Safe Work Australia Releases Workers’ Compensation Statistics

Safe Work Australia has released the Australian Workers’ Compensation Statistics 2012-13 report. This is the 21st annual report that uses the National Data Set for Compensation-based Statistics (NDS).

Key findings from the report include:

• There were 117 815 serious workers’ compensation claims in 2012-13p.
• Males accounted for 63 per cent of serious claims in 2012-13p, despite males comprising 52 per cent of the workforce.
• The average age of an employee with a serious claim was 42 years old.
• Labourers had the highest incidence rate of serious claims of all occupations in 2012-13p—more than twice the national rate.
• The Agriculture, forestry & fishing industry had the highest incidence rate of serious claims by industry—nearly double the national rate of 11.1.

To view or download the report visit the Safe Work Australia website.