BIA Victoria - Available Statistics

Recreational Boating Statistics

 

BIA Members can now receive statistics on the boating industry through BIA.  A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet is available containing 17 worksheets.

Information includes:

  • Registrations across Australia (by State and Territory) compared to previous two years.
  • Registrations by Hull Type and Construction Type.
  • Registrations in Post Code order.
  • Transfer in registrations in Hull Type order
  • Marine Facilities, current and planned.

This is sold commercially for $660 or FREE to members.
Contact Michelle at info@biavic.com.au for your copy.

If you are not a member, you can still access a limited spreadsheet below, which gives an overview of boat registrations across Australia, catagoried by state or territory.

Available Statistics

Recreational Boat Registrations - by state and by year (Excel spreadsheet) 


Recreational boating trends of Victoria

 

Every year the Boating Industry Association conducts a survey of recreational boaters at the Club Marine Melbourne Boat Show.

Dowload a sample of the results gathered (PDF) 

 

Preferred boating destinations by Victorian boaters. (Respondents were asked to give their top two locations)

 Location Percentage
Port Phillip Bay 48%
Western Port 26%
Murray 19%
Gippsland 17%
Eildon 11%
Bass Straight 6%
Eppalock 4%
Mallacoota 3%
Other 33%

What size boat does Boat Show boat owner have?

55% owned boats between the length of 4.1 - 5.5m
21% owned boats between the length of 5.6 - 7.0m
9%  owned boats between the length of 7.1 - 10.0m
8 % owned boats 4m or less
4% owned boats 10m or more

What describe their interest/s in boating?

78% Fishing
22% Waterskiing / Wakeboarding
20% Cruising (Under power)
13% Sailing
8% Scuba
8% Racing
3% Jet Ski

 

More results available (free of charge for BIA members) upon request. Email info@biavic.com.au for more infomation.