Regional Statistics Overview
Between 2019 and 2023, there were 19,465 reported crashes on regional roads. Of these, 13% resulted in at least one person being killed or seriously injured.
Between 2019 and 2023, there were 3277 people Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) in reported crashes, including 523 fatalities and 2754 people seriously injured. This equates to 97.5 people KSI per 100,000 population.
Demographic data
Of those 3277 people KSI between 2019 and 2023:
- 77% were occupants of motor vehicles
- 15% were motorcyclists
- 6% were pedestrians
- 2% were cyclists.
Almost two-thirds (65%) of people KSI were male, 34% were female and 1% had no sex recorded.
The three most common age groups of people KSI were:
- 20-29 years old (22%)
- 30-39 years old (16%)
- 40-49 years old (13%)
- 50-59 years old (13%).
Common crash circumstances
People KSI were most often injured in:
- Hit object crashes (35%)
- Non-collision crashes (25%)
- Head on crashes (9%)
- Right angle crashes (9%).
People KSI were most often in crashes on:
- 110 km/h sections of road (55%)
- 50 km/h sections of road (13%)
- 60 km/h sections of road (7%)
- 80 km/h sections of road (7%).
Of those people KSI, 18% were involved in crashes at intersections.
Almost half (48%) were involved in crashes on state roads, while 44% were involved in crashes on local roads and 8% were involved in crashes on other types of roads, road-related areas or the location was not recorded.
Contributing factors
Contributing behavioural factors (cannot be summed):
- 24% of people KSI were in crashes where speed was suspected to be a contributing factor
- 7% were in crashes where inattention was suspected to be a contributing factor
- 19% were in crashes where fatigue was suspected to be a contributing factor
- 12% of motor vehicle occupants KSI were not wearing a seatbelt
- 5% of motorcyclists KSI were not wearing a helmet
- 20% of cyclists KSI were not wearing a helmet.
