We base our statistical reports on data we collect from all states and territories. We also collect details on work-related deaths.
These reports give key insights into:
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work-related injuries, diseases and deaths in Australia
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workers’ compensation systems and
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work health and safety (WHS) compliance and enforcement activities.
Key work health and safety statistics
Key work health and safety statistics are an overview of the latest national work-related deaths and workers’ compensation claims, including trends.
We present data by industry, job, age group and sex.
The reports include:
- Key work health and safety statistics 2018
- Key work health and safety statistics 2019
- Key work heath and safety statistics 2020
- Key work heath and safety statistics 2021
- Key work heath and safety statistics 2022
Traumatic injury fatalities
The traumatic injury fatalities report has national statistics on all workers and bystanders who died from work-related injuries.
This report does not include deaths from occupational diseases nor those that happen while commuting to or from work.
The reports include:
- Work-related traumatic injury fatalities 2017
- Work-related traumatic injury fatalities 2018
- Work-related traumatic injury fatalities 2019
- Work-related traumatic injury fatalities 2020
- Work-related traumatic injury fatalities 2021
- Work-related traumatic injury fatalities time series
Australian workers’ compensation statistics reports
The Australian workers’ compensation statistics report has detailed workers’ compensation statistics and information, including:
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information on the causes of work-related injuries and diseases
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trends and statistics on time lost from work
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compensation paid.
We present data by industry, job, age group and sex.
The reports include:
- Australian workers' compensation statistics 2015-16
- Australian workers' compensation statistics 2016-17
- Australian workers' compensation statistics 2017-18
- Australian workers' compensation statistics 2018-19
- Australian workers' compensation statistics 2019-20
- Australian workers' compensation statistics 2020-21
Comparative performance monitoring
The Comparative performance monitoring reports analyse trends across Australia and New Zealand in work health and safety (WHS) and workers’ compensation scheme performance. It includes:
- comparisons of serious claim rates and work-related fatalities across jurisdictions
- information on WHS compliance and enforcement activities
- an overview of industry standardised average premium rates across jurisdictions
- scenarios of entitlements under different workers’ compensation schemes
- information on scheme funding arrangements across jurisdictions
- information on workers’ compensation disputes.
The reports include:
- Comparative performance monitoring report 19th edition
- Comparative performance monitoring report 20th edition
- Comparative performance monitoring report 21st edition
- Comparative performance monitoring report 22nd edition
- Comparative performance monitoring report 23rd edition
- Comparative performance monitoring report 24th edition
COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims report
The COVID-19 workers compensation claims report summarises COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in Australia.
It breaks data down into claim type, industry, job, age and jurisdiction.
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