DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Office of Road Safety

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA AND RATES: Australia, States and Territories 1925 to 1981

AuslralianGavernrnent PublishingScrvice Cankrra 1984

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Report No. OR 7 Date February 1984 ISBN 0 644 03025 9 Pages i-vi, 1-35

Title and subtitle

Road traffic accident data and rates: Australia, States and Territories 1925 to 1981

Author(s)

Performing organisation (name and address)

Office of Road Safety Road Safety Infohation Service

Department of Transport PO Box 594 Civic Square, A.C.T. 2608

Keywords

Accident statistics Accident rates

Abstract

Frequently used road traffic accident data and rates have been collated for

More detailed data for States and Territories and by type of road user are presented Australia for the years 1925 through 1981.

fortheyears 1950through 1981.

Note: This report is disseminated in the interest of information exchange. The views

expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the Commonwealth Government.

research and external research, that is, research conducted on behalf of the Office. The Office of Road Safety publishes two series of reports resulting from internal

Internal research reports are identified by OR while external reports are identified by CR.

Contents

Definitions and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 1 Australia Table No.

1 1925-77 Number of fatal accidents, (non fatal) injury accidents, casu- alty accidents, persons killed, persons injured, casualties, persons killed per 100 (non-fatal) injuries , . . , , . . . . . . . , .

1A 1978-81 Number of fatal accidents, (non fatal) injury accidents, casu- alty accidents, persons killed, persons injured, casualties, persons killed

2 1925-77 Population, motor vehicles registered? number of persons per per 100 (non-fatal) injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2A 1978-81 Population, motor vehicles registered, number of persons per vehicle, drivers’ and riders’ licences in force, fuel consumed . . . .

3 1925-77 Number of fatal accidents and persons killed per 100 000 popu- vehicle, drivers’and riders’licences in force, fuel consumed . . . .

lation, IO 000 motor vehicles registered, 10 000licences in force, 100 000 kilolitres fuel consumed . . . . . , , . . . . . . . , .

3A 1978-81 Number of fatal accidents and persons killed per 100 000 popu- lation, IO 000 motor vehicles registered, 10 000licences in force, 100 000

4 1925-77 Number of (nonfatal) injury accidents and persons injured per kilolitres fuel consumed . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . .

100 000 population, IO 000 motor vehicles registered, I O 000 licences in force, 100 000 kilolitres fuel consumed . , . . . . . . . . .

4A 1978-81 Number of (nonfatal) injury accidents and persons injured per 100 000 population, IO OOO motor vehicles registered. 10 000 licences in

5 1925-77 Number of casualty accidents and casualties per 100 000 popu- force, 100 000 kilolitres fuelconsumed . , . . . . . . . I .

lation, 10 000 motor vehicles registered, 10 000 licences in force, 100 000

5A 1978-81 Number of casualty accidents and casualties per 100 000 popu- kilolitres fuel consumed . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . .

lation, 10 Mx) motor vehicles registered, IO OOOIicences in force, 100 000 kilolitres fuel consumed . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , .

Section2 States and Territories 6 1950-77 Number of persons killed by State and Territory , . . . ,

6A 1978-81 Number of personskilled by StateandTerritory , . . . . 7 1950-77 Population by State and Territory , . . . . . , . . 7A 1978-81 Population by State and Territory . . . . . . , . . 8 1950-77 Motor vehicles registered hy State and Territory . . . . . 8A 1978-81 MotorvehiclesregisteredbyStateandTerritorr . , , , . 9 1950-77 Drivers’and riders’licences in force . . , , . . . , . 9A 1978-81 Drivers’and riders’ licences in force . . , , . . . , .

I O 1950-77 Number of persons killed per 100 000 population . . . . 10A 1978-81 Number ofpersons killed per 100 000population . . , ,

11 1950-77 Number of persons killed per I O OOO motor vehicles registered

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11A 1978-81 Number of persons killed per 10 000 motor vehicles registered 12 1950-77 Number of persons killed per 10 000 licences in force . . . 12A 1978-81 Number of persons killed per 10 000 licences in force . . .

Section 3 Type of road user, Australia 13 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved . . . 13A 1978-8 1 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved . . . 14 1950-77 Number of persons injured by type of road user involved . . 14A 1978-81 Number of persons injured by type of road user involved . . 15 1950-77 Number of casualties by type of road user involved . . . . 15A 1978-81 Number of casualties by type of road user involved . . . . Section 4 Type of road user, States and Territories 16 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, New

16A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, New South Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 195LL77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Vic- South Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Vic- toria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . .

18 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, toria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Queensland . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .

19 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, South Queensland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, South Australia . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .

20 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, West- Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, West- ern Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Tas- ern Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Tas- mania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, North- mania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . .

22A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, North- ern Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23 1950-77 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Aus- ern Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23A 1978-81 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Aus- tralian Capital Territory . . . , . . . . . . . , . . .

tralian Capital Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sources of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notes to tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

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Definitions and abbreviations

may vary across States and/or time. The following definitions are derived from current practice and their interpretation

Casualty accident 1925-77 Any road traffic accident which results in death of a road user within 30 days or need for medical or surgical attention. From January 1980 Any road traffic accident which results in death of a road user within 30 days or where at least one person was admitted to hospital.

Casualty 1925-77 Any person who, as a result of a road traffic accident, dies within 30 days of the accident or requires medical or surgical attention. From January 1980 Any person who, as a result of a road traffic accident, dies within 30 days of the accident or who requires admission to hospital.

Fatal accident Any road traffic accident which results in death of a road user within 30 days

Fataliry Any person who, as a result of a road traffic accident. dies withm 30 days of the accident.

Injury accident 1925-11 Any road traffic accident which results in need by a road user for medical or surgical attention. Excludes fatal accidents. From January 1980 Any road traffic accident in which at least one injured person was admitted to hospital.

Injury 1925-77 Any person who as a result of a road traffic accident, requires medical or surgcal atten- tion. Excludes fatalities. From January 1980 Any person who as a result of a road traffic accident requires admission to hospital.

Driver Person in control of vehicle other than pedal cycle or motor cycle

Motor cyclist Motor cycle rider.

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Passenger Occupants, other than drivers, of motor vehicles. Includes pillion riders of motor cycles and bicycles.

Pedal cyclist Bicycle rider.

Pedestrian Persons not identified as being a driverlrider or passenger in a vehicle. May include per- sons boarding or alighting from vehicles.

Other (road user)

equipment). Includes occupants of non-motor vehicles (horse drawn vehicles, trams and road plant

Road tragfc accident Any apparently unpremeditated event reported to the police or other relevant auth- ority and resulting in injury (including death) or property damage attributable directly or indirectly to the movement of a vehicle on a road.

kL Kilolitre N.S.W. New South Wales

Qld Queensland Vic. Victoria

S.A. South Australia W.A. Western Australia Tas. Tasmania N.T. Northern Territory A.C.T. Australian Capital Territory - Means data not available 0 Means zero persons killed

Explanation for inclusion of 'A' tables During the years 1978-81 the data sources for several of the tables in this report changed either the criteria used for definition or the basis on which the information was calculated. For this reason and to keep tables uniform, separate additional tables have been used for these years in all categories.

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Introduction

Need for mass data

Data on road traffic accidents comprise information on system behaviour required by those responsible for making decisions about the safety of the road transport system. Comparative information on characteristics of vehicles, roads and road users is also required so that meaningful rates of occurrence are developed (Lane 1974).

In Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides national data (Bagley 1974) for use by a wide range of individuals and authorities both in private enterprise and government (Lane 1972). Examples of use of mass data are in monitor- ing the effectiveness of Australian seat belt fitting and wearing legislation (Milne 1979) and motor cyclist helmet wearing legislation (Foldvary and Lane 1964).

Uniformity

The value of mass data is enhanced when uniform reporting and recording criteria are employed to permit collection of a reliable set of data at the national level. In Australia attempts to attain uniformily have been in progress for many years (Johinke 1974). Uniform definitions of items to he recorded such as vehicle type and road situation were developed (Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics 1973, Advisory Com- mittee on Road User Performance and Traffic Codes 1978) and have gradually been adopted by the StatesandTerritories.

History in Australia

Road traffic accident data were first collected in some Australian States in 191 1 and national tabulations were first produced in 1925. National figures of casualties by type of road user are available for the years 1950 through 1977.

In July 1978, the ABS ceased publishing detailed traffic accident statistics at the

data items and in reporting and recording procedures. national level. This was due to a lack of uniformity among States in the definition of

casualties (admissions to hospitals) Australia’ was released following the adoption by From March 1980, a new publication entitled ‘Road traffic accidents involving

all States and Territories of the injury classification injured, admitted to hospital. To cover the interim period, the Office of Road Safet) collected statistics on

fatalities in all States and Territories for the years 1978 and 1979. Data relating to injured persons was not collected due to the above-mentioned problem of inconsistent reporting and recording procedures.

The information for Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania was obtained from State ABS publications whilst information relating to Northern Terri- tory, South Australia, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory was obtained from the Road Safety Council, Road Traffic Authority. Traffic Accident Research Unit and Department ofthe CapitalTerritoryrespectively.

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1979 in their Year Books.

whichcould becollated for the period 1925 to 1981.

Limited information on casualty accidents was also published by ABS for 1978 and

The tables which follow represent the most reliable and comprehensive information

Specific data gaps identified were: 1 , Qucensland 1954 to 1977-110 licence data 2. NorthernTerritory 1925 to 1961Lnoaccident data 3. Northern Territory 1963 to 1967-no licence data

To accommodate these gaps, Australian rates have been calculated which: I . exclude Queensland accidents for 1954 to 1981 for rates per 10 OD0 licences 2. exclude Northern Territory population, registration and licence data for 1925 to

lar exclusion for rates by fuel consumed could not be done due to lack of fuel 1961 for rates per 100 000 population, IO 000 vehicles and IO 000 licences. Simi-

consumption data by State/Territory 3. exclude Northern Territory accident data for 1963 to 1967 for rates per IO 000

licences

Major legislative influences

A number of changes in both accident reporting and recording criteria were introduced during the period covered by the following statistics and these are detailed in the Notes to tables. Effects of these changes are basically unquantifiable.

The introduction of compulsory fitting and wearing of seat belts, protective helmets and random breath testing are probably the most important changes implemented.

Through the endorsement of the Australian Transport Advisory Council of Aus- tralian Design Rules for Motor Vehicle Safety, the fitting of belts in passenger cars and derivatives in each State was made mandatory for new motor vehicles from 1 January 1970 for front seats and from 1 January 1971 forallpositions.

The year 1973 saw the completion of laws requiring the compulsory wearing of seat belts, where fitted, in all motor vehicles, and the mandatory use of protective helmets

effect were as follows: by motor cycle riders and pillion passengers. The dates on which the laws came into

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1 October 1971 22 December 1970

1 January 1972 29 November 1971 24 December 1971 13 October 1971

I January 1972 1 January 1972

Protective helmets

1 August 1971 1 January 1961

24October 1970 31 December 1967

19 December 1966 1 May I971

18 March 1973 8 November I972

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tions and penalties. The exemptions for seat belts relate primarily to delivery men, per- The laws in force differ between States and Territories on matters such as exemp-

sons reversing motor vehicles, the elderly, and persons exempted by a doctor’s certifi- cate. The vast majority of belts fitted to vehicles are of the lap-sash type. Recent developments in seat belt design are aimed to improve their comfort to the wearer, their ease ofadjustment and their effectiveness.

There arc minor exemptions for helmet wearing by motor cyclists in some States. Victoria was the first State to introduce random breath testing in July 1976, fol-

lowed by the Northern Territory in 1980 and South Australia in 1981, with New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory in December 1982 and Tasmania in January 1983.

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Table 1 Number of fatal accidents, (non-fatal) injury accidents, casualty accidents, persons

Australia 1925-77* killed, persons injured, casualties, persons killed per 100 (non-fatal) injuries,

1925 . , . . 1926 . , . . 1927 . . . ,

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1936 . . . . 1937 . . . .

1939 . . , . 1938 , . . .

1941 , . , . 1940 . . . ,

1943 , . . . 1942 , . . .

1944 . . . . 1945 . . . . 1946 . . . . 1947 . . . .

1948 . . . . 1949 . . . . 1950 . . . . 1951 . . , .

1952 . . . . 1953 . . . . 1954 . . . .

1955 . . . .

1956 . . . . 1957 . . . . 1958 . , . ,

1959 . . . . 1960 . , . ,

1961 . , . ,

1963 . . . . 1962 . . . .

1964 . . . . 1965 , . . . 1966 . . . . 1967 . . . . 1968 , . , ,

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62 597 58 759

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1003 15745 943 13 569

1145 17314 1054 16385

916 14297 818 13728 914 15073 952 18039

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2054 38 376 1926 35095

1 856 39405 1 976 44629 2042 46465 2 119 48 773 2113 50450 2 I46 52213 2264 55359 2468 60 104 2 542 60749 2535 62 133 2598 67880 2966 74258 3 164 77123 3242 77837 3 166 80021 3382 82210 3502 87864 3 798 91 554

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1971 . . . . 3 133 62077 65 210 3 590 91 036 94626 1972 . . . . 3 039 62 71 I 65 750 3 422 89 766 93 188

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Table 1A Number of fatal accidents, (non-fatal) injury accidents, casualty accidents, persons killed, persons injured, casualties, persons killed per 100 (non-fatal) injuries, Australia 1978-81'

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Table 3A Number of fatal accidents and persons killed per 100 000 population, 10 000 motor

Australia 1978-81* vehicles registered, 10 000 licences in force, 100 000 kilolitres fuel consumed,

Fotoiaccrdmu Foiolims

Per Per Per P C , PW PW P C , Per 1000W IO000 10000 100000 iOO000 10000 IO000 io0000

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1978 . . 22.8 4.6 4. I 15.7 26.0 1979 . . 21.4 4.2 14.2 24.3 4.8

5.2 3.8

4.6 17.8

1980 . . 20.1 3.9 4.2 16.0

1981 . . 3.5

19.5 13.4 22.9 4.3

3.7 3.3 12.9 22.2 3.8 14.8

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479.8 123.2 108.8 428.6 703.7 180.7 159.2 626 6 ~ - 732.0 191.9 168.8 671.0

475.9 117.9 105.6 410.8 681.2 168.8 150.7 588.0

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Table 4A Number of(non-fatal) injury accidents and persons injured per 100 000 population, 10 000 motor vehicles registered, 10 OOO licences in force 100 000 kilolitres fuel consumed,Australia 197&81*

1978 . . 474.0 95.7 90.9 326.3 1979 . . 440.9 87.0 83.7 292.3

686 138 130.5 468.3 636 125 120.1 419.2

1980 (a) 166 32.3 31.2 110.9 218 42 39.5 145.4 1981 (a) 165 31.1 30.0 109.2 215 41 37.9 142.1

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Table 5 Number of casualty accidents and casualties per 100 000 population, 10 000 motor

Australia 192577' vehicles registered, 10 000 licences in force, 100 000 kilolitres fuel consumed,

Year

1925 I926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 I940 I941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 I947 1948 I949 1950 1951 1952 I953 I954 1955 I956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

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Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per 100000 10000 low0 IW000 100000 10000 10000 100000

people vehicles licences kL people vehicles licences k L

- ~ 159.6 310.0 305.5 -

- - 211.4 328.0 257.9 - - 234.9 293.0 238.6 - - 265.9 296.6 246.0

. . - 288.9 291.2 240.6

. . - 270.1 265.9 211.9

. . - 221.3 247.7 192.9 - ~ 241.3 259.3 210.2

. . - 284.6 294.9 220.0

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- - - 346.7 316.5 240.0 -

- - - 356.2 307.8 222.8 -

- - - - 385.6 310.7 205.6 -

- - - - 389.0 301.5 218.9 - - - - - 393.9 310.1 220.1 ~ ~ - - 347.0 283.2 195.9 - - - - 262.5 251.4 158.9 ~ ~ - - 243.3 226.9 148.4

. . - 217.5 194.0 128.9

. . - 225.6 195.6 141.2

. . - 300.3 242.0 162.7 1 398.2 - - 344.9 258.5 174.4 1 345.8

. . - 330.1 230.1 159.0 1262.1 ~ - - - 338.6 218.9 157.6 1 156.4

. , 318.0 186.4 140.9 938.2 405.3 237.5 179.6 I 195.7

. . 342.1 182.5 145.2 880.1 440.4 234.9 186.9 1132.9

. . 361.3 176.4 142.2 898.2 469.0 229.0 184.6 1166.0 , . 359.5 172.4 138.6 851.7 468.9 224.9 180.8 1110.8

, , 396.0 182.8 136.2 857.5 519.6 239.8 179.3 1125.0 . . 398.6 172.3 131.2 805.8 528.3 228.3 174.0 1067.9 . . 401.5 168.5 125.1 764.3 541.1 227.1 169.1 1029.9 , . 406.1 165.5 122.8 750.2 546.4 222.7 165.3 1009.4 , . 402.0 157.9 122.1 707.7 553.5 217.5 168.0 974.6 , . 416.3 158.1 128.1 687.2 574.4 218.1 175.7 948.2 , . 438.3 159.5 131.8 671.4 610.5 222.2 182.1 935.3 . . 428.9 152.5 124.4 650.0 602.6 214.3 173.7 913.1

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Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per 100000 10000 I0000 I00000 I00000 10000 10000 100000

Year people vehicles licences kL people vehicles llcencrr kL ~

1962 . . 428.9 1963 , . 451.7 1964 . . 479.6 1965 . . 491.2 1966 . . 478.8 1967 . . 485.2 1968 . . 489.3 1969 . . 510.5 1970 . . 521.4 1971 . . 504.1 1972 . . 499.0 1973 . . 524.3 1974 . . 496.2 1975 . . 477.7 1976 . . 461.9 1977 . . 481.0

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I 18.9 124.6 127.8 128.7 124.6 122.1 121.2 121.9 120.0 114.1 110.4 113.1 103.4 97.1 91.7 93.4

612.4 607.8 599.5 581.4 545.6 520.5 495.5 488.5 478.0 450.3 430.7 424.1 388.0 362.0 335.6 333.2

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167.1 176.6 183.0 185.1 181 0 176.9 176.0 177.8 175.6 165.2 156.1 159.2 145.7 137.5 130.6 132. I

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Casualfy accidents Casualriex

Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per 100000 10000 I0000 1oowo 100000 10000 10000 100005,

Year people vehicles licences kL people vehicles licences k L

1978 . . 501 1979 . ,

IO1 465

95.0 342.0 91 87.4 306.1

712 143 135 I 486.1 660 130 124.4 435.3

1980 (a) ,

1981 (a) . 186 185

36 33.2 124.3 35 32.4 122.1

240 237

46 42 9 160.2 45 42.5 156.9

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Table 6 Number of persons killed, States and Territories 195&77*

Year N.S.W. Vie. Qld S.A. W.A. Tax N.T. A.C.T. Ausl

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 I964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 I972 I973 I974 1975 1976 1977

, 561 501 . 699 581 . 741 603 . 663 515 . 728 569 . 798 528 . 808 582 . 774 589 . 794 571 . 833 661 . 939 698 . 934 773 . 876 808 . 900 780 . 1010 904 . 1151 929 . 1143 955 . 1 117 887 , 1 211 949 . 1188 1011 . 1 309 1061

1 249 923 1 092 915 I 230 935

. I 275 806

. 1288 910

. 1 264 938

. I 268 954

202 218 251

278 30 I

273 298 325 342 333 359

403 353

461 398

467 466 502 477 556 531 594 572 638 589 635 569 572

170 197 172 136 153 173 167 185 200 185 203 203

223 I94

238 243 270 253 275 251 349 292 312 329 382 339 307 306

142 167 I94 182

206 I75

185 168 164 178 180 197 177 198 222 252 253 256 320 31 1 351 332 340 358 334 304 308 290

64 57 87

67 56

57 72 65 70 68 79 75 61 75 89 93

104 101 118 1 I4 1 I8 1 30 106 105 I l l 122 108 1 I2

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6 2264 5 2146

10 2468 7 2542 8 2535 8 2598

11 2966 15 3 164

23 3 166 17 3 242

26 3 502 14 3382

31 3798 20 3590 32 3422 29 3679 31 3572 32 3694 38 3 583 29 3 578

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Table 6A Number of persons killed, States and Territories 197M1'

Year N.S.W. Vic. QId S.A. W.A. Tas. N.T. A.C.T. Ausl.

1978 , 1384 869 612 291 345 106 1979 . 1288 846 616 309 279

68 30 3705

1980 , 1303 657 557 269 293 100 93 53 24 3508

63 30 3272 1981 , I 291 766 594 222 238 1 1 1 70 29 3321

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Table 7 Population ('000) at 30 June, States sod Territories 195&77*

Yeor N S . W. Vic. Qld S.A. W.A. Tus.

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 I960 I961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

. 3 193.4 2208.0

. 3 339.5 2344.5

. 3 278.0 2 276.6

. 3 383.8 2 395.3

. 3 423.5 2452.3

. 3 490.7 2 517.2

. 3 554.3 2 593.5

. 3 624.9 2 656.3

. 3691.9 2718.5

. 3 759.8 2 785.9 3 832.5 2 857.4

. 3 918.5 2 930.4

. 3 986.9 2 983.1

. 4049.9 3040.8

. 4 107.9 3 105.5

. 4 175.4 3 164.4

. 4 237.9 3 220.2

. 4 295.2 3 274.3

. 4 359.3 3 324.2

. 4441.1 3385.0

. 4 522.3 3 444.9

. 4679.4 3 520.4 4 746.9 3 577.4 4 793.4 3 628.4

. 4839.4 3 676.8

. 4 884.5 3 719.1

. 4 914.3 3 146.0

I 196.2 709.5 1 227.7 732.4 1259.5 755.1 1291.4 775.8 1 3 18.3 797.1 1350.0 819.6 1381.6 848.6 1413.1 873.2 I 439 2 896.8

1495.9 945.3 I 468.2 920.9

1 527.5 971.5 1 550.9 987.5 1 577.9 1010.7 1610.7 1038.0 1644.5 I 067.6 1674.3 1094.9 1699.9 1 109.8 1728.9 1 121.8 1763.1 1 139.3 I 792.7 1 157.9 I 881.4 1 185.4

1987.4 1217.9 I 932.5 1 202.4

2 046.1 1 236.2 2 084.0 1 252.1 2 111.7 1261.6

557.1 580.3 599.9 620.5 639.8

674.5 657.1

687.6 699.6 712.1 722.1 746.8 765.9 788.3 808.4 825.5 848.1 879.2 91 5.0 954.8

1043.1 991.4

1070.9 1089.8 1117.4 I 146.7 I 169.8

275.9 286 2 296.3 304. I 308.8

3 18.5 314.1

326.1 333.1 339.4 343.9 350.3 355.7 360.7 364.3 367.9 371.4 375.2 379.6 384 9 387.7 390.2 392.2 395.7

404.7 399.3

407.4

N T . A.C.T. Aus f .

14.7 23.8 8 178.7 15.6 24.9 8 421 8 15.4 26.4 8 636.5 15.9 28.6 8 815.4 16.5 30.3 8 986.5 18.2 32.8 9 199.7 19.5 35.1 9425.6 21.1 37.9 9640.1 22.1 41.2 9 842.3 24.1 46.1 10 056.5

44.5 58.8 10548.3 25.6 52.4 I O 275 0

48.5 73.4 IO 950.4 46.0 66.2 10742.3

51.5 80.3 11 166.7 53.9 88 5 I I 387.7 56.5 96 0 1 I 599.5 61 8 103.5 11 799.1 67.5 112.1 12008.6 72.9 121.7 12263.0 78.8 131.5 12507.3 91.9 145.6 12 937 2 96.6 158.0 13 177 0 99.7 168.1 13 3804

104.4 179.6 13 599.1 89.4 190.9 13 771.4

101.4 203 3 13 915.5 . 4956.7 3782.3 2 136.8 1276.8 1197.1 410.6 105.5 208.2 14074.1

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Table 7A Population ('000) ( a ) at 30 June, States and Territories 197b81'

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Yeor N.S.W. Vic. Qld S.A. W.A Tas. N.T. A.C.T. Aust .

1978 . 5 053.9 3 863.8 2 172.0 1296.2 1227.9 417.6 110.0 218.0 14 359.3 1979 . 5111.1 3886.4 2214.8 1301.1 12466 420.8 114.1 220.8 14515.7

1981(b) 5 234.9 3 946.9 2 345.2 1 318.8 1 3W.I 427.2 122.6 227.6 14923.3 1980 . 5171.5 3914.3 2265.9 1308.4 1269.1 423.6 118.2 224.3 14.695.4

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Table 8 Motor vehicles registered ('000) at 30 June, States and Territories 195&77*

Year __ 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 I969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

N.S. W.

478.0 544.3

. 590.5

. 613.5

. 654.5

. 709.0

. 759.8

. 807.9

. 865.3

. 919.4

. 977.8

. 1031.1

. 1088.4

. I 157.4

. I 230.7

. 1312.6 , 1369.0 , 1437.3 . 1482.1

1 555.7 , 1648.3 . 1 739.8 . 1 848.4 , 1944.3 . 2043.0 , 2 148.8 . 2 194.1 . 2 252.5

Kc. Qld

444.4 240.7 399.8 212.9

533.2 255.0 539.8 266.2

629.1 307.7 559.2 284.2

647.2 326.3 675.5 344.4 711.7 363.9 749.9 381.9 802.9 404.0 844.7 418.6

931.5 459.0 876.6 431.7

989.9 497.9 1 049.8 536.9 1092.9 564.5 I 136.5 590.0 1 188.5 620.9 I 248.6 649.9 I 314.7 686.1 1 379.3 726.5 I 445.4 774.0 1 523.8 827.0 1620.4 889.7 1715.9 918.0 1 799.6 1 012.2 1 829.2 1067.2

S.A. ~

151.9 173.0 192.3 205.7 218.4 229.5 248.2 262.5 274.8 290.8 309.8 318.5 328.6 342.9

384.7 363.7

413.1 399.1

432.1 456.5 478.3 496.8 516.5 547.1 577.6 617.3 641 .O 668.0

W.A.

103.3 118.6 132.9 141.9 153.9 168.8 174.9 180.6 188.1

212.1 198.4

225.2 242.1 258.2 277.9 291.5 313.0 337.1 352.0 379.4 411.7 445.6 465.1 488.6 523.0 564.4 604.8 654.9

Tas. N.T.

42.7 49.1

3.7

55.1 4.3

60.5 4.7

65.3 5.1

71.7 3.8 4.9

74.7 5.2 78.6 83.8

5.9 6.8

87.7 93.2

7.4 8.3

97.4 102.6 10.1

9.3

107.4 11.2 114.6 13.3 122.5 14.1 129.2 15.5 135.1 17.0 141.0 19.9 148.7 22.5 154.3 25.0 161.3 28.7 167.8 32.0 174.5 34.2 182.6 36.7

202.8 34.1 194.3 31.8

209.4 38.1

A.C.T.

4.3 5.5 6.2 6.9 7.8 8.8

10.6 9.9

11.9 13.7 15.9

20.5 17.9

24.2 28.1 32.1

40.4 36.0

42.8 47.1 53.2 61.2 67.9 73.6 79.7 85.9 92.2 98.7

Ausr. ~

I 397.1 I 580.4 1 770.2 1 839.9

2 129.7 1947.3

2 246.3 2 366.1 2 506.2 2 649.1

2 962.7 2 824.2

3 100.7 3 291.9 3 516.2 3 744.3

4 106.6 3 919.5

4 279.3 4 508.4 4 771.6 5 039.2 5 317.1 5 613.1

6 276.4 5 952.7

6 580.9 6 818.0

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Table SA Motor vehicles registered ('000) at 30 June, States and Territories 197&81*

Year N.S.W. Vic. Qld S A W.A. Tax N.T. A.C.T A w l .

1978 , 2330.6 1915.4 1129.6 681.3 695.5 218.1 46.9 97.0 7114.5 1979 . 2413.2 1974.0 1 183.4 689.3 719.7 226.6 45.6 106.6 7 358.3 1980 . 2520.9 1960.2 I 256.9 708.6 745.0 229.5 47.0 105.5 7 573.6 1981 . 2626.9 2035.9 1355.9 725.4 773.2 237.3 53.6 109.6 7917.6

* Rcadsn should rciecr to Nolcs 10 lablcs prmrlo n m g t h e ~ data.

16

Table 9 Drivers’ and riders’ licences io force (‘000) at 30 June, States and Territories 195&77*

Year .ni.S.W. Yic. Qld S A . W.A. Tas.

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

. 676.5

. 827.3 748.3

. 870.0 , 914.2 . 999.7 . 1048.9 . I 091.4 . I 149.4

. I 275.2

. I 227.5

. I 358.8 . I 420.0 . I 451.0 . I 527.0 . I 608.0 . I 622.0 . I 723.0 . I 783.0 . 1908.0 . 2034.0

. 2 222.0

. 2 135.0

. 2 281.0

. 2 373.0

. 2 513.0

. 2 613.0

. 2 722.0

525.7 575.7 637.4 645.9 708.3 725.8 801.8 831.8

908.3 879.7

1 032.4 967.9

1 080.0 1 113.0 1 162.0 1 215.0 1 259.0 1 313.0 1 372.0 1436.0 1 502.0 1 566.0 1 634.0 1712.0 1 857.0 1 886.0

2 033.0 1 957.0

264.6 186.7 252.3 208.1 277.5 230.6 280.9 243.8

- 260.9 ~ 275.7 ~ 292.7 ~ 308.7 ~ 306.9 ~ 324.6 ~ 351.5 - 391.3 - 389.0 ~ 397.0 - 420.0 ~ 439.0 - 457.0

~ 486.0 - 475.0

- 506.0 - 523.0 - 544.0 ~ 562.0

~ 609.0 - 582.0

- 632.0 - 655.0 - 674.0

133.9 134.8 148.2 1 59.5 168.4 191.0 202.4 229.7 241.2 239.4 246.5 261.9 275.0 292.0 322.0 329.0 345.0 364.0

405.0 372.0

431 .O 451 0 493.0 513.0 551.0 563.0 586.0 621.0

48.7 53.9 59.9 72.3 78.2 83.7 89.6 90.9 99.9

108.2 102.0

112.2 118.0 125.0

137.0 133.0

142.0 153.0

161.0 156.0

173.0 166.0

181.0 174.0

186.0

205.0 195.0

213.0

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5.7 6.8 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.8

10.6 9.9

12.5 13.0

4.0

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26.0 33 0 37.0

48.0 37.0

50.0 30.0 28.0 28.0 30.0

6.3 1 845.3 7.8 1985.8 8.9 2 194.2 9.9 2 288.4

11.1 2 148 I 12.3 2 295.9 14.0 2 4 5 7 2 15.1 2575.9

21.0 2 833.0 17 I 2703.3

24.6 2 984.9 28.1 3 197.5 31.0 3 326.0 36.0 3 414.0 45.0 3 609.0 47.0 3 775.0 52.0 3 879.0 59.0 4 086.0 65.0 4260.0 72.0 4 521.0 82.0 4 777.0 96.0 5 002.0

109.0 5 242.0 12 I .o 5 40 .0 139.0 5 745.0 11 I .O 5 927.0 112.0 6 157.0 128.0 6 421.0

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Table 9A Drivers’ and riders’ licences in force (‘000) at 30 June, States and Territories 1 9 7 a s 1 *

Year N.S.W. Vic Qld S.A. W.A. Tas. N.T. A.C.T. Airsr.

I978 I979 I980 1981

. 2849.0 2016.1 - 718.6 654.9 214.0 67.3 135.9 6655.9(a)

. 2 886.5 2072.2 ~ 741.3 675.0 222.2 56.9 129.4 6783.8(a)

. 2 980.4 2 120.4 ~ 756.9 700.4 228.2 64.6 132.1 6 983.3(a) , 3087.3 2 181.7 - 771 9 731.1 236.7 67.5 137.5 7214.0(a)

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Table 10 Number of persons killed per 100 000 population, States and Territories 1950-77*

Year N.S.W. Vic. Qld S.A. W.A. Tas. N.T. A.C.T Aust.

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 I958 1959 I960 1961 1962 I963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

. 17.57

. 21.32

. 22.19

. 19.59 , 21.26 . 22.86 , 22.73

21.35 , 21.51

22.16 , 24.50 . 23.84 . 21.97

22.22 , 24.59 , 27.57 . 26.97 . 26.01 . 27.78 . 26.75 , 28.95 . 26.69 . 23.00 . 25.66 . 26.35 . 26.37 . 25.72 . 25.58

22.69 25.53 25.72 21.50 23.20 20.98 22.44 22.17 21 .oo 23.73 24.43 26.38 27.09 25.65 29. I 1 29.36 29.66 27.09 28.55 29.87 30.80 26.22 25.58 25.77 21.92 24.47 25.04 25.22

16.89 17.76

23.31 19.93

21.09 20.22 21.57 23.00 23.76 22.68 24.00 23.1 1 25.98 25.22 28.62 28.40 27.83 29.53 27.59

29.95 31.54

29.60 31.57

28.79 32.10

26.95 30.47

26.77

23.96 26.90 22.78 17.53

21.11 19.19

21.19 19.68

22.30 20.09 21.47 20.90

22.06 19.65

22.93 22.76 24.66 22.80 24.51 22.03 30.14 24.63 25.95 27.01 30.90 27.07 24.33 23.97

25.49 28.78 32.34 29.33 27.35

27.43 31.35

24.43 23.44 25.00 24.93 26.38 23.1 I 25.12 27.46 30.53 29.83 29.12 34.97 32.57 35.40 31.83 31.75 32.85 29.89 26.51 26.33 24.23

23.20 19.92 29.36 18.41 21.70 18.15 22.61

21.01 19.93

20.04 22.97 21.41

20.79 17.15

24.43 25.28 28.00 26.92 31.09 29.62 30.44

27.03 33.32

26.54 27.80 30.15 26.51 27.28

~

~

~

~

~

- ~

- ~

~

~

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32.99 17.39

48.54 25.97 60.18 43.69 26.67 61.73 53.30 54.41 54.87

42.15 55.17

71.59

44.55 50.30

28.11 12.61

22.73 10.49

21.34 19.80

19.94 18.47 12.14 13.02 19.08 11.90 12.08 10.90 21.17 16.95

22.22 17.71

21.36 12.49

23.57 13.74 20.25 17.25 17.26 16.76 18.69 13.93

20.12

23.83 22.91

21.09 22.03 22.24 22.53 21.97 21.85 22.57 24.08 24.20 23.60

26.56 23.73

27.78 27.95 26.83 28.16 28.56 30.37 27.75 25.97 27.50 26.27 26.82 25.75 25.42

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Table 10A Number of persons killed per 100 000 population, States and Territories 1978-81*

Year N.S. W , Vic. QId S.A. W.A. Tas. N.T. A.C.T. Aust.

1978 1979 1980 1981

. 27.6 22.8 28.2 22.6 28.2 25.6 60.6 13.9 26.0

. 25.4 22.0 28.0 23.9 22.5 22.3 45.7 10.8 24.3

. 25.2 16.8 24.6 20.6 23.1 23.6 53.4 13.4 22.9

. 24.7 19.4 25.3 16.8 18.3 26.0 57.4 12.8 22.2

18

Table 11 Number ofpersons killed per 10 OOO motor vehicles registered, States and Territories 195&77*

Year N.S.W. Vic. Qld S.A. WA.

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

. 11.74 12.84

. 12.55

. 10.81

. 11.12

. 11-26

. 10.63

. 9.58

. 9.18

. 9.06

. 9.60

. 9.06

. 8.05

. 7.78

. 8.21

. 8.77

. 8.35

. 7.77

. 8.17

. 7.64

. 7.94

. 7.18

. 5.91

. 6.33

. 6.24

. 5.76

. 5.99

. 5.63

12.53 13.07 11.31 9.54

10.18 8.39 8.99 8.72 8.02

8.69 8 81

9.15 9.22

9.13 8.37

8.85 8.74 7.80 7.98 8.10 8.07 6.69 6.33 6.14 4.97 5.30 5.21 5.22

9.49 9.06

I I 31 9.84

9.78 8.87 9.13 9.44

.8.72 9.40

8.89 8.43 9.34

9.29 8.67

8.70 8.26 8.51 7.68 8.56 7.83 8.18 7.39 7.71 6.62 6.92 5.62 5.36

11.19 13.75 11.39 14.08 8.94 14.60 6.61 12.83 7.01 11.37 7.54 12.20 6.73 10.58 7.05 9.30 7.28 8.72 6.36 8.97 6.55 8.49 6.37 8.75 5.90 7.31 6.50 7.67 6.54 7.99 6.32 8.64 6.77 8.08 6.12 7.59 6.36 9.09 5.50 8.20 7.30 8.53 5.88 7.45 6.04 7.31 6.01 7.33 6.61 6.39 5.49 5.39

4.58 4.43 4.79 5.09

14.99 ~ 6.98 11.79 11.61 - 12.73 12.22 15.79 ~ 9.68 11.63 9.26

10.26 ~ 4.35 10.12 ~ 7.69 10.17

7.95 - 7.95 9.61 9.64 ~ 7.07 9.46 8.27 ~ 6.60 8.95 8.35 ~ 4.20 8.59 7.75 ~ 4.38 8.57 8.48 - 6.29 8.76 7.70 ~ 3.91 8.61 5.95 7.92 3.90 8.18 6.98 11.29 3.31 7.89 7.77 18.80 6.05 8.44 7.59 9.93 4.67 8.45 8.04 21 94 4 72 8.27 7.48 15.88 5.69 7.71 8.37 9.05 3.27 7.90 7.67 20.00 5.52 7.77 7.65 16.80 5.83 7.96 8.06 17.42 3.27 7.12 6.32 16.56 4.71 6.44 6.02 16.08 3.94 6.55 6.08 11.99 3.89 6.00 6.28 20.13 3.73 5.89 5.33 11.96 4.12 5.44 5.35 12.34 2.94 5.25

*Readers should d e r to hokr 10 tablciptiorto us ing thnc d a u

Table 11A Number of persons killed per 10 OOO motor vehicles registered, States sod Territories 1978-81.

Year

1978 1979 1980 1981

N.S.W. Vic. Qld S.A. W.A. Tas. N.T A C T. A u t .

. 5.9

. 5.6 4.5 4.4

5.4 4.3 5.0 5.6 4.7 4.0

4.9 14.5 4.2 12.3

3.1 5.2 2 3 4 8

. 5.2 3.3 4.4

. 4.9 3.8

3.8 4.4 3 9 4.4 13.4

3.1 3.1 4.7 13.1 2.8 1.6

4.3 4.2

19

Table 12 Number of persons killed per 10 000 licences in force, States and Territories 1950-77*

Year N.S.W. Vic. Qld S.A. W.A.

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

1964 1963

1965 1966

1968 1967

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

. 8.29

. 9.34

. 8.96

. 7.62

. 7.96

. 7.98

. 7.70

. 7.09

. 6.91

. 6.79

. 7.36

. 6.87 6. I7

. 6.20

. 6.61

. 7.16

. 7.05

. 6.48 6.79

. 6.23

. 6.44

. 5.85

. 4.91

. 5.39

. 5.37

. 5.13

. 4.84

. 4.66

10.09 8.64 9.53 7.63

9.46 9.05 7.97 10.72 8.03 ~

7.27 - 7.26 ~

7.08 - 6.49 ~

7.28 - 7.21 ~

7.49 ~

7.48 ~

7.01 ~

7.65 7.78

7.59 - 6.76 ~

6.92 - 7.04 ~

7.06 ~

5.89 ~

5.60 ~

5.46 ~

4.34 ~

4.83 ~

4.79 - 4.69 ~

- ~

9.11 9.47 7.46 5.58 5.86 6.27 5.71

6.52 5.99

5.70 5.78

4.99 5.19

5.62 5.67 5.54 5.9 I 5.33 5.66 4.96 6.67 5.37 5.55

6.27 5.65

4.69 5.36

4.54

10.60 12.39 13.09

10.39 11.41

10.79 9-14 7.31 6.80 7.44 7.30 7.52 6.44 6.78 6.89 7.66 7.33 7.03 8.60 7.68 8.14 7.36 6.90 6.98 6.06 5.40 5.26 4.67

Tas. ~

13.14 10.58 14.52 7.75 8.57 6.8 I 8.04 7.15 7.00 6.67 7.30 6.68 5.16 6.00 6.69 6.79 7.32 6.60 7.56 7.08 7.1 1 7.51 6.09 5.80 5.97 6.26 5.27

~

5.26 15.67

~

4.76

6.74 8.97

3.03 5.41 5.69 5.00 4.64 2.92 2.86 4.07 2.49 2.58 2.22 3.78 3.19 3.27

2.15 3.90

3.61 3.78 2.08 2.94 2.40 2.23 2.88

2.27 3.39

4u5f. ~

8.92 9.72 9.38 8.13 7.93 7.73 7.43 6.96 6.70 6.84 7.09 6.87 6.41 6.40 6.87 7.1 I 7.07 6.45 6 82 6.52 6.83 5.99 5.44 5.59 5.19 5.16 4.90 4.68

*Readers should rcferto Notes tolablcsprior to wing thsedala.

Table 12A Number of persons killed per 10 000 licences in force, States and Territories 1978-81*

Year N.S.W. Vie. Qld S.A. W.A. Tas. N.T. A.C.T. Ausr.

1978 . 4.8 4.3 - 4.0 5.2 4.9 10.1 2.2 4.6 (a) 1979 . 4.7 4.1 1980 . 4.4 3.1 1981 . 4.1 3.5 - 2.8 3.2 4.7 10.4 2.1 3.7 (a)

- 4.2 4.3 4.5 1 1 . 1 2.3 4.2 (a) 3.5 3.4 4.9 10.8 2.2 3.8 (a) ~

20

Table 13 Number ofpersons killed by type of road user involved, Australis 1950-77'

Yt-OT

1950 , . , . 1951 . . , . 1952 . . , .

1953 . . , . 1954 . . . . 1955 . . . 1956 . . . 1957 . . . . 1958 . . . . 1959 . . . .

1960 , . . . 1961 . . . .

1962 . . . . 1963 . . . . 1964 . . . . 1965 . . . ,

1966 . . . ,

1967 . . . ,

1968 . , . ,

1969 . . . ,

1970 . . . . 1971 . . . ,

1972 . , . ,

1973 . , . ,

1974 . . . . 1975 . , . ,

1976 . , . . 1977 . . . .

221 318 334 319

412 353

483 531 587 622 694 812 832 855

1 043 1185 1229 1192 1 324 1361 1460 1 380 1234 1317 1299 1380 1 309 1328

417 518 536 528 538

61 I 537

565 588 625 716 676 712 721 825 982 982 962

IO61 1060 1233 1167 1 065 I 146 I031 1147 I 094 I041

462

606 541

516

616 599

629 647 637 687 755 795 757 800 873 771 643 806 754 825 822 713 748 79 1 756 705 672 715

402 384

41 1 337 347 311 252 23 1

182 198

I57 117 115 91 89 83 78 96

121 148

235 173

277 330 400 365 408 386

I42 131 I42

128 I45

1 24 133 I26 130

140 141

I38 108 125 132

104 I 29

99 109 102 98 85 89 87 78 85 93

101

Other

17 16 22 11

12 1 1

13 I1

6 7

4 6

11 6 4

14 6

11

16 I O

12 10 9 8 8

12 7 7

~

Tor01 ~

1 643

2 054 I 926

I 856 I976 2 042 2 119 2 113 2 146 2 264 2 468 2 542 2 535 2 598 2 966 3 164 3 242 3 166 3 382 3 502 3 798 3 590 3 422 3 679 3 572 3 694 3 583 3 578

* Rcadcrrshould rsfsrlo Noresrotablcr p m r to usmg lhesedavr

Table 13A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Australia 197&81*

Moior Pedd Yeor Drivers Pmrmgers Pederrrions cwl~s t r c) cl iar Other Tor01

1978 , . . . I421 I I20 1979 . . , . I354 I016

708 648

370 378

81 104

5 3 705

1980 . . . . I 236 894 8 3508

1981 . . . . I279 644

936 629 390 377

93 94

3272 6 3 321

21

Table 14 Number of persons injured by type of road user involved, Australia 1950-77*

Yeor Mofor Pedol

Drtver~ passenger^ Pedeslrmns cyclirrs cyclirrs Ofherfa! Toral

1950 . . . . 4631 1951 . . . . 5657 1952 . . . . 6820 1953 . . . . 7 103 1954 . . . . 8 844 1955 . . . . 10037 1956 . , . . 11 790 1957 . . . . 13205 1958 . . . . 14561 1959 . . . . 15933 1960 . . . . 18 184 1961 . . . . 19523 1962 . . . . 21 345 1963 . . . . 24272 1964 . . . . 27 607 1965 . . . . 30008 1966 . . . . 30668 1967 . . . . 31 809 1968 . . , . 32670 1969 . . . . 35 167 1970 , . , . 37233 1971 . . . . 36403 1972 , . , . 34820 1973 . . . . 37 565 1974 . . , . 35 723 1975 . . , . 34 I95 1976 , . . . 33 679 1977 . . . . 36289

I1 536 9 952

12 837 13 485 I5 319 I6 752 I7 608 18 078

21 290 19 925

23 139 23 643 24 195 26 877 30 070 31 123 31 231 31 718 32 403 34 048 35 282 34 262 32 550 34 316 32 229 32 878 38 135 32 786

6 600 7 048 7 362 7 339 8 142 8 090 8 475 7 995 7 588 8 232 8 888

8 474 8 761

9 199 9 469 9 769 9 516 9 546 9 565 9 964 9 852 9 523 9 934 9 814 9 462 8 905 8 746 8 998

5 951 6 683 7 263 6 987 7 584 6 904 6 193 6 278 5 614 5 375 5 444 4716 4 027 3 459 3 203 2 954 2 916

4 198 3 385

6 061 5 284

9 213 7 825

10 814 1 I 287 10 854 I O 566 I O 329

4 058 3 936

255 31 447

3 888 235 35095 206 38 376

4 304 187 39405 4 589 151 44629 4 559 4 560

123 46455

4 688 206 50450 147 48 773

4 367 158 52213 4 396 4 323

133 55 359 126 60 104

3 955 I51 60740 3 978 114 62 133 3 918 155 67880 3 750 159 74258 3 736 I33 77723 3 379 127 77 837 3 449 3 269

114 80021 105 82210

3 303 98 87864 3 012 2 905

114 91 554 118 91036

2 847 IO2 89766 2 587 108 95 204 2 539 88 91 338 2 543 124 89499 2 861 121 87808 3 301 115 91 818

*Readersshovldrci~crtoNotsstotablesptiorlouslnglhsssdata. (a)lncluda'nolstatcd'ior1950to1959.

Table 14A Number of persons injured by type of road user involved, Australia 1978-81*

Yeor Drivers Passengers Pedestrians cyclisfs cycllsls Other Total Momr Pedal

1978 . . . . ~

~

1979 . . . . - - 1980(a) . . . 12312 10282 3 714 4362 1281 103 32054 1981(a) . . . 12 I98 I O 162 3603 4719 I325 119 32126

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Table 16 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved. New South Wales 1950-77*

1950 . . . . 1951 . . . . 1952 . . . .

1954 1953

1955 . . . . 1956 . . . . 1957 . . . . 1958 . . . . 1959 . . . . I960 . . . . 1961 . . . . 1962 . . . . 1963 . . . . 1964 . . . . 1965 . . . . 1966 . . . . 1967 . . . . 1968 . . . . 1969 . . . . 1970 . . . . 1971 . . . . 1972 . . . . 1973 . . . . 1974 . . . .

1976 1975

1977 . . . .

. . . .

. . . .

. . . .

. . . .

115 73

I11 121 132 147 165 188

228 192

244 283 263 282 330 41 I 428 405 455 436 494 465

426 370

436 475 455 489

208 142

203 200 217 223 230 208 250 228 264 226 246 266 287 378 323 305 364 362 404 411 349 380 377 388 395 363

194 215 225 196 220 268 273 250 260 271 336

296 354

310 328 30 I 34 1 329 29 2 29 4 29 1 250 256 271 296 257 259 266

105 121 153 104 124 116 91

60 88

68 49 40 45

26 !8

28 32 54 62 75 93

106

I30 98

140 142 135 125

41 6 33 7 39 41

10 1

33 44

2 0

44 5 34 30

6 2

34 46

4

31 0 0

24 2 24 0

28 38

5 I

16 3 23 1 37 19

1

26 2 1

16 18

1 1

21 25

2 1

21 19

5

22 3 1

561 699 741 663 728 798 808 774 794

939 833

934 876

1010 900

1151 1143 1117 1211 1 188 1309

1092 I 249

I 230 1275 1288 1264 1268

* Rcadcrsrhouldrpi~crtoNolcstatablcsprlartovslnglheredata

Table 16A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved. New South Wales 197-1'

1978 . . . . 537 406 281 137 22 1 1 384 1979 . . . . 515 384 230 127 32 0 1 288 1980 . . . . 487 380 252 152 30 2 I 303 1981 . . . . 504 351 267 146 22 1 1291

* RcadersshouldrefcrloNolcslolablespr~ortous~ngthcrsdata .

24

Table 17 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved. Victoria 195&77*

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

1972 1971

1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

. . . . 64

. . . . 104

. . . . 95

I06 86

. . . . 125

. . . . I52

. . . . 169

. . . . 190

. . . . 200

. . . . 221

. . . . 260

. . . . 279

. . . . 255

. . . . 335

. . . . 353

. . . . 36 I

. . . . 319 . . 360

. . . . 403

. . . . 393

. . . . 334

. . . . 324

. . . . 324

. . . . 308

. . . . 341

. . . . 358

. . . . 353

. . . .

. . . .

133 I37 152 I19 146 117 1% 127 120 173

207 197

226 203 233 268 282 28 I 295 289 352 286 285 303 215 287

276 261

138 181 206

202 165

183

208 175

203 182

227 198

246 251 269 236 257 230

255 227

252 229 216 217 I92 194 I90 217

cyclists "lor

120 107 85 79 75 62 59 40 40 35 31 24 12 18 11 14 15 14 24 22 24 45 59 63 65 70 90 78

39 37 42 44 36 47 48 53 40 47 54 49 38 36 35

40 38

28 31 28 23

37 16

27

Orher T o l d

6

I I 4

4

4 I

4

3 3 3 2

0 I 0 0 1 2 2 3

515 569 528 582 589 571 661 698 773 808

904 780

929 955 887 949

1011 1061

923 915 935 806 910 938 954

* RcadcrSshouldreicrloNa.crlotablespr.orto.r.n~thcicda. a

Table 17A Number of persons killed by type ofrosd user involved. Victoria 197%81*

Motor Pedol Yea. Drivers Posengers Pedesrrioni qc l i s i s cyc l im Orher Told

1978 . . . . 319 1979 . . . . 307

247 I97 235 184 76

77 26 3 869 44

1980 . . . . 233 0 846

161 167 58 30 1981

8 . . . . 279 207 177 64 37 2 766

657

25

Table 18 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Queensland 1950-77' -

~

1950 . . . . 1951 . , . . 1952 . . . . 1953 . . . . I954 . . . . 1955 . . . . 1956 . . , . 1957 , . . . 1958 , . , . 1959 , . . . 1960 . . . . 1961 . . . . 1962 . . . . 1963 . . . . 1964 . . . .

1966 . , . . 1965 . . . .

1967 . , . . 1968 . . . . 1969 . . . . 1970 . . . . 1971 . . . . 1972 . . , . 1973 . . . . 1974 , . . . 1975 . . . . 1976 . . . . 1977 . . . ,

27 57 32 61 43 59

68 102

44 52 69

81

61 75

91

85 103

91 103 95

I02 112

110 115

131 117 139 111 164 145 183 181

146 142

201 197

156 173

226 I84 233 I56 255 192 217 182 219 204 215 225

173 209

196 184 215 141

54 51

45 17

64 54 55

17 20

67 62

51 65 20

17

73 55 82

17 47 15

78 77

44 21

84 46 30

96 39 30

24

81 25 20 18

100 96

32 21 20

115 32

25 101

12 18 19

102 20 110 13

20

82 20

109 16 9 19 18

1 1 1 22 78

13

98 44 24

I21 55 18 71 19

I07 83 107

10 72 22

89 83 92

16 97 27

2 3 1 5 6 7 2 4

0 1

2 1

2 0 0 0

2 1

0 0 2 1 2 4

0 I

0 1

202 218 25 1

278 301

273 298 325 342 333 359

403 353

461 398

461 466

477 502

556 537 594 572 638 589 635 569 572

* RsadcnshovldrcfcrtoNoleslotablcspr~orlousinglhcxdlt~

Table 18A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Queeusland 197&81*

Year Pedes- M a o r Pedal

Drivers Passengers rrianr cyclists cyclrsu Other Total

1978 . . . . 237 197 ~ 92 70 15 1 612 1979 , . . . 242 172 99 91 12 0 616 1980 . . , . 211 I57 87 87 14 1 557 1981 . . . . 237 I82 66 92 16 1 594

26

Table 19 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, South Australia 195&77*

1950 . , . . 1951 . . . ,

1952 . . . .

1954 . . . . 1953 . . . .

1956 . . . . 1955 . . . .

1957 . . , . 1958 . . . . 1959 . . , . 1960 . . . . 1961 , . , . 1962 . . . . 1963 . . , . 1964 . . , .

1965 . . , . 1966 . . . . 1967 . . , . 1968 , . , . 1969 . . . . 1970 . . , . 1971 , . , . 1972 . . , .

1973 , . . . 1974 . . . . 1975 . . , . 1976 , . . . 1971 . . . .

23 28 25 22 27 38 42 46 63 46 55 65 76 69 75 89 96 96

I04 I 08 I44 I09 I20 135 151 136 116 IO8

37 54 35 28 29 44 51 55 51 53 62 54 39 64 56 70 86 86 84 66

I28 I03 88 99

110 98 86 96

35 36 44 26 39 52 31 32 51 49

53 52 52 64 76 59 68 49 59 55 55 57 64 63 58 61 55 51

~

53 58 49 47 40 30 20 35 19 18 16 15 11 14 13 8 6 8 8 6

12 I4 28

46 23

41 30

42

20 2 20 1 18 1 12 1 17 9

1 0

23 0 17 0 16 0 19 16

0 1

17 0 14 2 12 17

0

17 1

14 0 0

14 0 19 16 0

1

10 9

0 0

12 0

17 9 0

0 14 0 9 0 9 0

Told ~

197 170

I72 I36 153 I73 I67

200 1 8

203 185

203 1 94

238 223

243 270 253 275 251 349 292 312 329 382 339 307 306

- * RczdcnrhauldrcfcrtoNorntolablnprlorlouiinglhacdata

Table 19A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, South Australia 1978-81.

1918 . . . , 119 52 33 I979 . , . .

81 117 91

6 49

0 43

29 I 9 0

1980 . . . . 309

100 76 43 1981 . . . , 85

41 9 0 269 61 42 22 12 0 222

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Table 20 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved. Western Australia 1950-77*

1950 . . . . 25 1951 . . . . 30 1952 . . . . 40 1953 . . . . 23 1954 . . . . 32 1955 . . . . 1956

41 . . . . 46

1957 . . . . 42 1958 . . . . 36 1959 . . . . 41 1960 . . . . 48 1961 . . . . 64 1962 . . . . 61 1963 . . . . 72 1964 . . . . 91 1965 . . . . 97 1966 . . . . 1967

101 . . . . 113

1968 . . . . 143 1969 . . . . 124 1970 . . . . 137 1971 . . . . 136 1972 . . . . 129 1973 . . . . 145 1974 . . . . 119 1975 . . . . 122 1976 . . . . 107 1977 . . . . 93

31 48 45

49 54

60 62 43 42 54

49 57

63 49 71 79 88 75

I06 87

I20 118 108 95

104 94

101 101

27 42 47 45 54 53 50

48 54

56 47 59 35

43 50

51 51 58 56 73 74 64 77 86 65 52 59

58

46 37 50 41 28

20 37

19 25

21 15

10 12 19

12 9

6 3

18 7

8

17 5

24 43 24 32 27

13 9

10 19 12 15 7 8

13 12

15 6

6 8

13 8

IO 4 8 9 4 2 4 7

7 1

10 7

0 1 2 0 0 0 0

0 2

0

0 I

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 5 I 2

2 5

I

i42 167 194 182

206 175

185 168 164 178 180 197 177 198 222 252 253 256 320 311 351 332 340 358 334 304 308 290

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Table 20A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved. Western Australia 197%81*

YWl? Drivers Posseengem Pedestrians cyelists cyclists Other Total Molor Pedal

1978 . . . . 140 I12 57 28 8 0 345 1979 . . . . 106 76 55 30 4 8 279 1980 . . . . I26 71 56 32 6 2 293 1981 . . . . 97 61 43 31 4 2 238

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Table 21 Number of persons killed by type o i road user involved, Tasmania 195%17*

Yeor

1950 . . , . 1951 . . , . 1952 . . . . 1953 . . . . 1954 . . . . 1955 . . . . 1956 . , . . 1957 . . . .

1959 . . ; ,

1958 . , . .

1961 . . . . 1960 . , . .

1962 . . . . 1963 . . , . 1964 . . , . 1965 . . , . 1966 . . , . 1967 . . , . 1968 . . , . 1969 , . . . 1970 . . , . 1971 . . . . 1972 . , . . 1973 . , . . 1974 . . . . 1975 . , . . 1976 . , . . 1977

~

9 8

19 8

10 8

16 I I

13 1 8

20 24

25 17

34 36 33

49 35

43 32 51 35 38 40 48

44 49

- 17

31 9

14

19 16 26 27 21 22 24 24 I4 22 14 31 44 42 31 41 46

29 36 35 36 36 35 32

- 13 16 18

21 I7

17 16 21 19

23 21 20 25 25 35 21 20 21

25 30

26 26

23 28 21 22 12 I8

21 15 9

3 0 I

18 I 0 14 3 0

12 2 4

0

7 0

5 0

10 7 3 0

4 3

0 4 0

2 3 1

0 2 0

1 .'

I 1

6 2

0

7 0

3 I 0

I O 2 3

0

12 1

? 9 4

0

7 1 I

13 1

1 0 13 13

3 0 -I

10 0

3 0

64 57 87

67 56

57 72 65 70 68 79 75 61 75 89 93

104 101

1 I4 118

1 I8

106 130

105 111 122 108 112

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Table 21A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Tasmania 1978-81'

1978 . . . . 42 1979 . . . . 36

35 16 12 31 21

1 5

0 106

1980 . . . . 45 21 24 0 0

7 2 I 93

100 1981 . . . . 43 36 20 I 1 I 0 I l l

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Table 22 Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Northern Territory 1950-77'

Molor Pedal Yeor Drivers Passengers Pedesrriom cyclists cyclists Other 'Total

1950 1951 , . , . 1952 . . . . 1953 . . . ,

1954 . . . . 1955 . . . . 1956 . . . ,

1957 . . . . 1958 . . . . I959 . . . . 1960 . , , . 1961 . . . . 1962 . . . . 1963 . . , .

1965 , , . . 1964 . . . .

1966 , . , ,

1967 , . . . 1968 . . . ,

1969 , , . .

1971 . . . . 1970 . , . .

1972 . . . . 1973 . . . . 1974 , . . . 1975 . . , . 1976 , . . ,

1977 , . . .

~

- ~

- ~

~

- ~

- - ~

- 3 8

10 8

18 12

13 8

22 16

28 23 20

20 21 12

- - ~

1 0 0 2 1

0

5 2 0 0

0

I 0

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 5 0

0 0

0 0

13 1 7

0 0 1

0 0

7 6 5 5

0 0 0

7 0

9 4 5

2 0 0 0

9 8 5

0 7

0 1 0

9 5 1 0

~

~

~

~

- ~

~

~

~

- ~

~

-

I6 8

25 14 34 27

45 18

42 50 53

44 55

64 51 47

Table 22A Number of persons killed by type of road user involved, Northern Territory 197-1'

1978 . . . . 18 36 5 9 0 1979 . . . . 21 20

0 6

68

1980 , . . . 26 4 2

21 9 0 53

5 1 1 63 1981 . , , . 22 29 1 1 7 1 0 70

Table 23 Number o i persons killed by type of road user involved, Australian Capital Territory 1950-77*

1950 . . .

1951 . , . 1952 . . .

1954 . , . 1953 . . .

1955 . , . 1956 . . ,

1957 , . . 1958 . . ,

1959 . . . 1960 , . . 1961 . . ,

1962 . . . 1963 . . . 1964 . . . 1965 . . . 1966 . . . 1967 . . . 1968 . . . 1969 . . .

1970 . , . 1971 . , . 1972 . , . 1973 . . . 1974 . . . 1975 . . . 1976 . . . 1977 , . .

Drivers Passengers Pedesrrions

0 0 1 I 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 5 0 1 I 2 0 2 4 3 1 0 3 0 1 4 2 4 4 1 2 2 3 2 5 I 2

11 4 2 11 9 2 8 3 3 8 13 I

I I 9 6 8 6 2

11 9 4 7 I I 3

8 3 12 15 3 9 12 4

10 13 6 8

0 4

2 0 3

I 0 I 0

0 7 6

I 1 0 3 7 I 0 1

6

3 0 0

0 7

1 0 7

0 0 I

7 0

0 0 5

2 0

0 0

6

0 0

0 I O

1 0 7

0 0

0 8 0 0

0 8

1 0 0

0 0

17

0 15

0 0 0

17

0 0 I 23 0

4 0 14

0 4 I

0 0

26

3 I 31

0 20 6 - 7 0 8 0 0 29

32

5 1 6

I 31 2 0

0 1

32 38 7

2 2 0 29

-

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Table 23A Number of persons killed by type oirond user involved, Australian Capital Territory 197&81*

Yeor Drivers Pnssengers Pedesrriom c d i s r r q r d i m Other Toto1

1978 . , . . 1979 . , . .

9 IO

6 7

8 4 3 0 30

1980 . . . . 4

8 2

7 1 0 24

6 8 1981 , , . . 12 9 3

I o 4 1 0

30 29

:Ifmor Pcdol

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References

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ROAD USER PERFORMANCE AND TRAFFIC CODES ( 1978) A common core of road traffic accident data items. Department of Transport. BAGLEY. F. D. (1974) The role of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Road Accident Information Seminar, Canberra, 26-28 March. Proceedings pp. 16-28. COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS (1973) Analysis O f data items extracted from road traffic accident report forms. Submission to the House of Representatives Select Committee on Road Safety. FOLDVARY, L. A. AND LANE, J . C. (1964) ‘The effect Of compulsory Safety helmets On

motorcycle accident fatalities’. Australian Road Research. September, pp. 7-1 4. JOHINKE. A. K . (1974) Uniform data collection. Road Accident Information Seminar, Canberra, 26-28 March. Proceedings pp. 3 5 4 3 . LANE, I. C. (1972) Statistical information in relation to accidents. National Road Safety Symposium, Canberra, 1&16 March. Proceedings pp. 42-51. -(1974) The public use of road accident statistics. Road Accident Information Seminar, Canberra, 26-28 March. Proceedings pp. 107-1 1. MILNE, P. W. (1979) Fitting and wearing ofseat belts in Australia; the history of a successful countermeasure. Office of Road Safety Report OR 2.

Sources of data and notes to tables

Australian Bureau olStatistics

Most of the figures contained in this Bulletin have been extracted from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publications. Previously, the ABS was known as the Commonwealth Bureau ofcensus and Statistics, the change being officially made on 15 March 1974.

Many of the ABS publications have been revised, deleted or re-designated, both be- fore and after the organisational name change. Recently, publications have been allocated unique catalogue numbers, replacing the reference numbers.

The source information provided indicates those publications from which the series of data have been obtained. Further detail is usually available in these publications or corresponding publications from the State offices of the ABS, the Department of Motor Transport in New South Wales and the Department of Territories and Local Govern- ment in Canberra.

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Sources of data

Doto Year Source

Accidents, 1925 to 1971 Casualties

1972,1973

1974 to 1977

1978,1979 1980,1981

Population 1925 to 1970

I97 I to 1977

1978 to 1981

192510 1967 Vehicles

1968 to 1972

1973 to 1981

Llccnces 1925 to 1971

Fuel

1972to 1977

1978 to 1981 1946 to I981

Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statlstlcs. Transport and communication bulletins. Rei No. 14.11. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics Road traffic accidents involving casualties. Quarterly. Rel. No. 14.9. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Road traffic accidents Lnvalving casualties, Australia. Quarterly. Cat. No. 9403.0. Year Book, Australia. Cat. No. 1301.0. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Road traffic accidents involvmg casualties (admission to hospital) Ausiraha. Quarterly. Cat. No. 9405.0. Australian Bureau of Stat~stics Demography 1971. BulletinNo. 87. Canberra, 1974. Ref. No. 4.9. Australian Bureau of Statistics Population and vital statistics. Quarterly. Cat. No. 3212.0.

graphicstatistics. Quarterly. Cat. No. 3101.0. Australian Bureau of Stalistics. Australian demo-

Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics. Transport and communication bulletins. Ref. No. 14.11.

Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics. Motorvchicleregistrations. Quarterly. Ref. No. 14.2. Australian Bureau of Statistics Motor vehicle regis- tratlons, Australia. Quarterly. Cat. Yo. 9303.0. Re- vised intcrcensal estimates may be made on basis of vehiclecensusesundertakenin 1955, 1963. 1971, 1976. Commonwcalth Bureau of Census and Statistics. Transport and communication bulletins. Ref. No. 14-11.

transport. Australia. Cat. No. 9201 .O. Australian Bureau o f Statistics. Rail, bus and air

YearBwk,r lus t ra l ia .Cat ,~o 1301.0.

Department of National Development. Consumption of petroleum products based on oil industr? sales by state marketing areas. Australian Institute of Petroleum. Oil and Australia: the figures behind the facts, plus mformatian promdcd direct to Office of Road Safety, Depariment of Transport.

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Notes to tables

The following information should be referred to when reviewing the data available in the tables. The specific accident reporting and recording criteria for each State/ Territory at all times could not be traced. These notes are derived from footnotes to the tables in the sources used.

Note Year Comment

Accidents and casualties

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8

9

I O

I I

12

13

14

15

16

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I925 to 1935 1925 to 1961 1927to 1937

1935 to 1949 1936 1937101961 1948,1949 1950

1953

1957

1958

1960

1962 to 1977

1967

1969

1975

Mlxture of data for year ending 30 June or 3 1 December. Data for Northern Territory not collected. Data from a summary published in 1937. Figures are higher than those published annually. Casualty accidents not reported separately. Includes 1935 figures for Victoria. All data for year ending 30 June. Series not comparable with subsequent years National accident reporting criteria of death, injury or more than El0 propcrty damage promulgated (but not nationally adopted). Change to published data for casualty accidents only. Prior to 1953, data for Western Australia non-metropolitan acci- dents were included only if fatal or near fatal injury resulted. From 1953, Western Australia non-metropolitan accident data included were in line with national injury definition of need for surgical or medical trcatmcnt. Tasmanian and Australian Capital Territory injury criteria not comparable wlth those in other States. Queensland criierion for reportmg property damage accidents changed from any property damage to at least f 2 5 damage. Casualty accident data recorded on a more uniform basis across Australia. New South Wales criterion for reporting property damage accidents changed from E 10 to S 2 5 damage from 1 May. Data for year ended 31 December. Northern Territory figures for 1962 are for July to Deccmber only. South Australia criterion for recording casualty accidents and casualties changed from any injury to injury requiring surgical or mcdical treatment, from I October. Queensland criterion for reporting property damage accidents changcd from $50 to $100 property damage from April 1969. West- ern Australia ABS no longer recordmg or publishing properly dam- age accident data.

changed from $50 to $lOOpropertydamage from March 1975. New South Australia criterion for reporting property damage accidents

South Wales criterion for recording accidents changed horn casu- alty or at least $50 damage to casualty or at least one vehicle towed away from I July.

NoLe Year Commrnl

17 1976

I n 1977

19 1978.1979

20 1980. I981

Licences issued

21 195410 1981 22 1963 to 1967

Fuel consumed

23 I947 to 198 I

24 195010 1961

25 1 9 5 4 ~ 0 1981 26 1963 to 1967

Queensland critcrion for reporting property damase accidents changcd from $100 to $300 property damage from 1 January. ABS consider that under-reporting of accidents involving less severe ~ n - juries may have occurred over an unknown period in Australia par- ticularly in Victoria in I974 and 1975.

changcd from $50 to $300 damage from 28 July. In Western New South Wales criterion for reporting property damage accidents

.4ustralia, introduction of a new traffic accident report form m August 1971 may have led to mcluslon of casualty accident data previously excluded where the person injured did not require surgi- cal or medical attention. Casualty and injury data not collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics criteria for definLtion ofcasualtyj in- jury changed to include only those accldents lnvolwng admission lo hospital.

Excludes Queensland. Excludes NorthernTerritory. Depending on licensing practice, data may only Include licences

quire separate licences for each category of vehlcle driven: others issued or renewed, excluding those already on issue. Some areas re-

allow endorscment for additional vehicle types on one licence.

Includes motor spin1 and automotive diesel (used and stored). Iris not known hoH much diesel fuel is used by road transport. separ- ately from usage by railways, farms and shlps. Excludes h~orthern Territory data except for kilohtre rates. Separ- ate data for Northern Terntory not available. Excludes Queensland for rates per 10 000 licences. Excludes Northern Territory data for rates per 10 000 licences.

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