). |
Registrations of new motor vehicles
The number of new motor vehicles registered in 2000-01 increased 10.5% on the previous year (table 23.31). This rise follows a marked fall in 1999-2000 when the introduction of the New Tax System delayed purchases of new motor vehicles as buyers anticipated a reduction in vehicle prices.
23.31 REGISTRATIONS OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES, Australia, By Type of Vehicle - 1995-96 to 2000-01
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| | | Trucks | | | |
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| | | |
| Year |
Passenger
vehicles
no.
| Light
commercial
vehicles(a)
no. |
Rigid
no.
|
Articulated
no.
|
Non-freight
carrying
no.
|
Buses
no.
| Total
(excludes
motor cycles)
no. |
Motor
cycles
no.
|
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| 1995–96 | 531,778 | 86,666 | 9,726 | 2,909 | 1,074 | 4,376 | 636,529 | 22,345 |
| 1996–97 | 557,962 | 88,204 | 9,470 | 3,145 | 1,099 | 3,972 | 663,852 | 22,842 |
| 1997–98 | 654,697 | 96,762 | 11,387 | 4,006 | 1,247 | 3,746 | 771,845 | 26,765 |
| 1998–99 | 671,513 | 103,568 | 13,182 | 3,973 | 1,194 | 3,636 | 797,066 | 30,070 |
| 1999–2000 | 596,357 | 110,176 | 13,502 | 3,296 | 1,068 | 4,026 | 728,425 | 32,579 |
| 2000–01 | 684,569 | 99,845 | 12,171 | 3,415 | 1,464 | 3,126 | 804,590 | 35,070 |
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| (a) Includes utilities, panel vans, cab chassis and forward control load carrying vehicles of 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM) or less. |
Source: New Motor Vehicle Registrations, Australia (9301.0), and other ABS data on new motor vehicles available on request. |
Table 23.32 shows new registrations by vehicle type for each State and Territory in 2000-01. New South Wales recorded the highest share of total new vehicle registrations (33.7%), though not for every vehicle type. There were more new registrations of articulated trucks in Victoria and non-freight carrying trucks in both Victoria and Queensland.
23.32 REGISTRATIONS OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES, By State/Territory - 2000-01
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| | | | Trucks | | | |
| | |
| | | |
| State/Territory |
Passenger
vehicles
no.
| Light
commercial
vehicles(a)
no. |
Rigid
no.
|
Articulated
no.
|
Non-freight
carrying
no.
|
Buses
no.
| Total
(excludes
motor cycles)
no. |
Motor
cycles
no.
|
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| NSW | 232,497 | 32,183 | 4,247 | 896 | 282 | 892 | 270,997 | 10,383 |
| Vic. | 189,822 | 23,600 | 3,147 | 1,109 | 579 | 771 | 219,028 | 10,205 |
| Qld | 125,294 | 23,798 | 2,823 | 755 | 324 | 744 | 153,738 | 6,780 |
| SA | 43,089 | 6,075 | 610 | 314 | 92 | 99 | 50,379 | 2,210 |
| WA | 63,132 | 9,256 | 937 | 225 | 117 | 354 | 74,021 | 3,621 |
| Tas. | 12,604 | 2,374 | 197 | 91 | 65 | 42 | 15,373 | 720 |
| NT | 5,601 | 1,386 | 140 | 18 | 4 | 94 | 7,243 | 491 |
| ACT | 12,530 | 1,173 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 13,811 | 660 |
| Aust. | 684,569 | 99,845 | 12,171 | 3,415 | 1,464 | 3,126 | 804,590 | 35,070 |
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| (a) Includes utilities, panel vans, cab chassis and forward control load carrying vehicles of 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM) or less. |
Source: ABS data available on request, New Motor Vehicle Registrations. |
Rail rolling stock
Table 23.33 shows the number of locomotives, passenger cars and wagons in the Australian rail fleet. A large number of the narrow gauge diesel locomotives are owned by Queensland operators (Queensland Rail and Sugar Cane Railways), and service the Brisbane to Cairns route or the extensive rail network transporting sugar cane. Queensland Rail has the largest fleet of locomotives with 350 narrow gauge diesel and 184 narrow gauge electric. Other operators with large locomotive fleets are Freight Corp (NSW) and Tranz Rail (NZ) which operates in Tasmania.
23.33 AUSTRALIAN RAIL FLEET, Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Wagons - at 30 June |
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| Location | 2000
no. | 2001
no. |
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| Locomotives | | |
| Diesel - | | |
| - Broad gauge | 131 | 183 |
| - Standard gauge(a) | 886 | 875 |
| - Narrow gauge | 1,050 | 1,018 |
| Electric - | | |
| - Standard gauge | 60 | 60 |
| - Narrow gauge | 211 | 211 |
| XPT standard gauge | 19 | 21 |
| Total | 2,357 | 2,368 |
| Passenger cars | | |
| Locomotive hauled | 951 | 1,020 |
| Diesel rail cars - | | |
| - Locomotive hauled | 123 | 145 |
| - Suburban | 143 | 144 |
| - Total | 266 | 289 |
| Electric railcars - | | |
| - Interurban(b) | 313 | 283 |
| - Suburban | 2,603 | 2,690 |
| - Total | 2,916 | 2,973 |
| Tram/Light rail | 554 | 556 |
| Charter/Heritage | 44 | 47 |
| Total | 4,731 | 4,885 |
| Wagons | | |
| Revenue - | | |
| - Broad gauge | 1,860 | 2,025 |
| - Standard gauge | 21,017 | 20,703 |
| - Narrow gauge | 73,888 | 73,336 |
| - Total | 96,765 | 96,064 |
| Other | 1,573 | 1,719 |
| Total | 98,338 | 97,783 |
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(a) Includes 60 diesel-electric locomotives.
(b) Includes 12 tilt cars. |
Source: Australasian Railway Association Inc. |
Shipping fleet
There were 8,735 ships registered in Australia at 30 June 2001 (table 23.34), with Queensland having the largest fleet (2,774 ships). In all States/Territories except South Australia and Tasmania, more than half the fleets were registered for recreational use. High percentages of ships registered in South Australia (49.1%) and Tasmania (41.1%) were registered for fishing purposes.
23.34 SHIPS REGISTERED(a) IN AUSTRALIA - 30 June 2001
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| | Nature of registration
|
| Location |
Recreational
no.
|
Fishing
no.
|
Government
no.
| Demise
chartered(b)
no. | Commercial and
trading(c)
no. |
Total
no.
|
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| New South Wales | 1,771 | 279 | 4 | 6 | 245 | 2,305 |
| Victoria | 649 | 197 | - | 2 | 99 | 947 |
| Queensland | 1,585 | 758 | 19 | 12 | 402 | 2,774 |
| South Australia | 283 | 315 | 1 | - | 43 | 642 |
| Western Australia | 606 | 416 | - | 3 | 150 | 1,175 |
| Tasmania | 252 | 216 | 2 | - | 56 | 526 |
| Northern Territory | 274 | 63 | 1 | - | 28 | 366 |
| Australia | 5,420 | 2,244 | 27 | 21 | 1,023 | 8,735 |
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(a) Australian-owned commercial or trading ships of 24 metres or more in tonnage length. All ships, regardless of tonnage length, must be registered before departing on a voyage from Australia or from a foreign port where there is an Australian diplomatic representative.
(b) Demise charter is the charter of a foreign ship operated by an Australian company in Australian waters. These ships are not necessarily engaged in trade or commerce.
(c) Relates to ships used for trading and commercial purposes. Some of these ships are less than 24 metres in tonnage length. |
Source: Australian Maritime Safety Authority. |
The major Australian trading fleet (2,000 Dead Weight Tonnes (DWT) and over) comprised 54 ships at 30 June 2000 (table 23.35). The largest registered coastal ships were the Iron Whyalla and the Iron Spencer (both 141,475 DWT) which shipped iron ore and coal. The minor trading fleet, consisting of vessels with Gross Tonnage (GRT) of between 150 and 2000 tonnes, comprised 23 ships.
23.35 THE AUSTRALIAN TRADING FLEET, Ships 150 Gross Tonnes or More - 30 June 2000 |
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| Ships | no. | Dead weight tonnage (DWT)(a) | Gross tonnes |
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| Major Australian fleet(b) | | | |
| Coastal - | | | |
| - Australian registered | 40 | 1,362,268 | 912,856 |
| - Overseas registered | 5 | 124,353 | 75,881 |
| - Total coastal fleet | 45 | 1,486,621 | 988,737 |
| Overseas - | | | |
| - Australian registered | 8 | 633,694 | 636,346 |
| - Overseas registered | 1 | 149,235 | 88,122 |
| - Total overseas fleet | 9 | 782,929 | 724,468 |
| Total | 54 | 2,269,550 | 1,713,205 |
| Minor trading ships(c) - | | | |
| - Australian registered | 22 | 12,986 | 10,947 |
| - Overseas registered | 1 | 800 | 5,618 |
| Total | 23 | 13,786 | 16,565 |
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| Australian trading fleet | 77 | 2,283,336 | 1,729,770 |
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(a) The weight that a vessel can carry, including cargo, bunkers, water and stores.
(b) 2,000 Dead Weight Tonnes (DWT) and over.
(c) Minor trading ships are between 150 Gross Tonnage (GRT) and 2,000 DWT. GRT is the measure of internal capacity of a ship that is available within the hull and enclosed spaces for cargo, stores, passenger and crew. |
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
Aircraft fleet
At the end of September 2001, the composition of the domestic airline fleet was in a state of continuing change following the demise of Ansett Australia on 14 September 2001.
The following information, relating to the aircraft fleet in Australia at 30 June 2001, was provided by the Department of Transport and Regional Services.
At 30 June 2001 there were 11,704 aircraft registered in Australia, including 10,645 aeroplanes and helicopters. Of these the main airlines had 187, with a further 120 registered by their associated airlines.
Virgin Airlines (operating as Virgin Blue) commenced domestic services in Australia in August 2000 and operated a fleet of nine Boeing 737s. Impulse Airlines ceased trading as a domestic carrier in May 2001. Ansett Australia ceased trading in September 2001. A short article on the history of Ansett Australia follows below.
At 30 June 2001, 31 regional operators provided regular public transport air services to about 200 airports in Australia. More than half the regional airline fleet comprised turbine engine and jet aircraft carrying up to about 90 passengers.
Qantas operates both international and domestic flights. British Airways purchased 25% of Qantas Airways Limited on 10 March 1993. The company was floated on the Australian Stock Exchange on 22 June 1995. Qantas is a member of the Oneworld Global Alliance of airlines.
Qantas operated a fleet of 111 aircraft including 22 Boeing 737-400s, 25 Boeing 747-400s, 29 Boeing 767-300s and 16 Boeing 737-300s. The QantasLink operation included subsidiary companies Eastern Australia Airlines, Southern Australia Airlines and Sunstate Airlines, as well as aircraft supplied by National Jet Systems and Impulse Airlines. QantasLink had a total fleet of 67 aircraft, including 17 BAe 146 and 8 Boeing 717-200 jet aircraft.
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