--- title: Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia resource: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/ publisher: Department for Infrastructure and Transport licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-07-09 rows: 1299 fields: 4 source: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/866fb3ab-0254-4dc6-8e78-30542eb02a58/resource/725f00a1-feb5-4f46-9240-403780d2f1bb/download/boat-registrations-2025-2026.xlsx source_sha256: b520addd7eb561ab7955e2e08ae32f092d1a2dd7c6336fb9b9c2716fb4971701 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia The number of new boat registrations in the newest financial year and of boats registered at its end in South Australia, by hull, material, length, engine, fee group, postcode and place of use. Updated yearly. Published by Department for Infrastructure and Transport under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Department for Infrastructure and Transport has not endorsed this site. Also called: SA Boat Registrations, Analysis of Registered Motor Boats South Australia, RBA011 boat registration statistics, Number of registered boats by postcode SA. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.csv (36 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.xlsx (36 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.json (132 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.parquet (17 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.sqlite (66 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.ndjson (130 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.arrow (19 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.csv.gz (9.1 KB) Pinned version 2026-07-09: `https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/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/sa-boat-registrations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-boat-registrations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-boat-registrations/rows?breakdown=eq.Hull%20Type&category=neq.Totals&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-boat-registrations/aggregate?group=category&metric=sum.current_registrations&breakdown=eq.Hull%20Type&category=neq.Totals 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/sa-boat-registrations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `breakdown`: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/by/breakdown/index.json lists 19 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `breakdown` | string | (sheet) | The sheet of the publisher's workbook, such as Hull Type or Post Code. | | `category` | string | (row header 1) | | | `new_registrations` | integer | (cell: New Boat Reg) | | | `current_registrations` | integer | (cell: Boats Currently Reg) | | ## Versions - 2026-07-09: 1299 rows, 4 fields, sha256 b520addd7eb5. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Boat licences and vessel registrations by postcode, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-boat-licences-registrations-by-postcode/) (NSW) - [Registered recreational vessels, Queensland, June 2020](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vessel-registrations/) (Qld) - [New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/) (Qld) - [Registered vehicles by suburb, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registrations-by-suburb/) (Qld) - [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 dogs by suburb, breed and colour, City of Greater Dandenong](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-greater-dandenong-registered-dogs/) (Local) - [Registered dogs and cats, Golden Plains Shire](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-golden-plains-animal-registrations/) (Local) - [Registered dogs and cats, Southern Grampians Shire](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-southern-grampians-animal-registrations/) (Local) - [Road crashes, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-road-crashes/) (NSW) - [Registered motorcycles, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/) (Qld) - [Registered associations, charities and cooperatives by region, Queensland, latest count](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-registered-organisations-by-region/) (Qld) ## Attribution and citation Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia, Boat Registrations, https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/boat-registrations, accessed 3 October 2026, 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 for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia, Boat Registrations, https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/boat-registrations, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/ Harvard: Department for Infrastructure and Transport (2026) Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia, version 2026-07-09 [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/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/ Markdown: Data: [Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode, South Australia](https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/boat-registrations), Department for Infrastructure and Transport, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/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 boats by hull, engine and postcode in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 1,299 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/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode updated? Infrastructure and Transport releases it yearly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Registered recreational boats by hull, engine and postcode 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 boats by hull, engine and postcode? No. The publisher is Department for Infrastructure and Transport, and its page is https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/boat-registrations. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.xlsx with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### How do I get only the rows for one breakdown? Every version has one JSON file per value of breakdown, 19 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/by/breakdown/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/sa-boat-registrations/v/2026-07-09/by/breakdown/post-code.json holds the 583 rows where breakdown is Post Code. ### What is in each row? One category of one breakdown, such as aluminium in the material breakdown or 5000 in the postcode breakdown, with the number of new boat registrations in the financial year and the number of boats registered at its end. The breakdowns are the sheets of the publisher's workbook, from hull type and make to engine, length, fee group, postcode and where the boat is used. ### What are the Totals and RBA011 rows? Each breakdown ends with the publisher's total row and a footer row naming the report and page. Both are kept as published, and the footer's page marker is a null. ### Why are the percentage columns missing? The publisher's percentage columns divide each count by the total, so they are left out. ### Which year does the table cover? The newest financial year, 2025-26 at the first version, with boats registered at 30 June 2026. The publisher adds a workbook each July, and each becomes a version 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.xlsx`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/sa-boat-registrations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/sa-boat-registrations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.