
State of the industry
Find out the latest on-demand transport industry statistics, including on-demand booking service and passenger transport vehicle authorisation totals.
The information on this page is current at the end of each month reported.
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On-demand booking service (ODBS) data

880
Total active on-demand booking service (ODBS) authorisations in May 2021.*
*Data valid as at 1 June 2021.
Total ODBS authorisations by month
Month | Total* |
---|---|
May 2021 | 880 |
April 2021 | 878 |
March 2021 | 884 |
February 2021 | 871 |
January 2021 | 877 |
December 2020 | 880 |
November 2020 | 875 |
October 2020 | 876 |
September 2020 | 868 |
August 2020 | 852 |
July 2020 | 843 |
June 2020 | 831 |
May 2020 | 820 |
* Total active ODBS authorisations as at the first reporting period of the subsequent month.
ODBS authorisations in the last 12 months
Passenger transport vehicle (PTV) data

18,261
Total active passenger transport vehicle (PTV) authorisations in May 2021.*

15,760
Total active on-demand charter (OD-C) PTV authorisations in May 2021.*

2,251
Total active on-demand rank or hail (OD-RH) PTV authorisations in May 2021.*
* Data valid as at 4 June 2021.
Due to the seasonal nature of the passenger transport industry, PTV authorisation numbers naturally fluctuate between months.
PTVs can be authorised in multiple categories, therefore the total number of authorised PTVs is not equal to the sum of on-demand charter (OD-C) and on-demand rank or hail (OD-RH) PTVs.
Total PTV authorisations by month
Month | Total* |
---|---|
May 2021 | 18,261 |
April 2021 | 18,437 |
March 2021 | 18,506 |
February 2021 | 18,588 |
January 2021 | 18,648 |
December 2020 | 18,791 |
November 2020 | 18,901 |
October 2020 | 18,742 |
September 2020 | 18,590 |
August 2020 | 18,644 |
July 2020 | 18,490 |
June 2020 | 18,144 |
May 2020 | 18,075 |
* Total active PTV authorisations as at the first reporting period of the subsequent month.
PTV authorisations in the last 12 months
