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BITRE | Australian transport statistics yearbook 2009
Table 10.16b Aviation accident rate and casualty rate, by state/territory
—casualty rate
Calendar year NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT Other a Total
(casualties per 100 000 population)
1971 0.72 0.39 0.16 0.33 1.80 0.00 4.67 0.00 0.00 0.60
1972 0.58 0.33 0.53 1.32 0.92 2.00 18.46 0.00 0.00 0.76
1973 0.54 0.30 0.36 0.49 0.91 2.23 2.06 0.00 0.00 0.53
1974 0.67 0.72 1.20 0.89 2.66 1.48 4.86 0.54 0.02 1.02
1975 0.49 0.29 1.27 0.71 1.21 0.98 5.38 0.00 0.02 0.69
1976 0.81 0.18 0.67 1.02 0.76 0.24 7.13 0.00 0.03 0.68
1977 0.42 0.10 0.89 0.70 1.08 0.72 11.55 0.00 0.01 0.58
1978 0.51 0.96 1.52 0.77 2.12 0.00 8.18 0.46 0.01 1.00
1979 0.72 0.44 0.77 0.15 0.64 0.71 10.51 1.36 0.00 0.68
1980 0.87 0.51 0.71 0.31 1.42 0.24 4.23 0.45 0.03 0.78
1981 0.53 0.61 1.32 0.83 1.38 0.47 8.16 0.00 0.03 0.86
1982 0.75 0.40 1.44 0.15 1.27 0.70 5.37 0.00 0.00 0.79
1983 0.39 0.32 1.57 0.52 1.39 1.39 1.47 2.51 0.04 0.77
1984 0.65 0.49 0.87 1.03 0.93 0.69 2.81 0.00 0.00 0.71
1985 0.66 0.24 1.01 0.88 1.13 0.68 5.39 0.00 0.00 0.70
1986 0.43 0.50 1.03 0.58 1.64 0.00 6.48 0.00 0.02 0.73
1987 0.46 1.88 1.46 0.22 0.60 0.00 4.42 0.00 0.37 1.37
1988 0.77 0.23 1.50 0.50 1.24 0.44 8.80 0.00 0.00 0.83
1989 0.57 0.49 1.63 0.28 0.95 0.66 47.77 0.00 0.00 1.18
1990 0.86 0.16 1.86 0.84 0.68 0.22 3.66 0.00 0.01 0.83
1991 0.42 0.36 1.18 0.35 0.55 0.86 3.02 1.38 0.07 0.67
1992 0.52 0.52 0.63 0.55 1.09 1.92 0.59 0.00 0.02 0.64
1993 0.53 0.67 1.16 0.48 0.83 2.12 5.27 0.67 0.04 0.83
1994 0.73 0.36 0.75 0.41 0.47 0.42 6.92 0.00 0.00 0.63
1995 0.41 0.46 1.04 0.20 0.69 0.84 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.57
1996 0.29 0.11 1.86 0.00 1.19 1.69 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.79
1997 0.33 0.15 0.68 0.47 1.28 0.84 4.82 0.32 0.02 0.53
1998 0.47 0.15 0.73 0.27 0.93 1.48 4.21 0.32 0.00 0.53
1999 0.31 0.26 0.94 0.60 0.49 0.00 1.04 0.64 0.20 0.66
2000 0.35 0.40 0.98 0.60 0.85 1.27 3.58 0.00 0.01 0.61
2001 0.21 0.17 1.05 0.26 0.95 0.21 1.01 1.25 0.03 0.48
2002 0.18 0.19 0.48 0.00 0.10 2.33 5.01 0.00 0.00 0.32
2003 0.51 0.12 0.52 0.26 1.08 1.26 1.00 0.31 0.00 0.47
2004 0.22 0.46 0.59 0.19 0.25 0.83 2.47 0.00 0.02 0.41
2005 0.40 0.20 0.60 0.19 0.55 0.00 1.45 0.00 0.04 0.43
2006 0.32 0.18 0.49 0.00 1.07 0.61 2.37 0.00 0.00 0.39
2007 0.13 0.27 0.57 0.13 0.52 0.00 2.79 0.00 0.00 0.31
a. Other refers to accidents that occur in Australian waters beyond 200 nm off the Australian coastline up
to mid-2006. From 2006, ‘other’ refers to accidents that occur in Australian waters beyond 12 nm off the
coastline.
Source: ABS (2008i), Regional population growth, Australia (ABS cat. no. 3218.0), ATSB (2008a), National aviation
occurrence database.
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