One recreational vessel on the Queensland register on 30 June 2020, with the postcode, suburb and state of its owner's address, its registration category, term and purpose of use, make, model, colour, body shape, length and draught in metres, whether it is fitted with sails, and the type, make and model of up to two engines. No registration mark or owner is included.

Are commercial vessels included?

No. The department's extract covers recreational vessels only.

The department states the extract is the register as at 30 June 2020, and the portal record was last changed in March 2026.

Datasets / Queensland / Transport and Main Roads

Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020

Name: Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020
Creator: Department of Transport and Main Roads
Published: 2026-03-16
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Publisher Department of Transport and Main RoadsUpdated irregularlyLicence CC BY 4.0Latest 2026-03-16Rows 259,552Fields 19

An extract of the Queensland recreational vessel register as at 30 June 2020 from the Department of Transport and Main Roads, one row per registered vessel. Each row has the postcode, suburb and state of the registered address, the registration category, term and purpose of use, the make, model, colour and body shape, length and draught, whether it has sails, and up to two engines. Commercial vessels are not included.

Also called: Queensland boat registrations, QLD recreational vessel register, Registered boats by suburb Queensland, Jet ski registrations Queensland.

Before you use it

What is in each row?: One recreational vessel on the Queensland register on 30 June 2020, with the postcode, suburb and state of its owner's address, its registration category, term and purpose of use, make, model, colour, body shape, length and draught in metres, whether it is fitted with sails, and the type, make and model of up to two engines. No registration mark or owner is included.
Are commercial vessels included?: No. The department's extract covers recreational vessels only.
How current is it?: The department states the extract is the register as at 30 June 2020, and the portal record was last changed in March 2026.

Made for agents

Connect your AI agent

Any agent that connects to publicdata.au/mcp can find this dataset, read its 19 fields, count and filter across all 259,552 rows and diff its versions. Every answer names the version and carries Transport and Main Roads's attribution. No key.

Then ask it: What does Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020 hold, and what changed in the newest version?

claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp

One command. No key, no account, no sign-up.

https://publicdata.au/mcp

Streamable HTTP. Cursor, VS Code or any client that connects to a remote MCP server.

Using https://publicdata.au/llms.txt, how many people died on Queensland roads in 2025, by month?

For an assistant that reads the web and has no connector.

ExploreChart every row in your browser

A dashboard over every row. Click to filter, add panels, share a link or embed a frame.

Query APIFilter and count from a URL

aggregate?group=registration_category&metric=count&state=eq.QLD

Vessels by registration category where state is QLD: 225,284 Rec Speed boat, 32,423 Rec Motor boat, 801 Other vessel, 77 Other prescribed vessel.

Download it as Excel, CSV, JSON and 6 more formats

Pick a format and a version. Excel is picked first because it opens in the tools most offices have. The URL is yours to keep. A dated version never changes.

Format

Version "Latest" redirects to the newest version and will change when the publisher releases again. A dated version never changes.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.xlsx

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In your own tools

Use it in Excel, R, Python and more

Excel and Power BI read the CSV from its address and refresh from it. The R and Python packages take any dataset on this site by its slug, so a new dataset needs no new release. The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS, and a query reads only the blocks it touches.

The dated URL in the code never changes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/ redirects to the newest version.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv

In Excel choose Data, then From Web, and paste this address. Excel keeps it, so Refresh All reads the newest version. A sheet holds about a million rows; past that, load the query to the Data Model.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv

In Power BI Desktop choose Get data, then Web, paste this address and choose Anonymous when asked how to sign in. A scheduled refresh reads the same address, so the report follows each new version.

library(publicdataau)
df <- pd_read("qld-vessel-registrations")
pd_attribution(df)

install.packages("publicdataau"). pd_read() fetches the version's Parquet file; pd_rows() and pd_aggregate() ask the query API instead, and pd_connect() attaches the DuckDB file.

import publicdata_au as pd_au
df = pd_au.read("qld-vessel-registrations")
df.attrs["publicdata"]["attribution"]

pip install "publicdata-au[pandas]". read() fetches the version's Parquet file; rows() and aggregate() ask the query API, and connect() attaches the DuckDB file.

INSTALL httpfs; LOAD httpfs;
ATTACH 'https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/data.duckdb' AS qld_vessel_registrations (READ_ONLY);
SELECT state, count(*) FROM qld_vessel_registrations.records GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2 DESC;

The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS and only the blocks a query touches are read. Parquet works the same way: FROM read_parquet(url).

const res = await fetch("https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vessel-registrations/aggregate?group=registration_category&metric=count&state=eq.QLD");
const { rows, publicdata } = await res.json();
console.log(rows, publicdata.attribution);

The query API answers a page on any site as well as Node, with no key. It returns the rows and the attribution the licence asks for.

What is in it

Column names are made snake_case and the publisher's original header is kept beside each one. Blank cells are null. Nothing is added, removed, ranked or summarised. Cells were typed and headers were made snake_case. Rows were left alone.

Field	Type	Publisher's header	Note
postcode	string	POST_CODE	Postcode of the registered address. Kept as text.
suburb	string	SUBURB
state	string	STATE
registration_category	string	REG_CATEGORY
registration_term	integer	REG_TERM
purpose_of_use	string	PURPOSE_OF_USE
make	string	MAKE
model	string	MODEL
colour	string	COLOUR
body_shape	string	BODY_SHAPE
length_m	number	LENGTH
draught_m	number	DRAUGHT
fitted_with_sails	boolean	FITTED_WITH_SAILS
engine_1_type	string	ENGINE_1_TYPE
engine_1_make	string	ENGINE_1_MAKE
engine_1_model	string	ENGINE_1_MODEL	Often the engine's power as the register records it, such as 150HP/111.8KW.
engine_2_type	string	ENGINE_2_TYPE
engine_2_make	string	ENGINE_2_MAKE
engine_2_model	string	ENGINE_2_MODEL

Download this table as a data dictionary (Excel), or read it as a Frictionless Table Schema at schema.json.

A sample of 10 rows

Vessels with a Queensland address, in the publisher's order, with each body shape in turn. A blank cell is shown as null.

postcode	suburb	state	registration_category	registration_term	purpose_of_use	make	model	colour	body_shape	length_m	draught_m	fitted_with_sails	engine_1_type	engine_1_make	engine_1_model	engine_2_type	engine_2_make	engine_2_model
2406	MUNGINDI	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	QUINTREX	DART	SILVER	OPEN/DINGHY/RUNABOUT	3.75	0.2	false	MARINE OUTBOARD	YAMAHA	20HP/14.9KW	null	null	null
4000	BRISBANE	QLD	Rec Motor boat	12	PRIVATE	BODEN	KETCH YACHT	WHITE	FULL CABIN	11.9	1.6	true	MARINE INBOARD	PERKINS	40HP/29.8KW	null	null	null
4000	BRISBANE CITY	QLD	Rec Motor boat	12	PRIVATE	COBALT	263	BLACK	CUDDY (1/4) CABIN	7.9	0.4	false	MARINE INBOARD	MERCRUISER	375HP/279.6KW	null	null	null
4000	BRISBANE CITY	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	HONDA	F12X	BLACK	PERS W/CRAFT(JETSKI)	3.4	0.4	false	MARINE INBOARD	HONDA	165HP/123.KW	null	null	null
4000	BRISBANE CITY	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	PRIVATE	6.0M	RED	BOWRIDER	6	0.3	false	MARINE INBOARD	BOMBARDIER	185HP/138.0KW	null	null	null
4000	BRISBANE CITY	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	SVENSSON BOATS	5.2M	SILVER	CENTRE CONSOLE	5.2	0.4	false	MARINE OUTBOARD	YAMAHA	100.5HP/75KW	null	null	null
4000	SPRING HILL	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	HAINES HUNTER	680SC	WHITE	HALF CABIN	6.8	0.6	false	MARINE OUTBOARD	EVINRUDE	null	null	null	null
4005	NEW FARM	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	NAUTIGLASS	149	RED	SPORTS BOAT/SKI BOAT	4.9	0.4	false	MARINE OUTBOARD	MERCURY	60HP/44.7KW	null	null	null
4895	COOKTOWN	QLD	Rec Speed boat	12	PRIVATE	ALLYACHT SPARS	V-PUNT	SILVER	MARINE OUTBOARD	4.1	0.6	false	MARINE OUTBOARD	MARINER	8HP/5.9KW	null	null	null
4000	BRISBANE CITY	QLD	Rec Motor boat	12	PRIVATE	BAVARIA	BAVARIA 36-2	WHITE	FULL CABIN	11.4	1.6	true	MARINE INBOARD	VOLVO	30HP/22.4KW	null	null	null

The first row as JSON

As it appears in data.json.

GET https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.json
{
  "postcode": "820",
  "suburb": "PARAP",
  "state": "NT",
  "registration_category": "Rec Motor boat",
  "registration_term": 12,
  "purpose_of_use": "PRIVATE",
  "make": "LIGHTWAVE",
  "model": "11.3M",
  "colour": "WHITE",
  "body_shape": "FULL CABIN",
  "length_m": 11.3,
  "draught_m": 1.2,
  "fitted_with_sails": true,
  "engine_1_type": "MARINE INBOARD",
  "engine_1_make": "VOLVO PENTA",
  "engine_1_model": "30HP/22.4KW",
  "engine_2_type": "MARINE INBOARD",
  "engine_2_make": "VOLVO PENTA",
  "engine_2_model": "30HP/22.4KW"
}

Query it without downloading

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. Build a query here and run it, then copy the URL or the code into your own work.

Try rows or aggregate for this dataset. The query builder needs JavaScript.

How filters work

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.

Operator	What it matches
eq.value	Equal to the value.
neq.value	Not equal to the value. A blank cell does not match.
gt.value	Greater than the value.
gte.value	Greater than or equal to the value.
lt.value	Less than the value.
lte.value	Less than or equal to the value.
like.text	Matches a pattern where * stands for any run of characters. Case-sensitive.
ilike.text	The same as like, ignoring case.
in.(a,b,c)	Equal to any value in the list. A value cannot contain a comma.
is.null	Blank in the source, or suppressed by the publisher.

Parameter	What it does
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 1 newest version is loaded; versions lists them.

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.json describes this dataset's query paths for client generators and agents.

https://publicdata.au/mcp is a remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP with the same tools, defined in the same place, so a tool added to the pages is added here too. It needs no key and no account. The row tools are held to the query API's limit of 60 queries in 10 seconds from one address, and each call is two queries because it also counts the matching rows. Add it to Claude Code with claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp, add the URL in Claude as a custom connector, or give it to any client that connects to remote MCP servers. Each queryable dataset is also a resource at https://publicdata.au/d/<slug>/fields.json, which lists its fields with their types, the publisher's descriptions, their ranges and the values they hold, so an agent can read a dataset's shape before it writes a query.

Smaller files

The same rows split by a field, one JSON file each. Each file carries the same provenance header.

By state (8 files)

ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

by/state/index.json lists every file with its row count.

What changed

One version for every release the publisher has made since this site started following the dataset. The date is the day the file changed on the portal.

2026-03-16
259,552 rows19 fieldsutf-8-sigaad13bebfc26

versions.json · changes.json · history.tar.zst (2.1 MB, every version's Parquet and manifest)

Questions

How do I download Registered recreational vessels, Queensland as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/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 recreational vessels, Queensland in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 259,552 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-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

How often is Registered recreational vessels, Queensland 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 Registered recreational vessels, 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 recreational vessels, Queensland?

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

Every version has one JSON file per value of state, 8 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/by/state/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/by/state/qld.json holds the 258,585 rows where state is QLD.

What this site did to the data. Cells were typed, headers were renamed and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. The publisher's file sits beside every version as source.csv so the change can be checked.

Attribution and citation

The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used.

Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government, Vessel registrations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vessel-registrations, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/

The attribution alone is inside every file. Harvard is the author-date form a report or a brief asks for. Paste the HTML on a web page so the links carry.

Licence record

Department of Transport and Main Roads states the licence, CC BY 4.0, on its own page, which was read and recorded here on 1 October 2026.

Every fetch reads the licence again and stops when it has changed. The fetch that made version 2026-03-16 read it from www.data.qld.gov.au on 3 October 2026.

Also published on

Hugging Faceload_dataset("National-Digital/qld-vessel-registrations")
Kagglewith a starter notebook
ZenodoDOI 10.5281/zenodo.23122329

Each copy carries the same attribution and links back to this page.

For agents and tools

datapackage.jsonFrictionless data package pointing at the latest version
schema.jsonTable Schema for every field
schema.xlsxthe same field list as an Excel data dictionary
versions.jsonevery version with date, rows, fields and hash
changes.jsondiff for every consecutive pair
manifest.jsonwhere the bytes came from and when
Query APIfiltered rows and counts without a download
openapi.jsonOpenAPI 3.1 for this dataset's query paths
explore/charts and dashboards in the browser, shareable and embeddable
index.mdthis page as Markdown

This page carries a schema.org Dataset record and is listed in /.well-known/ard.json and /catalog.json.

Source

Department of Transport and Main Roads publishes this table on www.data.qld.gov.au. Questions about the content go to the publisher. Questions about the files here go to corrections.

Fetched 3 October 2026. Source SHA-256 aad13bebfc267fe2…

Improve this dataset

This page is built from register/qld-vessel-registrations.yaml on GitHub. Anyone can propose a fix to it, such as a clearer description or a field the publisher renamed, as a pull request.

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