Australia currently loses about 1,500 lives each year through road accidents, although this number has been gradually reducing over the years.
Looking at the average annual deaths in three year groupings, we see that the numbers have been reducing from 1,972 per year in 1994-1996 to the current 1,517 in the 2007-2009 years.
Average Annual Road Deaths in Australia
| Years | Annual Average over 3 years |
| 2007 – 2009 | 1,517 |
| 2006 – 2008 | 1,549 |
| 2005 – 2007 | 1,611 |
| 2004 – 2006 | 1,604 |
| 2003 – 2005 | 1,610 |
| 2002 – 2004 | 1,640 |
| 2001 – 2003 | 1,691 |
| 2000 – 2002 | 1,756 |
| 1999 – 2001 | 1,773 |
| 1998 – 2000 | 1,779 |
| 1997 – 1999 | 1,762 |
| 1996 – 1998 | 1,831 |
| 1995 – 1997 | 1,918 |
| 1994 – 1996 | 1,972 |
A selection of statistics relating to Road Deaths in Australia:
Australian Road Deaths per State from 1994 to 2009
| Year | Australia | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT |
| 2009 | 1,507 | 463 | 290 | 331 | 119 | 197 | 64 | 31 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1,441 | 374 | 303 | 328 | 99 | 209 | 39 | 75 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1,603 | 435 | 332 | 360 | 124 | 235 | 45 | 58 | 14 |
| 2006 | 1,602 | 496 | 337 | 335 | 117 | 203 | 55 | 46 | 13 |
| 2005 | 1,627 | 508 | 346 | 330 | 148 | 163 | 51 | 55 | 26 |
| 2004 | 1,583 | 510 | 343 | 311 | 139 | 178 | 58 | 35 | 9 |
| 2003 | 1,621 | 539 | 330 | 310 | 157 | 180 | 41 | 53 | 11 |
| 2002 | 1,715 | 561 | 397 | 322 | 154 | 179 | 37 | 55 | 10 |
| 2001 | 1,737 | 524 | 444 | 324 | 153 | 165 | 61 | 50 | 16 |
| 2000 | 1,817 | 603 | 407 | 317 | 166 | 212 | 43 | 51 | 18 |
| 1999 | 1,764 | 577 | 383 | 314 | 151 | 218 | 53 | 49 | 19 |
| 1998 | 1,755 | 556 | 390 | 279 | 168 | 223 | 48 | 69 | 22 |
| 1997 | 1,767 | 576 | 377 | 360 | 148 | 197 | 32 | 60 | 17 |
| 1996 | 1,970 | 581 | 417 | 385 | 181 | 247 | 64 | 72 | 23 |
| 1995 | 2,017 | 620 | 418 | 456 | 181 | 209 | 57 | 61 | 15 |
| 1994 | 1,928 | 646 | 377 | 418 | 159 | 211 | 59 | 41 | 17 |
Holiday Period Road Deaths
Christmas/New Year
The last Friday before December 25, to the first Friday after December 31.
| Year | Australia | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT |
| 2009-10 | 66 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 58 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 83 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003-04 | 76 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 68 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999-00 | 75 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998-99 | 73 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | 82 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | 86 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | 71 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Easter Holidays period
Easter Thursday through to Easter Monday.
| Year | Australia | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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