Licensing and Registration Statistics

As at 30 June 2024.

Licence holders

South Australia has 1,362,548 licence holders:

including full, provisional 1, provisional 2, probationary licences and learners permits
excluding disqualified drivers, suspended, cancelled or expired licences.

Licence class	Number of holders
C (Car)	1,189,299
HC (Heavy Combination)	31,411
HR (Heavy Rigid)	57,813
LR (Light Rigid)	23,859
MC (Multi Combination)	17,589
MR (Medium Rigid)	40,882
R (Motorcycle)	150,138
RD (Restricted Motorcycle)	17,412

The sum of licence classes will not equal the number of licence holders. This is because a driver can have both a motorbike and another class of licence, such as C and R.

Licence types	Number of holders
Full licence	1,219,510
Learner's permit	75,693
Probationary licence	5,109
Provisional 1 licence	23,616
Provisional 2 licence	47,960

The sum of licence types will not equal the number of licence holders. This is because a driver can have a learner's permit for another class of vehicle in addition to the class on their current licence.

Other licence information	Number of holders
Licence holder disqualifications started in the last 12 months	13,721
Elected Good Behaviour Option in the last 12 months	4,472
Elected Safer Driver Agreement in the last 12 months	1,355
Good Behaviour Option breach in the last 12 months	1,016
Safer Driver Agreement breach in the last 12 months	232

Vehicle registrations

Body type	Number of vehicles
Cars	641,885
Station wagons	542,009
Panel vans	43,215
Utilities	231,734
Trucks	44,133
Prime Movers	10,248
Other commercials	19,297
Commercial trailers	39,698
Buses	4,429
Tractors	30,599
Motorcycles	50,738
Caravans	60,143
Trailers	274,133
Others	17,261
Total vehicle registrations	2,009,522