Some Key Numbers

📊 Key Numbers

As of 31 January 2025, Australia had about 22.3 million registered motor vehicles. BITRE
Earlier data: on 31 January 2023 the number was ~ 21.2 million registered motor vehicles. CarsGuide+1
In 2021, the national vehicle fleet passed 20 million registered vehicles for the first time. Australian Bureau of Statistics
In 2023 used-car sales: about 2.074 million used cars sold in Australia. AADA
In 2024 new vehicle sales reached 1,220,607 units. FCAI+3Savings.com.au+3Loans Australia+3

Vehicle type breakdown for 2024 new-vehicle sales:
- SUVs: ~ 57 % of new-vehicle sales. Savings.com.au+1
- Light commercial vehicles (utes/vans): ~ 22 %. Savings.com.au
- Passenger cars (sedans/hatchbacks): ~ 17 %. Savings.com.au
By brand (in 2024):
- Toyota: ~ 19.8 % of new-vehicle sales. Savings.com.au+1
- Ford: ~ 8.2 %. Savings.com.au
- Mazda: ~ 7.9 %. Savings.com.au
Fuel/electrification trends:
- The vast majority of used-car sales in 2023 were petrol or diesel vehicles (over 96 %). AADA
- Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is increasing, but still low as a share of total fleet.
Geography:
- The states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland account for over ~76 % of all registered motor vehicles. BITRE+1
Growth:
- The total number of registered motor vehicles rose approximately 2.3 % from January 2022 to January 2023. CarsGuide
- Between January 2024 and January 2025 the registered motor vehicle number increased ~2.6 %. BITRE

Australia’s fleet is large and growing steadily (20 M → 21 M + vehicles).
SUVs and light commercial vehicles dominate new purchases — showing consumer preference for larger vehicles.
Passenger cars (traditional sedans/hatchbacks) are declining as a share of new sales.
Although EVs are growing, internal-combustion vehicles still dominate both the new-sales and existing-fleet segments.
The used-car market is very active — more used cars sold than new in 2023 (used ≈ 2.07 M vs new less than that).