The table gives information about five types of vehicles registered in Australia in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

The table demonstrates how the

number

of five types of

vehicles

changed from 2010 to 2014 in Australia.

Overall

, all types of

vehicles

showed noticeable growth in their numbers.

However

, the most dramatic rise was seen in the

number

of motorcycles

whereas

the smallest one was in that of heavy

trucks

. Regarding the means of transportation whose numbers registered substantial increases, by far the biggest increase was in motorcycle count. Going from 540,000 in 2010 to just over 700,000 in 2014, the

number

of motorcycles went up by nearly a third.

Similarly

, despite being the least common mode of transportation, light

trucks

saw their

number

grow by almost a quarter, reaching 131,000 in the final year.

Furthermore

, the figure for commercial

vehicles

had risen by an additional 400,000 by 2014 to reach 2.7 million, marking a growth of over 17%.

In contrast

, there were relatively smaller increases in the

number

of passenger

vehicles

and heavy

trucks

. Being the most common way of travelling, passenger

vehicles

numbered 11.8 million in 2010, and their count eventually reached 13 million, growing by a tenth. As for the latter, the

number

of heavy

trucks

initially

increased only by 6,000 to 390,000 in 2012, but by 2014 it had surged to 416,000, accounting for an 8-percent increase.