1362.6 - Regional Statistics, Tasmania, 2005  
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From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident fatalities in Tasmania decreased by 32.8% from 61 to 41. In 2003, some 39.0% of the state's fatalities occurred in the Mersey-Lyell Region, followed by the Greater Hobart-Southern Region (36.6%) and Northern Region (24.4%)

From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident injuries in Tasmania decreased by 0.3% from 1,843 to 1,837. In 2003, some 48.0% of the state's injuries occurred in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, followed by the Northern Region (28.0%) and then Mersey-Lyell (24.0%).


ROAD-USER FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Tasmanian regions(a)
Region
2001
2002
2003

FATALITIES

Greater Hobart-Southern
29
17
15
Northern
11
16
10
Mersey-Lyell
21
4
16
Tasmania
61
37
41

INJURIES

Greater Hobart-Southern
899
891
882
Northern
503
529
515
Mersey-Lyell
441
423
440
Tasmania
1,843
1,843
1,837

(a) Location of accident.
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.)


FURTHER INFORMATION

Road accident fatalities and injuries by road user type
Road accident fatalities and injuries by location of accident
Motor accident claims




This section contains the following subsection :
        Road accident fatalities and injuries by road user type
        Road accident fatalities and injuries by location of accident
        Motor accident claims

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