--- title: Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode, New South Wales resource: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/ publisher: Transport for NSW licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-10-03 rows: 11172 fields: 5 source: https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/4913c152-f170-43df-bcf3-4a1e64760e5a/resource/85ddba24-3ba1-47a2-a110-220edaf16605/download/trp-rm-15-gls-licences-and-registration-report-by-display-names-postcode_20261001.xlsx source_sha256: 03ff49d6cc126eec5e3d688c809c02676beae06e50c1b92276be123bf71689f0 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode, New South Wales The number of current NSW boat driver licences and recreational vessel registrations at each postcode, by licence and registration type, from Transport for NSW's monthly report. Published by Transport for NSW under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Transport for NSW has not endorsed this site. Also called: NSW boat licence numbers by postcode, Registered recreational vessels NSW by postcode, Maritime NSW licences and registrations, NSW jet ski registrations by postcode. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.csv (641 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.xlsx (239 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.json (1.3 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.parquet (37 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.sqlite (1.3 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.ndjson (1.3 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.arrow (140 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.csv.gz (47 KB) Pinned version 2026-10-03: `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/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/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/rows?status=eq.Current&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/aggregate?group=product&metric=sum.count&status=eq.Current 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/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `postcode` | string | (row header 1) | The postcode on the customer record, as held. Some are overseas or placeholder text. | | `status` | string | (column header 1) | | | `product` | string | (column header 2) | | | `display_name` | string | (column header 3) | | | `count` | integer | (cell) | | Key: `postcode, status, product, display_name`. ## Versions - 2026-10-03: 11172 rows, 5 fields, sha256 03ff49d6cc12. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/) (SA) - [Registered dogs by suburb, breed and colour, City of Greater Dandenong](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-greater-dandenong-registered-dogs/) (Local) - [Registered dogs and cats, Golden Plains Shire](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-golden-plains-animal-registrations/) (Local) - [Registered dogs and cats, Southern Grampians Shire](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-southern-grampians-animal-registrations/) (Local) - [Dogs and cats by council, registration, microchip and desexing, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-dogs-cats-registered-animals/) (SA) - [Registered associations, charities and cooperatives by region, Queensland, latest count](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-registered-organisations-by-region/) (Qld) - [Liquor and gaming licences, South Australia, September 2018](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-liquor-gaming-licences-2018/) (SA) - [Current liquor licences by location, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-liquor-licences/) (Vic) ## Attribution and citation Transport for NSW, NSW Government, NSW Boat Registrations and Licences, sourced 4 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-boat-registrations-and-licences, 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: Transport for NSW, NSW Government, NSW Boat Registrations and Licences, sourced 4 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-boat-registrations-and-licences, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/ Harvard: Transport for NSW (2026) Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode, New South Wales, version 2026-10-03 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 4 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/ Markdown: Data: [Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode, New South Wales](https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-boat-registrations-and-licences), Transport for NSW, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 4 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/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 Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 11,172 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/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/v/2026-10-03/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode updated? TfNSW releases it monthly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode 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 Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode? No. The publisher is Transport for NSW, and its page is https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-boat-registrations-and-licences. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.xlsx with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What is in each row? One postcode and one kind of current licence or registration, with the number held by people or vessels recorded at that postcode on the day the report was run. The kinds are the general boat licence and the personal watercraft (PWC) boat licence, and the registrations of recreational vessels (RV) and recreational personal watercraft (PWCR). ### Why are some postcodes not Australian? The postcode column is the address on the customer record as Transport for NSW holds it. It includes overseas postcodes and placeholder text such as return to sender, and these rows are kept as published. ### What does a blank count mean? The report leaves a cell blank where a postcode has no current licence or registration of that kind. It is a null value here. ### How often is it updated? Transport for NSW runs the report at the start of each month and replaces the file, so each version is one month's report. ## 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.xlsx`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.