--- title: Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter, by origin resource: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-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: 146 fields: 6 source: https://opendata.transport.vic.gov.au/dataset/3c33f60f-3317-4c2e-aed4-332e5ded27da/resource/8cc659a3-e369-46fd-b947-db5aca37af2c/download/quarterly_driver_licence_transfers_to_victoria_q2_2026.csv source_sha256: 16a48b45788f433e7a51409fbf347fd003a5cce63873301ce20acc460a694a66 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter, by origin The number of interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to Victoria in the quarter, by the state or country they came from and whether the holder lives in Melbourne or rural Victoria. 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. Department of Transport and Planning has not endorsed this site. Also called: Quarterly Driver Licence Transfers to Victoria, People moving to Victoria by driver licence transfer, Overseas licence conversions Victoria. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.csv (4.8 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.xlsx (13 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.json (18 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.parquet (9.1 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.sqlite (37 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.duckdb (100 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.ndjson (17 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.arrow (8.0 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.csv.gz (1.9 KB) Pinned version 2026-07-14: `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-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-to-victoria/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/aggregate?group=country_or_state&metric=sum.metro 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-to-victoria/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `code_of_origin` | string | CODE_OF_ORIGIN | The register's code for the state or country, such as NSW or 155. | | `country_or_state` | string | COUNTRY_OR_STATE | | | `category` | string | CATEGORY | INTE for interstate and OVSE for overseas. | | `metro` | integer | METRO | | | `rural` | integer | RURAL | | | `other` | integer | OTHER | | Key: `code_of_origin`. ## Versions - 2026-07-14: 146 rows, 6 fields, sha256 16a48b45788f. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-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 to Victoria, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-to-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 to Victoria, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/ Harvard: Department of Transport and Planning (2026) Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter, by origin, 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-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/ Markdown: Data: [Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter, by origin](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/quarterly-driver-licence-transfers-to-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-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Driver licences transferred to Victoria each quarter as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-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 to Victoria each quarter in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 146 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-to-victoria/v/2026-07-14/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Driver licences transferred to 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 to 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 to 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-to-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 state, territory or country a driver licence came from, with the number of licences transferred to Victoria in the quarter for holders living in metropolitan Melbourne, in rural Victoria and elsewhere. The category marks interstate transfers as INTE and overseas ones as OVSE. ### Which quarter is it? Each version is the newest quarter the department has released, named on the portal. Earlier quarters are listed there as separate files. ### Is this a count of people moving to Victoria? It counts licences transferred, which is one sign of people moving. People who do not hold a licence, or who do not transfer it, are not counted. State names are as the register holds them, including its spelling. ## 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-to-victoria.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/vic-driver-licence-transfers-to-victoria.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.