--- title: Registered motorcycles, Queensland, October 2022 resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/ publisher: Department of Transport and Main Roads licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2022-10-14 rows: 233369 fields: 17 source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/6632a3a0-8cb2-41b6-9435-50f762850d72/resource/9f818bd5-4efa-4781-87e7-db600b62bfd8/download/r44066_motorcycles_reg.csv source_sha256: 32ae5dc1bb62393f42ca40a301fc79ed8f10adf294d35ebf426f5c6c448ade33 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Registered motorcycles, Queensland, October 2022 Every motorcycle, moped and motor tricycle registered in Queensland on 10 October 2022, one row per vehicle, with make, model, year, body shape, fuel and purpose of use. Published by Department of Transport and Main Roads under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Department of Transport and Main Roads has not endorsed this site. Also called: Motorcycle registrations Queensland, QLD motorbike register data, Registered mopeds and motorcycles Queensland. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.csv (23 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.xlsx (13 MB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.json (82 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.parquet (1.4 MB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.sqlite (21 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.duckdb (8.0 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.ndjson (82 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.arrow (7.6 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.csv.gz (2.9 MB) Pinned version 2022-10-14: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/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/qld-motorcycle-registrations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-motorcycle-registrations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-motorcycle-registrations/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-motorcycle-registrations/aggregate?group=make&metric=count 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/qld-motorcycle-registrations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `body_shape`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/by/body_shape/index.json lists 4 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `registration_category` | string | Registration Category | | | `registration_term` | integer | Registration Term | | | `purpose_of_use` | string | Purpose of Use | | | `body_shape` | string | Body Shape | | | `year_of_manufacture` | integer | Year of Manufacture | | | `make` | string | Make | | | `model` | string | Model | | | `colour` | string | Colour | | | `fuel_type` | string | Fuel Type | | | `cylinders` | integer | Number of Cylinders | | | `seats` | integer | Number of Seats | | | `atm_weight` | integer | ATM Weight | | | `gcm_weight` | integer | GCM Weight | | | `gtm_weight` | integer | GTM Weight | | | `gvm_weight` | integer | GVM Weight | | | `tare_weight` | integer | TARE Weight | | | `vin_prefix` | string | VIN Prefix | The first five characters of the vehicle identification number. | ## Versions - 2022-10-14: 233369 rows, 17 fields, sha256 32ae5dc1bb62. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/history.tar.zst ## Part of Queensland vehicle register extract, October 2022 - [Registered vehicles by suburb, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registrations-by-suburb/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/) (SA) - [Registered vehicles by make, model and colour, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-vehicle-registrations-by-model/) (Vic) - [New vehicles registered each month by make and model, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-new-vehicle-registrations-monthly/) (Vic) - [Registered vehicles by postcode, make, year and fuel, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-vehicle-registrations-by-postcode/) (Vic) - [Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/) (ACT) - [Registered vehicles by colour, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-colour/) (SA) - [Registered vehicles by body type and vehicle type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-body-type/) (SA) - [Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/) (SA) - [Yearly traffic counts by station, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-volume-yearly/) (NSW) - [Traffic volume estimates on state roads, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-traffic-volumes/) (SA) - [Safety camera detections not issued as offences, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-camera-detections-not-accepted/) (SA) - [Road crashes, Tasmania](https://publicdata.au/d/tas-road-crashes/) (Tas) ## Attribution and citation Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government, Vehicle registrations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registrations, 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: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government, Vehicle registrations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registrations, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/ Harvard: Department of Transport and Main Roads (2022) Registered motorcycles, Queensland, October 2022, version 2022-10-14 [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/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/ Markdown: Data: [Queensland vehicle register extract, October 2022](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registrations), Department of Transport and Main Roads, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Registered motorcycles, Queensland as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/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 Registered motorcycles, Queensland in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 233,369 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/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Registered motorcycles, Queensland cover? The current version covers 1907 to 2021. Each release from Transport and Main Roads becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Registered motorcycles, Queensland updated? Transport and Main Roads no longer updates it. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Registered motorcycles, Queensland 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 Registered motorcycles, Queensland? No. The publisher is Department of Transport and Main Roads, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registrations. 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 body shape? Every version has one JSON file per value of body_shape, 4 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/by/body_shape/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/v/2022-10-14/by/body_shape/motorcycle.json holds the 220,588 rows where body_shape is MOTORCYCLE. ### What is in each row? One motorcycle, moped, motor tricycle or sidecar on the Queensland register on 10 October 2022, with its registration category, term and purpose of use, body shape, year of manufacture, make, model, colour, fuel, cylinders, seats, the weights the register holds and the first five characters of its VIN. No plate, owner or address is included. ### Why are the weights mostly empty? The register holds weights for few motorcycles, so most of those cells are blank in the department's file and null here. ## 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/qld-motorcycle-registrations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-motorcycle-registrations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.