Road user statistics

In the last five years, close to 1,200 people have been killed on Victorian roads – an average of 236 people each year.

Drivers represent almost half (47%) of all road users killed in this period, making drivers the largest group of Victorians who lost their lives. Other notable statistics include:

  • One in six (16%) road users who lost their lives in the last five years are aged between 18 and 25.
  • One third (36%) of pedestrians who lost their lived were aged 70 or over.
  • Male road users made up 74% of people who lost their lives in the last five years.
  • Female passengers constitute 33% of all females who lost their lives whereas male passengers make up just over 10% of all male road users who lost their lives.

All road users by age group

2017-2021

Age groupBicyclistDriverMotorcyclistPassengerPedestrianTotal
0-04   5611
05-1522 15524
16-1714216124
18-20442519878
21-254 63172010114
26-29356 205791
30-39599392413180
40-49957431716143
50-591262301520139
60-698623314 24141
70+711164463231
Total 555601951951751181

*Deaths with unknown age are included in the total

YearDeathsDeaths
per 100,000 population
Deaths
per 10,000 vehicles
20172594.100.53
20182133.300.43
20192664.030.52
20212113.150.41
20212323.490.45

* Population and vehicle numbers taken from ABS.

If you would like to find data from a specific date range or road user group you can do so through our searchable road trauma statistics database.