In the 2018 financial year, 61,560 serious claims for workers' compensation relating to injuries and musculoskeletal disorders were made my male workers in Australia. By comparison female workers made just over half as many claims relating to injuries and musculoskeletal disorders.
Number of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by gender
A serious claim is an accepted workers’ compensation claim for an incapacity that results in a total absence from work of one working week or more. Claims in receipt of common–law payments are also included. Claims arising from a journey to or from work or during a recess period are not compensable in all jurisdictions and are excluded.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Safe Work Australia. (January 10, 2020). Number of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109620/australia-workers-compensation-serious-claims-by-gender/
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Safe Work Australia. (2020). Number of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109620/australia-workers-compensation-serious-claims-by-gender/
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Number of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by gender [Graph], Safe Work Australia, January 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109620/australia-workers-compensation-serious-claims-by-gender/
