--- title: Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020 resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/ publisher: Department of Transport and Main Roads licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-03-16 rows: 259552 fields: 19 source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/6ce2f1e9-0b37-40e7-be36-f5f3843da6d6/resource/5a49f720-b0ca-47a8-a19b-24f7fc9493b4/download/2020_vessel-registrations.csv source_sha256: aad13bebfc267fe2d431e7af8aac718fb8ee60a1716f577f8b5df8e045986242 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020 Every recreational vessel registered in Queensland on 30 June 2020, one row per vessel, with the owner's postcode and suburb, make, model, length and engines. 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: Queensland boat registrations, QLD recreational vessel register, Registered boats by suburb Queensland, Jet ski registrations Queensland. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv (43 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.xlsx (19 MB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.json (116 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.parquet (2.1 MB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.sqlite (40 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.duckdb (9.0 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.ndjson (116 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.arrow (12 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/latest/data.csv.gz (4.4 MB) Pinned version 2026-03-16: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/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-vessel-registrations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vessel-registrations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vessel-registrations/rows?state=eq.QLD&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-vessel-registrations/aggregate?group=registration_category&metric=count&state=eq.QLD 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-vessel-registrations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `state`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/by/state/index.json lists 8 files ## Fields | 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 | | ## Versions - 2026-03-16: 259552 rows, 19 fields, sha256 aad13bebfc26. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/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) - [Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/) (ACT) - [Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/) (SA) - [Registered vehicles by postcode, make, year and fuel, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-vehicle-registrations-by-postcode/) (Vic) - [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) - [Parking offences and fines, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-parking-offences/) (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) ## Attribution and citation 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. 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, 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/ Harvard: Department of Transport and Main Roads (2026) Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020, version 2026-03-16 [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-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/ Markdown: Data: [Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/vessel-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-vessel-registrations/v/2026-03-16/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## 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 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. ## 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-vessel-registrations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-vessel-registrations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.