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Registration and licensing statistics

As at 30 June 2023.

Licence holders

South Australia has 1,340,060 licence holders, this includes full, provisional 1, provisional 2, probationary licences and learners permits and does not include disqualified drivers, suspended, cancelled or expired licences.

Licence class Number of holders
C (Car)1,167,752
HC (Heavy Combination)31,696
HR (Heavy Rigid)56,916
LR (Light Rigid)24,365
MC (Multi Combination)16,734
MR (Medium Rigid)41,019
RD (Bike Date)16,751
R (Motor Bike)152,107

The sum of licence classes will not equal the number of licence holders because a driver can have a motor bike and another class of licence e.g. C and R.

Licence types Number of holders
Full Licence1,201,100
Learners Permit71,672
Probationary Licence4,815
Provisional 1 Licence23,053
Provisional 2 Licence48,458

The sum of licence types will not equal the number of licence holders because a driver can have a learner's permit for another class of vehicle in addition to the class on their licence.

Other licence information Number of holders
Licence holder disqualifications started in the last 12 months 14,692
Elected Good Behaviour Option in the last 12 months
4,863
Elected Safer Driver Agreement in the last 12 months
1,271
Good Behaviour Option breach in the last 12 months
1,146
Safer Driver Agreement breach in the last 12 months
249

Vehicle registrations

Body type Number of vehicles
Cars 653,177
Station Wagons 507,753
Panel Vans 42,180
Utilities 220,698
Trucks 43,993
Prime Movers 10,033
Other Commercials 18,793
Commercial Trailers 38,815
Buses 4,372
Tractors 31,136
Motor Bikes 49,971
Caravans 57,870
Trailers 275,324
Others 17,223
Total 1,971,338