--- title: Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT resource: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/ publisher: Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-10-02 rows: 3542 fields: 4 source: https://www.data.act.gov.au/api/views/x4hp-vihn/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD source_sha256: 2ccc0deb73663b71a1c15ca3f65285b50247951d182894a34d27c3a02efa5d3f language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT The number of vehicles registered in the ACT on the first day of each month since July 2015, by body type and motive power, one row per body type, fuel and month. Published by Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate has not endorsed this site. Also called: Total vehicles registered in the ACT, Canberra electric vehicle registrations, ACT vehicle fleet by motive power, ACT zero emission vehicle uptake. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.csv (144 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.xlsx (75 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.json (353 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.parquet (15 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.sqlite (176 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.ndjson (349 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.arrow (28 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.csv.gz (16 KB) Pinned version 2026-10-02: `https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-vehicles-registered/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-vehicles-registered/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-vehicles-registered/rows?date=eq.2026-10-01&vehicle_body_type=eq.Light%20Vehicle&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-vehicles-registered/aggregate?group=motive_power&metric=sum.vehicles&date=eq.2026-10-01&vehicle_body_type=eq.Light%20Vehicle Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `vehicle_body_type`: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/by/vehicle_body_type/index.json lists 6 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `date` | date | Date | The first day of the month the count is taken. | | `vehicle_body_type` | string | Vehicle body type | | | `motive_power` | string | Motive power | | | `vehicles` | integer | Count | | ## Versions - 2026-10-02: 3542 rows, 4 fields, sha256 2ccc0deb7366. https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/history.tar.zst ## Part of Vehicle registrations and driver licence transfers in the ACT - [Driver licences transferred interstate, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-interstate/) - [Interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to the ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-to-act/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Registered vehicles by postcode, make, year and fuel, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-vehicle-registrations-by-postcode/) (Vic) - [Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/) (SA) - [Registered vehicles by body type and vehicle type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-body-type/) (SA) - [Registered vehicles by colour, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-colour/) (SA) - [Registered vehicles by make, model and colour, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-vehicle-registrations-by-model/) (Vic) - [Registered motorcycles, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/) (Qld) - [Registered vehicles by suburb, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registrations-by-suburb/) (Qld) - [New vehicles registered each month by make and model, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-new-vehicle-registrations-monthly/) (Vic) - [Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/) (Qld) - [Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/) (Qld) - [New vehicle registrations by day and channel, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-vehicle-registrations-daily/) (Qld) - [Vehicle registration renewals by day and channel, Queensland, 2018 to 2023](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-registration-renewals-daily/) (Qld) ## Attribution and citation Access Canberra, ACT Government, Total vehicles registered in the ACT, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/x4hp-vihn, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Access Canberra, ACT Government, Total vehicles registered in the ACT, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/x4hp-vihn, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/ Harvard: Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate (2026) Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT, version 2026-10-02 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/ Markdown: Data: [Vehicle registrations and driver licence transfers in the ACT](https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/x4hp-vihn), Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Vehicles registered by body type and fuel as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Vehicles registered by body type and fuel in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 3,542 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Vehicles registered by body type and fuel cover? The current version covers 2015 to 2025. Each release from Access Canberra becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Vehicles registered by body type and fuel updated? Access Canberra releases it monthly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Vehicles registered by body type and fuel commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Vehicles registered by body type and fuel? No. The publisher is Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate, and its page is https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/x4hp-vihn. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### How do I get only the rows for one vehicle body type? Every version has one JSON file per value of vehicle_body_type, 6 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/by/vehicle_body_type/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/v/2026-10-02/by/vehicle_body_type/light-vehicle.json holds the 1,824 rows where vehicle_body_type is Light Vehicle. ### What is in each row? One vehicle body type and motive power on the first day of one month, with the number of vehicles registered in the ACT. Motive power is the fuel source, such as petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid. ### Why do the body types change over time? The publisher reclassified heavy and light vehicles with no motive power as Trailers in May 2023, and split Trailers into Heavy Trailer and Light Trailer in May 2024. It corrected and re-uploaded the whole series on 22 July 2025. ### Is it the number of new registrations? No. It is the total on register at the start of each month, so the change from one month to the next is the net change in the fleet. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/act-vehicles-registered.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/act-vehicles-registered.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.