Interesting Statistics

The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW Annual Report 2008-2009 contains some interesting statistics on the scheme.

Table 1 shows the proportion of injury crashes caused by each gender.

Males are responsible for a greater proportion of the injury crashes than are females.

Table 1 - Injury Crashes by Gender
	% of Injury Crashes Caused
Males	64.7%
Females	31.1%
Unknown	4.2%

Table 2 shows, by age group, the proportion of the population and the proportion of licence holders represented by that age group, plus the proportion of injury crashes caused by that age group.

Table 2 - Injury Crashes by Age Group
Age Group	% of Population	% of Licence Holders	% of Injury Crashes Caused
17 - 25	12.6%	14.5%	18.1%
26 - 54	41.1%	55.4%	43.7%
Over 55	23.5%	28.9%	19.0%
16 & Under	-	-	0.3%
Unknown	-	-	18.9%

Table 3 shows claims profiles by NSW Region.

The Sydney Metropolitan region is responsible for the majority of claims and for the majority of total cost.

Table 3 - Claims Profile by Region
Accident Region	% of Claims	% of Total Cost
Metropolitan	65.2%	58.6%
Country	16.4%	24.2%
Newcastle / Central Coast	10.9%	9.9%
Other	3.4%	2.4%
Wollongong	2.5%	2.8%
Outer Metropolitan	1.5%	2.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%

Table 4 shows claimaints profiles on the basis of road user status.

Drivers represent the majority of claims but have the lowest average cost per claim. Pillion passengers represent the lowest number of calims but have the highest cost per claim.

Table 4 - Claimant Profile by Road User Status
Road User Class	% of Total Claims	% of Total Cost	Average Cost per Claim
Driver	51.9%	33.0%	$59,200
Passenger	29.2%	30.3%	$97,000
Pedestrian	9.5%	20.4%	$200,300
Rider	4.3%	9.3%	$202,900
Cyclist	2.9%	3.5%	$110,200
Other	1.8%	2.4%	$126,600
Pillion	0.5%	1.1%	$231,900
Total	100.0%	100.0%	$93,300

The information in the tables is taken from the Motor Accidents Authority of NSW Annual Report 2008-2009, Scheme Performance Report, pages 77-79. The information in Tables 3 and 4 is based on data as at 30 June 2009. The information in Tables 1 and 2 is based on data as at 30 June 2008.