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National Overview
Number (n)
120
100
80
60
40
20
89
No COD Listed
95 98
COD Listed
89
89
85
69
113
118
83
102
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
Rate (per 100,000 pop.)
Number (n)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Crude Drowning Rate per 100,000
Crude Drowning Deaths (n)
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
Rate (per 100,000 pop.)
0
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
0
0
NSW
QLD
VIC
WA
SA
TAS
NT
0.0
Figure 24
2004–15: 11-year Trend of National Coastal Drowning Deaths
National coastal drowning death numbers and crude drowning
rates 2004–15. The 11-year average rate per 100,000 population
is 0.43 and the number is 94, while the rate for 2014–15 is 0.43
and the number is 102.
Figure 26
2014–15: Coastal drowning deaths by state
Of the 102 coastal drowning deaths, 37 (36%) occurred in NSW,
19 (19%) in Qld, 18 (18%) in Vic, 14 (14%) in WA, 12 (12%) in SA,
2 (2%) in Tas, and zero in NT.
Rate (per 100,000 pop.)
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Swimming/Wading
Boating
Rock Fishing
Watercraft
Attempting a Rescue
Diving
Snorkelling
Rock/Cliff Related
Other
Unknown
Number (n)
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0-4
5-9
Female
Male
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
unknown
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
Rate (per 100,000 pop.)
Figure 25
2004–15: 11-year Coastal Drowning Deaths by Activity
The national rates of activity types being undertaken when
coastal drowning deaths occur vary over time. The rates of
rock fishing (0.05 vs. 0.06 average rate per 100,000 pop.) and
attempting a rescue (0.004 vs. 0.02 average rate per 100,000
pop.) activities are below the 11-year average rate. Swimming and
wading (0.14 rate per 100,000 pop.), snorkelling (0.02 rate per
100,000 pop.) and other activities (0.02 rate per 100,000 pop.)
have rates equal to the 11-year averages. Boating (0.08 vs. 0.07
average rate per 100,000 pop.), watercraft (0.04 vs. 0.03 rate per
100,000 pop.), diving (0.03 vs. 0.02 average rate per 100,000
pop.) and rock/cliff related (0.02 vs. 0.01 rate per 100,000 pop.)
activities have a higher rate this year than the 11-year average.
Other activities include vehicular events, plane crash, beach
fishing and falls.
Figure 27
2014–15: Coastal Drowning Deaths by Age Group and Sex
The age group representing the highest rate of fatalities is 45–49
years (n=15, 0.06 rate per 100,000 pop.). Eighty-eight fatalities
(86%) were male.
Surf life saving Australia National Coastal safety report 2015 Section Two Drowning Analysis