Claims Involving Hospitalisation Annual

Calendar year to midnight 31 December 2023

Claims data was extracted on 1 October 2024

2022 claims involving hospitalisation 2023 claims involving hospitalisation
5,289 5,490 (up 3.8%)
Claims involving hospitalisation
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 5 year
average
8,120 8,043 5,451 5,791 5,289 6,539
Sex
strTitle 2022 2023 Change % change 5 year
average
Female 2,220 2,217 -3 -0% 2,768
Male 3,060 3,247 187 6% 3,762
Unknown 9 26 17 189% 8
Road user
strTitle 2022 2023 Change % change 5 year
average
Bicyclist 350 378 28 8% 447
Driver 2,517 2,549 32 1% 3,202
Motorcyclist* 924 1,039 115 12% 1,099
Passenger 739 727 -12 -2% 931
Pedestrian 616 618 2 0% 641
Unknown 143 179 36 25% 220
Location
strTitle 2022 2023 Change % change 5 year
average
Melbourne 3,391 3,536 145 4% 4,024
Rural vic 1,665 1,772 107 6% 2,022
Unknown 233 182 -51 -22% 494
Age Group
strTitle 2022 2023 Change % change 5 year
average
0 to 17 244 291 47 19% 327
18 to 25 870 914 44 5% 1,231
26 to 39 1,337 1,291 -46 -3% 1,644
40 to 59 1,432 1,554 122 9% 1,785
60 and over 1,406 1,440 34 2% 1,552
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
The above table is based on claims accepted by the TAC from people with injuries sustained in transport accidents in Victoria, where the injured person was admitted to hospital within 7 days of crash. Excluded are denied and pending claims, and claims related to crashes occurring interstate.
* includes pillion riders
Note: Data is updated monthly from TAC claims databases. A six-month reporting lag is applied to the data, allowing for claims to be lodged and processed, and hospital invoices to be received and processed. Claims are reported by claim acceptance date. Data is subject to revision as additional information about known claims is received, and as new claims are received and processed.
5 year average rounded to nearest whole number