--- title: Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, South Australia resource: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/ 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: 764731 fields: 6 source: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/7be2f98a-e042-4990-8513-7e176fa1ccc3/resource/84ab4212-cf51-44c5-90ff-e6ba93c681be/download/registered-vehicles-by-postcode-at-30-june-2026.csv source_sha256: a9674fec939a99f128ce8571629aa00fe6363264b58dfb63a56b97bdc7379235 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, South Australia The number of vehicles registered in South Australia at 30 June, counted by owner postcode, make, body type, cylinders and year of manufacture. 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: Registered Vehicles by Postcode SA, TRLB04 registered vehicles, Number of cars by postcode South Australia, SA vehicle registrations by make and model year. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.csv (35 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.xlsx (19 MB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.json (100 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.parquet (1.6 MB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.sqlite (33 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.duckdb (10 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.ndjson (99 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.arrow (9.7 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.csv.gz (3.6 MB) Pinned version 2026-07-09: `https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/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-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/aggregate?group=make&metric=sum.vehicles 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-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `body_type`: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/by/body_type/index.json lists 83 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `owner_postcode` | string | Owner PostCode | | | `make` | string | Vehicle Make | | | `body_type` | string | Vehicle Body Type | | | `cylinders` | string | Vehicle Number of Cylinders | As the publisher writes it, such as 4 Cylinders or Rotary. It is blank for trailers and caravans, and for many electric vehicles. | | `year_of_manufacture` | integer | Vehicle Year of Manufacture | | | `vehicles` | integer | Count of Vehicle ROIDs | | ## Versions - 2026-07-09: 764731 rows, 6 fields, sha256 a9674fec939a. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/history.tar.zst ## Part of Registered vehicles and driver's licences, South Australia - [Registered vehicles by colour, make and body type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-colour/) - [Registered vehicles by body type and vehicle type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-body-type/) - [Driver's licences by postcode, age and sex, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-drivers-licences-by-postcode/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [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) - [Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/) (ACT) - [Vehicle registration transfers by make, model and year, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registration-transfers/) (Qld) - [Registered motorcycles, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-motorcycle-registrations/) (Qld) - [Registered vehicles by suburb, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registrations-by-suburb/) (Qld) - [New recreational vessel registrations by make, model and year, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-recreational-vessel-registrations/) (Qld) - [New vehicle registrations by day and channel, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-new-vehicle-registrations-daily/) (Qld) - [Road crashes, Tasmania](https://publicdata.au/d/tas-road-crashes/) (Tas) - [Yearly traffic counts by station, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-volume-yearly/) (NSW) - [Road crashes, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-road-crashes/) (NSW) ## Attribution and citation Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia, Registered Vehicles by Postcode, https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/registered-vehicles-by-postcode, 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, Registered Vehicles by Postcode, https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/registered-vehicles-by-postcode, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/ Harvard: Department for Infrastructure and Transport (2026) Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type, 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-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/ Markdown: Data: [Registered vehicles and driver's licences, South Australia](https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/registered-vehicles-by-postcode), 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-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/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 vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 764,731 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-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type cover? The current version covers 1901 to 2025. Each release from Infrastructure and Transport becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Registered vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type 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 vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type 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 vehicles by owner postcode, make and body type? No. The publisher is Department for Infrastructure and Transport, and its page is https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/registered-vehicles-by-postcode. 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 body type? Every version has one JSON file per value of body_type, 83 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/by/body_type/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode/v/2026-07-09/by/body_type/sedan.json holds the 154,848 rows where body_type is SEDAN. ### What is in each row? The number of vehicles registered at 30 June to owners in one postcode that share one make, body type, number of cylinders and year of manufacture. Trailers and caravans are counted with the other vehicles and have no cylinders. ### Which date does the table cover? The newest file, vehicles registered at 30 June 2026 at the first version. The publisher adds a file each July, and each becomes a version here. The files back to 2014 stay on the portal. ### Why do so many vehicles date from 1900? The publisher appears to use 1900 where the year of manufacture is not known. That year holds far more vehicles than any year before the 1920s, most of them trailers. The chart leaves it out. ### Why do some postcodes have three digits? The publisher gives some Northern Territory postcodes without their leading zero, such as 835. They are kept as published. ## 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/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/sa-registered-vehicles-by-postcode.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.