---
title: New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year, Queensland
resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/
publisher: Department of Transport and Main Roads
licence: CC BY 4.0
licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
version: 2024-01-11
rows: 88477
fields: 6
source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/6190290f-5520-4262-8518-2a018374b719/resource/2094dccc-b2e6-496b-bb9e-2a084f283775/download/20240110-27-yearly-new-registration-of-recreational-vessel-by-make-model-and-body-shape.csv
source_sha256: c802935db0af5881e6baee14689cf6a956e92007d2acc9b237566ce3404b6267
language: en-AU
operator: National Digital
not_endorsed: true
---

# New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year, Queensland

The number of new recreational vessel registrations in Queensland each year since 2012, by transaction type, make, model and body shape.

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: New boat registrations Queensland, QLD new recreational vessel registrations by year, Boat sales Queensland by make.

## Download

Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/`:

- csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv (6.6 MB)
- xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.xlsx (2.4 MB)
- json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.json (13 MB)
- parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.parquet (370 KB)
- sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.sqlite (6.4 MB)
- duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.duckdb (1.0 MB)
- ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.ndjson (13 MB)
- arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.arrow (1.4 MB)
- csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv.gz (601 KB)

Pinned version 2024-01-11: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/data.<format>`. 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-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/aggregate.

- Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/rows?year=eq.2023&limit=5
- Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/aggregate?group=body_shape&metric=sum.registrations&year=eq.2023

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/<date>/` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets/<slug>/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-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/openapi.json

## Explore

Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded.

## Smaller files

- by `year`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/by/year/index.json lists 12 files

## Fields

| field | type | publisher's header | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `year` | integer | Year |  |
| `transaction_type` | string | Transaction Type |  |
| `make` | string | Make Name |  |
| `model` | string | Model Name |  |
| `body_shape` | string | Body Shape Name |  |
| `registrations` | integer | Transactions |  |

## Versions

- 2024-01-11: 88477 rows, 6 fields, sha256 c802935db0af. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/

Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/history.tar.zst

## Same subject, other publishers

- [New vehicles registered each month by make and model, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-new-vehicle-registrations-monthly/) (Vic)
- [Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/) (SA)
- [Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/) (SA)
- [Registered vehicles by make, model and colour, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-vehicle-registrations-by-model/) (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)

## Attribution and citation

Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government, New recreational vessel registrations, by year, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/new-recreational-vessel-registrations-by-year, 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, New recreational vessel registrations, by year, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/new-recreational-vessel-registrations-by-year, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/

Harvard: Department of Transport and Main Roads (2024) New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year, Queensland, version 2024-01-11 [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-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/

Markdown: Data: [New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year, Queensland](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/new-recreational-vessel-registrations-by-year), 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-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/).

## Questions

### How do I download New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/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 New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 88,477 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-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

### What years does New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year cover?

The current version covers 2012 to 2023. Each release from Transport and Main Roads becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online.

### How often is New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year updated?

Transport and Main Roads releases it irregularly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.

### Can I use New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year 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 New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year?

No. The publisher is Department of Transport and Main Roads, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/new-recreational-vessel-registrations-by-year. 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 year?

Every version has one JSON file per value of year, 12 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/by/year/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/v/2024-01-11/by/year/2020.json holds the 8,111 rows where year is 2020.

### What is in each row?

One year from 2012, one registration transaction type and one make, model and body shape, with the number of new recreational vessel registrations.

## 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-new-recreational-vessel-registrations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.
