What these figures tell you

The count is based on an instructor’s register postcode. It does not say where that instructor collects pupils, whether they are accepting work, how many paid hours they teach or how much they charge. Trainee licences and fully qualified ADIs are different categories.

A rise or fall is a change in register counts, not proof of stronger demand or a business opportunity. Ask local providers and prospective pupils about service needs, and plan for travel, cancellations and non-teaching time.

Historical register counts

WA postcode area, DVSA INS0103
Reporting periodADIsTrainees
March 2026 394 70
February 2026 394 78
January 2026 389 81
December 2025 383 79
November 2025 382 76
October 2025 375 79
September 2025 372 75
August 2025 378 70
July 2025 375 67
June 2025 376 64
May 2025 371 60
April 2025 372 59
March 2025 369 61
February 2025 372 51
January 2025 365 57
December 2024 362 56
November 2024 364 54
October 2024 362 52
September 2024 360 52
August 2024 358 49
July 2024 354 53
June 2024 356 54
May 2024 354 54
April 2024 356 50
March 2024 361 49
February 2024 360 47
January 2024 358 40
December 2023 360 38
November 2023 354 37
October 2023 354 37
September 2023 359 41
August 2023 358 43
July 2023 359 37
June 2023 360 43
May 2023 361 40
April 2023 364 48
March 2023 359 44
February 2023 354 46
January 2023 358 48
December 2022 365 48
November 2022 365 47
October 2022 357 48
September 2022 357 44
August 2022 358 46
July 2022 354 48
June 2022 348 51
May 2022 346 51
April 2022 349 51
March 2022 347 45
February 2022 347 43
January 2022 347 42
December 2021 343 40
November 2021 340 41
October 2021 342 38
September 2021 334 37
August 2021 335 27
July 2021 329 27
June 2021 332 23
May 2021 331 23
April 2021 328 25
March 2021 331 14
February 2021 338 17
January 2021 339 17
December 2020 339 16
November 2020 337 22
October 2020 337 20
September 2020 335 23
August 2020 336 22
July 2020 333 21
June 2020 330 17
May 2020 338 17
April 2020 342 17
March 2020 342 18
February 2020 345 20
January 2020 342 23
December 2019 341 23
November 2019 341 26
October 2019 344 28
September 2019 338 28
August 2019 338 27
July 2019 335 27
June 2019 338 33
May 2019 335 29
April 2019 337 27
March 2019 337 33
February 2019 335 29
January 2019 336 25
December 2018 342 24
November 2018 339 24
September 2018 336 23
August 2018 337 20
July 2018 338 22
June 2018 336 17
May 2018 334 21
April 2018 333 17
March 2018 336 20
February 2018 335 20
January 2018 332 20
December 2017 332 20
November 2017 330 19
October 2017 329 18
June 2017 325 12
May 2017 328 10
April 2017 328 9
March 2017 328 8
February 2017 328 10
January 2017 326 10
December 2016 324 10
November 2016 325 9
September 2016 328 8
August 2016 326 9
May 2016 324 6
April 2016 324 7
March 2016 322 6
February 2016 325 4
January 2016 327 4
June 2015 339 4
May 2015 340 4
April 2015 342 2
March 2015 342 2
December 2014 346 2
September 2014 355 3
June 2014 363 2
March 2014 366 11
January 2014 362 15
October 2013 366 14
August 2013 372 14
June 2013 368 17
February 2013 376 18
November 2012 386 17
August 2012 394 17
June 2012 395 16
March 2012 400 49

Put your own numbers beside the data

Model paid hours, your working weeks, vehicle costs and a franchise or independent setup. A register count cannot set the lesson rate or guarantee an income.

Source and definitions

Read the source workbook and its notes. Counts use the published snapshot date and postcode area. Unavailable and suppressed values remain missing. Read our methodology.