Table 18 Road fatalities: number by crash type and data source, 2009–10 and 2010–11 combined % of road toll Australian road Work-related traffic Crash type fatalities that are fatalities fatalities work-related 1954 321 16% Male 730 75 10% Female 2688 396 15% Total 5.4 State/ territory of death Table 19 shows that Tasmania recorded the highest proportion of road fatalities that were work-related (37%). This finding results from a combination of the lowest number of road fatalities in Tasmania for many years combined with the highest number of work-related road fatalities in the time series. Queensland and New Wales recorded the next highest proportions of road fatalities that were work-related with 19% and 18% respectively. These high proportions are likely to be linked to the fact that commuting is covered under workers’ compensation legislation in these states and workers’ compensation data is one of the main sources of commuter fatality information. The data show that 62% and 57% respectively of work-related road fatalities in these states were commuters. It could therefore be concluded that the overall proportion of road deaths that are may be closer to 18% than the 15% derived in this report if reliable data on commuting was available in all states and territories. Table 19 Road fatalities: number by state/territory and data source, 2009–10 and combined % of road toll Australian road Work-related traffic State/territory fatalities that fatalities fatalities are Number Proportion Number Proportion 62 2% 23 6% 37% Tasmania 513 19% 96 24% 19% Queensland 804 30% 141 36% 18% New South Wales 588 22% 69 17% 12% Victoria 378 14% 41 10% 11% Western Australia 231 9% 21 5% 9% Australia 29 1% 2 1% 7% Australian Capital Territory 83 3% 3 1% 4% Northern Territory 2688 100% 396 100% 15% Total Explanatory Notes 1 Inclusions This report covers fatalities due to work-related injuries and explicitly excludes deaths attributable to disease and other natural causes. Among conditions specifically included as injuries are those arising from poisonous plants and animals,
Table 18 Road fatalities: number by crash type and data source, 2009–10 and 2010–11 combined Crash type Australian road fatalities Work-related traffic fatalities % of road toll fatalities that are work-related Male 1954 321 16% Female 730 75 10% Total 2688 396 15% 5.4 State/ territory of death Table 19 shows that Tasmania recorded the highest proportion of road fatalities that were work-related (37%). This finding results from a combination of the lowest number of road fatalities in Tasmania for many years combined with the highest number of work-related road fatalities in the time series. Queensland and New Wales recorded the next highest proportions of road fatalities that were work-related with 19% and 18% respectively. These high proportions are likely to be linked to the fact that commuting is covered under workers’ compensation legislation in these states and workers’ compensation data is one of the main sources of commuter fatality information. The data show that 62% and 57% respectively of work-related road fatalities in these states were commuters. It could therefore be concluded that the overall proportion of road deaths that are may be closer to 18% than the 15% derived in this report if reliable data on commuting was available in all states and territories. Table 19 Road fatalities: number by state/territory and data source, 2009–10 and combined State/territory Australian road fatalities Work-related traffic fatalities % of road toll fatalities that are Number Proportion Number Proportion Tasmania 62 2% 23 6% 37% Queensland 513 19% 96 24% 19% New South Wales 804 30% 141 36% 18% Victoria 588 22% 69 17% 12% Western Australia 378 14% 41 10% 11% Australia 231 9% 21 5% 9% Australian Capital Territory 29 1% 2 1% 7% Northern Territory 83 3% 3 1% 4% Total 2688 100% 396 100% 15% Explanatory Notes 1 Inclusions This report covers fatalities due to work-related injuries and explicitly excludes deaths attributable to disease and other natural causes. Among conditions specifically included as injuries are those arising from poisonous plants and animals,
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