PPSR quarterly statistics

Access quarterly statistics on the operation of Australia’s Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR).

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PPSR snapshot in December quarter 2024

Chart showing quarterly trends in Personal Property Securities Register activity. Full data available in accompanying spreadsheet.

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Full dataset

This zip file contains the full set of quarterly PPSR statistics. Associated commentary and charts are drawn exclusively from this data set.

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Individual datasets

The time series for the PPSR quarterly statistics is available in CSV format.

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*Note: from 1 July 2015, only account users are able to create registrations on the PPSR. The CSV file has been revised to reflect this change, starting with the September quarter 2015 release.

Data tables

Table 1 Searches conducted on the PPSR by type
Search type Number of searches in October 2024 Number of searches in November 2024 Number of searches in December 2024 Number of searches in the December quarter 2024
Serial number 649,544 596,181 521,355 1,767,080
Comprising:
motor vehicle 645,212 591,959 517,488 1,754,659
- Quick motor vehicle searches 89,816 81,961 72,752 244,529
- Other motor vehicle searches 555,396 509,998 444,736 1,510,130
watercraft 3,420 3,538 3,320 10,278
aircraft 486 445 381 1,312
intellectual property 426 239 166 831
Individual grantor 22,126 21,324 17,857 61,307
Organisational grantor 490,946 457,623 384,071 1,332,640
PPSR registration number 17,280 16,264 16,011 49,555
Other searches 208 194 204 606
Total searches 1,180,104 1,091,586 939,498 3,211,188
Table 2 Searches conducted on the PPSR by type of user
Type of PPSR user Number of searches in October 2024 Number of searches in November 2024 Number of searches in December 2024 Number of searches in the December quarter 2024
Searches performed by external user 1,178,215 1,089,871 936,631 3,204,717
By type of user:
Casual user 105,108 96,567 84,745 286,420
Account customer 1,073,107 993,304 851,886 2,918,297
By type of account user:
B2G customer 942,924 870,966 742,878 2,556,768
Web UI customer 130,183 122,338 109,008 361,529
Searches performed by the National Service Centre/Internal 1,889 1,715 2,867 6,471
Total searches 1,180,104 1,091,586 939,498 3,211,188
Table 3 Activity regarding PPSR registrations
Activity Number of activities in October 2024 Number of activities in November 2024 Number of activities in December 2024 Number of activities in the December quarter 2024
Transactions to create registrations
(financing statements)
197,514 186,907 175,858 560,279
By kind of interest1:
Transitional registrations 324 365 290 979
Non-transitional registrations 197,190 186,542 175,568 559,300
By type of PPSR account user2:
B2G account customer 157,263 148,071 142,353 447,687
Web UI account customer 40,251 38,836 33,505 112,592
Transactions to amend registrations
(financing change statements, excluding to end the effect of the registration)
53,093 91,776 654,520 799,389
By type of amendment:
Change address for service 21,940 65,485 624,025 711,450
Change registration attribute 19,869 22,089 23,460 65,418
Transfer all registrations 6,970 2,321 5,407 14,698
Transfer multiple registrations 2,694 308 356 3,358
Transfer single registration 1,620 1,573 1,272 4,465
Transactions to discharge or remove registrations
(financing change statements to end the effect of the registration)
146,862 141,684 131,508 420,054

1 The transitional period which provided secured parties temporary perfection of security interests, ended at midnight on 31 January 2014 (Canberra time).

2 From 01 July 2015, only account users are able to create registrations on the PPSR.

Table 4 PPSR registrations by registration state
Registration state Number of registrations as at 31 December 2024
Current 10,598,296
Expired or removed 23,470,967
Total 34,069,263
Table 5 PPSR registrations by kind of interest
Kind of interest Number of current registrations as at 31 December 2024
Transitional security interest 1,740,212
Non-transitional security interest 8,827,245
Prescribed property 30,839
Total 10,598,296
Table 6 PPSR registrations by collateral class
Collateral class listed in registration Number of current registrations as at 31 December 2024
Agriculture 95,299
Aircraft 12,141
All present and after acquired property 1,704,784
All present and after acquired property, except 308,652
Financial property 57,172
Intangible property 123,028
Motor vehicle 5,001,231
Other goods 3,268,272
Watercraft 27,717
Total 10,598,296
Table 7 PPSR registrations by collateral type
Collateral type Number of current registrations as at 31 December 2024
Consumer property 2,137,920
Commercial property 8,400,908
Unknown 59,468
Total 10,598,296

Guide

PPSR quarterly statistics

Introduction

We publish information every quarter on PPSR transactions, including searches and registrations.

We also publish annual statistics on PPSR transactions in the AFSA annual report.

Revisions

We publish statistics on PPSR transactions (searches and registrations) by month from the December quarter 2017. We updated the time series spreadsheets to include this monthly breakdown, and revised previous data.

We publish statistics on PPSR transactions to amend registrations by type and month from the June quarter 2019. We updated the “Activity regarding PPSR registrations” time series spreadsheet to include this monthly breakdown, and revised previous data on total amendments. Data on transactions to create and discharge registrations were not affected.

These revisions replaced previously published information.

Scope and coverage

Personal property is generally all forms of property other than land, buildings and fixtures. A security interest is an interest in personal property that secures payment or performance of an obligation. It also includes PPS leases. The PPSR is a national online register of security interests in personal property. It commenced operations on 30 January 2012. Use of the PPSR is voluntary.

Unless otherwise stated, we report on every search and registration transaction that occurred on the PPSR in the reporting period.

PPSR searches

We classify PPSR searches based on the search criteria entered.

The search criteria are:

  • serial number
  • individual grantor
  • organisational grantor
  • PPSR registration number
  • other searches.

Grantor searches

A grantor is a person who has granted a security interest in personal property that it/he/she owns or has an interest in. Examples of grantors are debtors, lessees and guarantors.

Individual grantor searches return current PPSR registrations that list the natural person identified in the search criteria as a grantor. To conduct an individual grantor search, users must have an authorised purpose in accordance with section 172 of the PPS Act.

Organisational grantor searches return current PPSR registrations that list the organisation identified in the search criteria (for example a company) as a grantor.

Other searches

Other searches include ordinal searches. Users can use an ordinal search to compare two registration events of either the same registration or two separate registrations. For example, users can compare any combination of the following:

  • start time
  • amendment (by change number)
  • end time.

Types of PPSR users

Both internal and external users can search the PPSR.

Internal users are generally employees of the agency that administers the PPSR, the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA).

External users of the PPSR include:

  • casual users: generally infrequent users who transact online using a credit card
  • account customers: generally regular users who transact either online (Web UI) or through a Business to Government (B2G) connection. An account customer may have a pre-pay, pay-as-you-go or credit account.

PPSR registrations

Current registrations have an end date in the future and are not expired or removed.

Transactions

PPSR registrations require transactions to create, amend or discharge. We publish statistics on PPSR transactions by type and month each quarter.

Transactions to amend registrations

The following types of amendments can be made to a PPSR registration:

Change address for service – The address for service is email, mailing and if provided physical address used for giving notices to the secured party.

Change registration attributes – Secured parties can amend some registration attributes; for example, registration end dates can be changed, and grantors can be added and removed. Some attributes cannot be changed, such as the Grantor Identifier, collateral type, start date/time and any serial number. 

Transfer all registrations from a secured party – All registrations within a secured party group (SPG) are transferred to another secured party. This happens when the security interests are assigned to or purchased by another secured party.

Transfer multiple registrations from a secured party – Some registrations within a SPG are transferred to another secured party. This happens when the security interests are assigned to or purchased by another secured party.

Transfer single registration from a secured party – A single registration within a SPG is transferred to another secured party. This happens when the security interests are assigned to or purchased by another secured party. Account customer default users are limited to single transfers.

Kinds of interest

PPSR registrations may be categorised into three kinds of interest:

  • transitional security interest
  • non-transitional security interests
  • prescribed property (other registration kinds).

Security interests that existed, or were created under a security agreement that existed, before 30 January 2012 are transitional security interests. All other security interests are non-transitional.

The vast majority of registrations on the PPSR are security interests.  The other registration kinds are:

  • proceeds of crime
  • hoon liens
  • court orders
  • other prescribed property.

Collateral types

The PPSR categorises collateral as:

  • consumer property: property that is used by an individual and not in connection with an enterprise that has an ABN
  • commercial property: property held by a person other than an individual or held by an individual in connection an enterprise that has an ABN.

Some migrated registrations record the collateral type as unknown because they are from transitional registers that did not record this information.

The number of registrations with collateral type listed as unknown will continue to fall as migrated registrations expire or are discharged and re-registered with accurate information.

Collateral class

Registrations must describe collateral by class. Collateral classes are:

  • agriculture
  • aircraft
  • all present and after-acquired property
  • all present and after-acquired property, except
  • financial property
  • intangible property
  • motor vehicles
  • other goods
  • watercraft.