Which industries make the most serious claims?

The industry which accounted for the most serious claims in 2022-23 was health care and social assistance.

General statistics:

• The industries which accounted for the most serious claims in 2021-22 were:
  • Health care and social assistance: 26,500 (19.1%)
  • Construction: 16,600 (12.0%)
  • Manufacturing: 13,800 (10.0%)
  • Public administration and safety: 13,600 (9.8%)

• In 2022-23, the 4 industry divisions with the largest number of serious claims accounted for half (81,500 or 50.8%) of all serious claims, despite representing 36.0% of jobs.
• Accounting for hours worked, the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry recorded the highest serious claims frequency rate in 2022-23, 11.3 claims per million hours worked.
  • This represents a frequency rate of serious claims almost double the average observed across all industries (6.6).