--- title: Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year, Queensland resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/ publisher: Department of Transport and Main Roads licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2023-10-24 rows: 604256 fields: 8 source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/e030a61c-5094-4f21-8dea-e11574e86fd4/resource/38ec1985-e8dd-485b-8d38-a08f93472e98/download/20231023_30-yearly-vehicle-registration-transfers-by-transfer-type-make-model-and-body-shape.csv source_sha256: 70631f40ca4c02050adc72a92ebe01ba4a3fbcbf4c8903a1258376e802503548 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year, Queensland The number of vehicle registrations transferred in Queensland each year since 2007, by transfer type, purpose of use before and after, and 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: Used car sales Queensland by make, QLD registration transfers by year, Vehicle ownership transfers Queensland. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.csv (52 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.xlsx (21 MB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.json (111 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.parquet (2.7 MB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.sqlite (49 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.duckdb (10 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.ndjson (111 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.arrow (13 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.csv.gz (4.6 MB) Pinned version 2023-10-24: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/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-vehicle-registration-transfers/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/rows?year=eq.2023&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/aggregate?group=make&metric=sum.transfers&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//` 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-vehicle-registration-transfers/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `year`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/by/year/index.json lists 17 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `year` | integer | Year | | | `transaction_type` | string | Transaction Type | | | `from_purpose` | string | From Purpose | | | `to_purpose` | string | To Purpose | | | `make` | string | Make Name | | | `model` | string | Model Name | | | `body_shape` | string | Body Shape Name | | | `transfers` | integer | Transactions | | ## Versions - 2023-10-24: 604256 rows, 8 fields, sha256 70631f40ca4c. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/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 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) - [Registered vehicles by colour, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-colour/) (SA) - [Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/) (ACT) - [Registered vehicles by body type and vehicle type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-body-type/) (SA) - [Road crashes, Tasmania](https://publicdata.au/d/tas-road-crashes/) (Tas) - [Road crashes, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-road-crashes/) (ACT) - [Interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to the ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-to-act/) (ACT) - [Driver licences transferred interstate, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-interstate/) (ACT) - [Yearly traffic counts by station, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-volume-yearly/) (NSW) ## Attribution and citation Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government, Vehicle registration transfers, by year, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registration-transfers-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, Vehicle registration transfers, by year, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registration-transfers-by-year, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/ Harvard: Department of Transport and Main Roads (2023) Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year, Queensland, version 2023-10-24 [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-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/ Markdown: Data: [Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year, Queensland](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vehicle-registration-transfers-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-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/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 Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 604,256 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-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year cover? The current version covers 2007 to 2022. Each release from Transport and Main Roads becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Vehicle registration transfers 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 Vehicle registration transfers 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 Vehicle registration transfers 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/vehicle-registration-transfers-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, 17 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/by/year/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/v/2023-10-24/by/year/2008.json holds the 46,440 rows where year is 2008. ### What is in each row? One year from 2007, one transfer transaction type, the purpose of use before and after the transfer, and one make, model and body shape, with the number of registration transfers. ### What do the purposes mean? The department uses Dealer for a vehicle registered to a dealer to sell it, Private for personal use and Non-Private for commercial use. A transfer from Dealer to Private is usually a sale by a dealer to a person. ### Why are the 2023 counts lower? The file was last changed in October 2023, so its 2023 counts cover only part of that year. The chart stops at 2022 for that reason. ### Why are there two transaction types? The publisher wrote Registration Transfer for 2007 and part of 2008 and Transfer Registration from then on. Both name the same transaction. ## 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-vehicle-registration-transfers.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.