In the 2018 financial year, 10.9 serious workers' compensation claims per million hours worked were made for injury and musculoskeletal disorders by workers aged 55 to 59 years old in Australia. As well as having the highest claim frequency in the injury and musculoskeletal disorder claim category, workers in their 50s also had the highest frequency of claims relating to diseases.
Frequency of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by age and claim type
(in claims per million hours worked)
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.
*Rates data related to the 65+ years age group should be used with caution. See explanatory notes for further information.
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). Frequency of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by age and claim type (in claims per million hours worked) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109622/australia-frequency-of-workers-compensation-claims-by-age-and-claim-type/
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Frequency of serious workers' compensation claims in Australia in financial year 2018, by age and claim type (in claims per million hours worked) [Graph], Safe Work Australia, January 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109622/australia-frequency-of-workers-compensation-claims-by-age-and-claim-type/
