Are cars in Australia getting older or younger? There has been record sales of new cars in recent years and Australians now regularly purchase more than one million new cars each year.
This table is from the Australian vehicle census released in January 2017. It shows the average age by state of vehicles that are registered.
| 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| New South Wales | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| Victoria | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Queensland | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| South Australia | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| Western Australia | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| Tasmania | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Northern Territory | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Australia | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
Source: abs.gov.au
