The table provides a comparative analysis of five distinctive types of transportation registered in Australia during the years 2010, 2012, and 2014. Overall, passenger and commercial vehicles emerged as the most popular, while light trucks were the least common, with relatively small numbers existing during the study period in Australia. Additionally, all types of transportation experienced an increase, albeit to varying degrees, with motorcycles showing the most substantial rise of all.
Looking at the most popular types of vehicles, passenger transports were at the forefront, accounting for 11,800,000 units in 2010, followed distinctly by commercial vehicles, with 2,300,000. In the following years, the former saw a growth of 900,000, reaching 13,000,000 by 2014, which represented a 10.2% rise. Similarly, commercial vehicles climbed to 2,700,000 in 2014, after increasing to 2,600,000 in the intervening years, recording a 17.4% change.
The remaining vehicles saw the most noticeable changes, except for heavy trucks. In 2010, 540,000 motorcycles were in use. Subsequently, this figure rose significantly to 680,000 and further grew to 709,000, showing the most significant change over the years at 30.8%. Initially, heavy trucks accounted for 384,000 units and, by 2014, this form of transportation had risen by a mere 8.3%, reaching 416,000. Light trucks, however, experienced a considerable increase, growing from 106,000 in 2010 to 131,000 in 2014, with an overall rise of 23.5%.