--- title: Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter resource: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/ publisher: Department of Transport and Planning licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-07-14 rows: 14 fields: 3 source: https://opendata.transport.vic.gov.au/dataset/32421f45-d1f1-44a4-9a0b-dfa954e349e6/resource/0770c646-487b-467a-b5d7-1dc9ecc82a9a/download/quarterly_driver_licence_transfers_from_victoria.csv source_sha256: 7d18ce8c9eb9d0c188c970b373669ac07e4d2b9858ccba1002b88649dcfef7d5 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter The number of Victorian driver licences transferred to another jurisdiction in each quarter since the start of 2023. Published by Department of Transport and Planning under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. 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Also called: Quarterly Driver Licence Transfers from Victoria, People leaving Victoria by driver licence transfer, Victorian licences transferred interstate. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.csv (222 B) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.xlsx (8.2 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.json (3.0 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.parquet (6.0 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.sqlite (29 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.duckdb (100 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.ndjson (2.8 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.arrow (5.1 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.csv.gz (144 B) Pinned version 2026-07-14: `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/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/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/rows?year=lte.2025&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/aggregate?group=year&metric=sum.licences_transferred&year=lte.2025 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/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `year` | integer | YEAR | | | `quarter` | integer | QUARTER | The calendar quarter, 1 to 4. | | `licences_transferred` | integer | FROM_VICTORIA_COUNT | | Key: `year, quarter`. ## Versions - 2026-07-14: 14 rows, 3 fields, sha256 7d18ce8c9eb9. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [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) - [Migration Program outcome by stream and citizenship, Australia, 1996-97 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-migration-program-by-citizenship/) (Cth) - [Settler arrivals by country of birth, Australia, 1959 to 1996](https://publicdata.au/d/au-settler-arrivals-by-country/) (Cth) - [Permanent additions by country of birth, Australia, 1996-97 to 2016-17](https://publicdata.au/d/au-permanent-additions-by-country/) (Cth) - [Migration Program outcome by stream, Australia, 1984-85 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-migration-program-outcome/) (Cth) ## Attribution and citation Department of Transport and Planning, Victorian Government, Quarterly Driver Licence Transfers from Victoria, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria, 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 Planning, Victorian Government, Quarterly Driver Licence Transfers from Victoria, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/ Harvard: Department of Transport and Planning (2026) Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter, version 2026-07-14 [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/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/ Markdown: Data: [Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria), Department of Transport and Planning, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/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 Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 14 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/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria/v/2026-07-14/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter cover? The current version covers 2023 to 2025. Each release from Transport and Planning becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter updated? Transport and Planning releases it quarterly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter 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 Driver licences transferred from Victoria each quarter? No. The publisher is Department of Transport and Planning, and its page is https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria. 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. ### What does each row hold? One calendar quarter from the first quarter of 2023, with the number of Victorian driver licences the department recorded as transferred to another jurisdiction in that quarter. ### Is this a count of people leaving Victoria? It counts licences transferred away, which is one sign of people moving. People who do not hold a licence, or who do not transfer it, are not counted. The file gives no breakdown by destination. ### How often is it updated? Quarterly. Each release adds a quarter to the file and becomes a new 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.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/vic-driver-licence-transfers-from-victoria.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.