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43Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Technical Note: Data quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Appendix 2: Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Appendix 1: Work-related injury or illness classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Explanatory Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N

31Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Persons aged 15 years and over who experienced a work-related injury orillness in the last 12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12Persons aged 15 years and over who worked at some time in the last

12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T A B L E S

4Summary of findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Conceptual framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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WORK-RELATED INJURIES A U S T R A L I A

6324.0J U L 2 0 1 3 T O J U N 2 0 1 4

For further informationabout these and relatedstatistics, contact theNational Information andReferral Service on1300 135 070 or LabourMarket Section onCanberra (02) 6252 7206,email <[email protected]>.

I N Q U I R I E S

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J o n a t h a n Pa l m e r

Ac t i n g Au s t r a l i a n S t a t i s t i c i a n

As estimates have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the

component items and totals.

RO U N D I N G

The MPHS is designed primarily to provide estimates at the Australia level. Broad

estimates are also available for states and territories, although users should exercise

caution when using estimates at this level, because of the presence of high sampling

errors. For more information about the reliability of the estimates see paragraph 13 of

the Explanatory Notes.

NO T E S AB O U T TH E

ES T I M A T E S

This publication presents information about persons aged 15 years and over who worked

at some time in the last 12 months and experienced their most recent work-related

injury or illness in that period. The Work-related injuries topic collected information

about whether the person experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last 12

months and the following details about their most recent work-related injury or illness:

whether they suffered the injury or illness in their current job or a previous job;

the type of injury or illness experienced;

how the injury or illness occurred;

the number of days/shifts absent from work due to the injury or illness;

whether reported work-related injury or illness to someone in the workplace;

sources of financial assistance;

whether they applied for workers' compensation; and

the reason they did not apply for workers' compensation.

This information can be cross-classified with labour force characteristics and

demographics such as occupation, industry and sex.

The statistics in this publication were compiled from the Work-related injuries topic

included in the Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS), conducted throughout

Australia from July 2013 to June 2014 as a supplement to the Australian Bureau of

Statistics (ABS) monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS). Work-related injuries data were

previously collected in the MPHS conducted throughout Australia from July 2009 to June

2010 and July 2005 to June 2006.

AB O U T TH I S PU B L I C A T I O N

2 A B S • W O R K - R E L A T E D I N J U R I E S , A U S T R A L I A • 6 3 2 4 . 0 • J U L 2 0 1 3 T O J U N 2 0 1 4

N O T E S

Persons who worked at some time inthe last 12 months

12,471,000

Persons who did not experience awork-related injury or illness in the last

12 months

11,939,200

Persons who experienced awork-related injury or illness in the last

12 months

531,800

Employed in the reference week

489,100

Not employed in the reference week

42,700

Most recent work-related illness orinjury occurred in current job (a)

453,100

Most recent work related illness orinjury occurred in a previous job

36,000

(a) Comprised of 'Most recent work-related injury or illness occurred in current main job' and 'Most recent work-related injuryor illness occurred in current other job'.

The following diagram illustrates the framework for statistics relating to Work-related

injuries. Persons who worked at some time in the last 12 months were asked whether

they experienced a work-related injury or illness in that period.

Work-related injuries and illnesses are broadly defined as any injury or illness or disease

which first occurred, in the last 12 months, where a person suffers either physically or

mentally from a condition that has arisen out of, or in the course of, employment. The

injury or illness is in scope if the respondent first became aware of it in the last 12

months, even though it may have been caused before that. See glossary entry

'work-related injury or illness' and Appendix 1 for more information.

Included are:

injuries or illnesses sustained by all categories of employed workers;

injuries or illnesses that have been claimed under workers' compensation; and

injuries or illnesses that have not been claimed under workers' compensation.

Work-related injuries or illnesses resulting in death are excluded.

CO N C E P T U A L FR A M E W O R K

A B S • W O R K - R E L A T E D I N J U R I E S , A U S T R A L I A • 6 3 2 4 . 0 • J U L 2 0 1 3 T O J U N 2 0 1 4 3

C O N C E P T U A L F R A M E W O R K

Tasmania had the highest work-related injury/illness rate with 66 per 1,000 persons who

had worked at some time in the last 12 months. New South Wales recorded the lowest

rate, with 37 per 1,000 persons who had worked in the last 12 months (Table 2).

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–3940–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65 and over

Age group (years)

0 25 50 75 100Per 1,000 persons who worked in the last 12 months

Persons 2005–06Persons 2009–10Persons 2013–14

WORK-RELATED INJURY/ I LLNESS RATE, By age group(years ) —2005–06, 2009–10 and 2013–14

Of the 12.5 million persons who had worked at some time in the last 12 months, 4.3%

first experienced their most recent work-related injury or illness during that same

period1. The majority (85%) of the 531,800 persons who experienced a work-related

injury or illness continued to work in the job where their injury or illness occurred.

Approximately 7% had changed jobs and the remaining 8% were not employed in the

reference week (Table 1).

More than half the persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness were males

(61%). In 2013-14, 4.9% of males who worked in the last 12 months experienced a

work-related injury or illness, down from 5.5% in 2009-10. The proportion of females

who experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last 12 months was 3.6%, down

from 5.1% in 2009-10 (Table 1 and Table 4).

In 2013-14, approximately 43 persons experienced a work-related injury or illness in the

last 12 months per 1,000 persons who had worked at some time in the last 12 months, a

decrease from the 2009-10 estimate (53 people per 1000 persons) (Table 1).

The highest work-related injury or illness rates by age groups was in the

50-54 year age group with 52 per 1000 persons who had worked at some time in the last

12 months, followed by the 15-19 year age group with 50 per 1000 persons. Persons aged

65 years and over recorded the lowest rate of work-related injury or illness with 25 per

1000 persons.

The younger age group (15-19 years) experienced an increase in the rate of work-related

injuries or illnesses compared with 2009-10 (50 per 1000 persons in 2013-14 compared to

47 per 1000 persons in 2009-10). All other age groups experienced a decreased rate of

work-related injury or illness, with the largest decrease in the 45-49 year age group (41

per 1000 persons in 2013-14 compared to 72 per 1000 persons in 2009-10, a decrease of

31 per 1000 persons).

OV E R V I E W


S U M M A R Y O F F I N D I N G S

The industries with the highest work-related injury or illness rates were 'Manufacturing'

(82 per 1,000 employed persons), 'Transport, postal and warehousing' (76 per 1,000

employed persons) and 'Agriculture, forestry and fishing' (72 per 1,000 employed

persons).

The industries with the lowest rates of work-related injuries and illnesses were 'Financial

and insurance services' (18 per 1,000 employed persons), 'Professional, scientific and

technical services' (19 per 1,000 employed persons), 'Rental, hiring and real estate

services' (21 per 1,000 employed persons) and 'Information, media and

telecommunications' (23 per 1,000 employed persons) (Table 4).

(a) Number of people who, in the last 12 months, experienced a work-related injury or illness while working in an occupation group per 1,000 people employed in that occupation group during the reference week. Note there is a difference in the reference periods used for the numerator and denominator of this rate.

Managers

Professionals

Technicians and trades workers

Community and personal service workers

Clerical and administrative workers

Sales workers

Machinery operators and drivers

Labourers

0 20 40 60 80 100 120Per 1,000 employed people

MalesFemalesPersons

WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS RATE (a) , By occupat ion groups

The occupation groups with the highest rates of people who experienced a work-related

injury or illness were 'Machinery operators and drivers' (88 per 1,000 employed persons),

'Community and personal service workers' (73 per 1,000 employed persons),

'Technicians and trades workers' (72 per 1,000 employed persons) and 'Labourers' (66

per 1000 employed persons) (Table 4).

OC C U P A T I O N AN D

IN D U S T R Y OF JO B WH E R E

WO R K - R E L A T E D IN J U R Y

OR I L L N E S S OC C U R R E D

Of the 531,800 persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness in 2013-14:

90% (477,900) were employees, excluding owner managers of incorporated

enterprises (OMIEs), in the job where they experienced the injury or illness; and

10% (53,900) were owner managers.

Nearly one-third of persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last

12 months were working under shift arrangements (30% or 157,600 persons) (Table 3).

DE T A I L S OF TH E JO B

WH E R E TH E




S U M M A R Y O F F I N D I N G S continued

(a) 'Other' includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.

Fracture

Chronic joint or muscle condition

Sprain/strain

Cut/open wound

Crushing injury/internal organ damage

Superficial injury

Stress or other mental condition

Burns

Other (a)

0 10 20 30 40%

MalesFemalesPersons

MOST RECENT WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS SUSTA INED, By sex

The most common types of injuries or illnesses sustained were 'Sprain/strain' (33%),

followed by 'Chronic joint or muscle conditions' (21%), and 'Cut/open wound' (14%)

(Table 5).

MO S T RE C E N T


OR I L L N E S S SU S T A I N E D

Of the 323,700 males who experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last

12 months:

31% were 'Technicians and trades workers', 18% were 'Machinery operators and

drivers' and 15% were 'Managers' when the injury or illness occurred; and

20% were employed in the 'Manufacturing' industry, 16% in 'Construction' and 10%

in 'Transport, postal and warehousing' when the injury or illness occurred.

Among the 208,100 females who experienced work-related injuries or illnesses:

27% were 'Community and personal service workers', 21% were 'Professionals' and

14% were 'Labourers'; and

29% were employed in the 'Health care and social assistance' industry, 13% in

'Accommodation and food services', 10% in 'Education and training' and 10% in

'Retail trade' when the injury or illness occurred (Table 4).

OC C U P A T I O N AN D

IN D U S T R Y OF JO B WH E R E



continued

(a) Number of persons who, in the last 12 months, experienced a work-related injury or illness while working in an industry per 1,000 persons employed in that industry during the reference week. Note there is a difference in the reference periods used for the numerator and denominator of this rate.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining

ManufacturingElectricity, gas, water and waste services

ConstructionWholesale trade

Retail tradeAccommodation and food services Transport, postal and warehousing

Information, media and telecommunicationsFinancial and insurance services

Rental, hiring and real estate servicesProfessional, scientific and technical services

Administrative and support servicesPublic administration and safety

Education and trainingHealth care and social assistance

Arts and recreation services Other services

0 20 40 60 80 100 120Per 1,000 employed persons

MalesFemalesPersons

WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS RATE (a) , By indus t r y



Of the 531,800 persons who experienced a work-related injury in the last 12 months,

326,200, or 61%, received some sort of financial assistance. Of those who received

financial assistance, 56% received workers' compensation, 39% did not apply for workers'

compensation and 4% applied for and did not receive workers' compensation.

In 2013-14, the number of persons who received workers' compensation as a proportion

of the total number of people who experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last

12 months (183,200) (34%), has remained relatively steady with 2009-10 figures (36%)

(230,100).

Of the 326,100 persons who did not apply for workers' compensation, approximately

44% reported that the main reason for not applying for workers' compensation was that

they had a 'Minor injury only/not considered necessary', 10% 'Did not think eligible' and a

further 10% said they were 'Not covered or not aware of workers' compensation'

(Table 10).

SO U R C E S OF F I N A N C I A L

AS S I S T A N C E

(a) 'Other' includes 'Long term exposure to sound' and 'No further information'.

Lifting, pushing, pulling or bending

Repetitive movement with low muscle loadingProlonged standing, working in cramped

or unchanging positionsVehicle accident

Hitting or being hit by an object or vehicle

Fall on same level (including slip or fall)

Fall from a height

Exposure to mental stress

Contact with chemical or substance

Other (a)

0 10 20 30 40%

MalesFemalesPersons

HOW THE MOST RECENT WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OCCURRED, By sex

Of the 531,800 persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness, 34% (181,200)

sustained their injury or illness through 'Lifting, pushing, pulling or bending', 20%

(106,200) by 'Hitting, being hit or cut by an object or vehicle', 13% (68,200) through 'Fall

on the same level' and 9% (46,000) through 'Repetitive movement with low muscle

loading' (Table 5).

MO S T RE C E N T


OR I L L N E S S SU S T A I N E D

continued



None

1 to 4 days

5 to 10 days

11 days or more

0 10 20 30 40%

MalesFemalesPersons

DAYS OR SHIFTS ABSENT FROM WORK DUE TO MOST RECENT WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS,By sex

Of the 531,800 persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness:

61% had some time off work (62% of males and 60% of females). Approximately 7%

took off part of a day or shift and 23% took one to four days off (20% of males and

27% of females) and 29% had five days or more off work and 2% had not returned to

work since the injury or illness occurred (Table 5);

205,100 persons did not have any time off work. Of these, the injuries and illnesses

most often experienced were 'Sprain/strain' (32%) and 'Chronic joint or muscle

condition' (21%) (Table 6); and

15% were no longer working in the job in which the work-related injury or illness

occurred. Of these, 31% left because of their workplace injury or illness (Table 13).

AB S E N C E S

There were 477,900 employees (excluding OMIEs) who experienced a work-related

injury or illness in the last 12 months. Of the 388,900 employed persons who had paid

leave entitlements, 72% received financial assistance. Of the 89,000 employed persons

without paid leave entitlements, 41% received financial assistance (Table 12).

SO U R C E S OF F I N A N C I A L

AS S I S T A N C E continued

Not covered or not aware of workers' compensation

Did not think eligible

Minor injury only/not considered necessary

Negative impact on current or future employment

Inconvenient/required too much effort/paperwork

Employer agreement to pay costs

Other

Did not know

0 15 30 45 60%

MalesFemalesPersons

MAIN REASON DID NOT APPLY FOR WORKERS ' COMPENSAT ION, By sex



1. See glossary entry 'Work-related injury or illness' for more information.END NOTE

In 2013-14, 91% (485,100) of persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness

reported it to someone in their work place (91% of males and 92% of females). Of the

485,100 persons who reported their most recent work-related injury or illness to

someone in the work place:

72% (350,500) reported their injury or illness to their 'Supervisor/Line manager'

(68% of males and 79% of females);

20% (98,900) reported their injury or illness to their 'Colleague' (19% of males and

23% of females); and

14% (69,500) reported their injury or illness to their 'Health and safety

representative' (18% of males and 9% of females) (Table 5).

A person may report their most recent work-related injury or illness to more than one

person in their work place.

RE P O R T E D


OR I L L N E S S TO SO M E O N E

IN TH E WO R K PL A C E



28

Whether received financial assistance, injury or illness sustained and

reported most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the

work place, by main reason did not apply for workers' compensation

11

. . . . .

27

Whether applied for and whether received workers' compensation,

main reason did not apply for workers' compensation, and injury or

illness sustained, by whether received financial assistance

10

. . . . . . . . . . . .

26

Whether applied for workers' compensation, location where injury or

illness occurred, injury or illness sustained, and how injury or illness

occurred, by whether received workers' compensation

9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25

Status in employment, full-time or part-time status of job, occupation,

industry and sector of job where most recent work-related injury or

illness occurred, by whether received workers' compensation

8

. . . . . . . . .

24

How most recent work-related injury or illness occurred, how most

recent work-related injury or illness sustained and whether received

financial assistance for medical expenses or income loss for most

recent work-related injury or illness, by reported most recent

work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place

7

. . . . . . . . . . .

23

All sources of financial assistance received, how injury or illness

occurred, injury or illness sustained and reported most recent

work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place, by

days/shifts absent from work

6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

How injury or illness occurred, injury or illness sustained, location

where injury or illness occurred, days or shifts absent from work, all

sources of financial assistance received and reported most recent

work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place, by sex

5

. . . . . .

20

Occupation, industry and sector of job where most recent work-related

injury or illness occurred, and occupation and industry of current main

job for all employed persons and sector of current main job, by sex

4

. . . . . .

19

Status in employment, employment type, full-time or part-time status

of job, usual number of hours worked per week, duration of

employment, and whether worked on contract, and whether worked

shift work in job where most recent work-related injury or illness

occurred, and whether injury or illness occurred within the first 6

months of starting job, by sex

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PE R S O N S AG E D 15 YE A R S AN D OV E R WH O WO R K E D AT SO M E T I M E IN TH E LA S T

12 MO N T H S AN D EX P E R I E N C E D A WO R K - R E L A T E D IN J U R Y OR I L L N E S S IN TH A T PE R I O D

13

Age group, state or territory of usual residence, country of birth, period

of arrival in Australia, labour force status, level of highest non-school

qualification, self-assessed health status and long term health

conditions, by whether experienced a work-related injury or illness in

the last 12 months, and rate with a work-related injury or illness, by sex

2

. . . .

12

Whether experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last

12 months, by current or previous job, by sex, 2005–06, 2009–10 and

2013–14

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PE R S O N S AG E D 15 YE A R S AN D OV E R WH O WO R K E D AT SO M E T I M E IN TH E LA S T

12 MO N T H S

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L I S T O F T A B L E S

31State or territory of usual residence, by sex14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PO P U L A T I O N S

30

Main reason for ceasing job where injury or illness occurred, and

whether returned to any work after work-related injury or illness, by

sex

13

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29

All sources of financial assistance received, main reason did not apply

for workers' compensation and sector of main job where most recent

work-related injury or illness occurred, by employment type

12

. . . . . . . . . .

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MO N T H S AN D EX P E R I E N C E D A WO R K - R E L A T E D IN J U R Y OR I L L N E S S IN TH A T PE R I O D

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L I S T O F T A B L E S continued

(a) In the last 12 months.(b) Comprised of 'Most recent work-related injury or illness occurred in current main job' and 'Most recent work-related injury or illness occurred in current other job'.

100.012 471.0100.012 033.0100.010 838.6Total

95.711 939.294.711 392.293.610 149.1Persons who did not experience a work-related injury or illness(a)

0.342.70.444.20.447.3Not employed in the reference week

0.336.00.333.60.552.2Most recent work-related injury or illness occurred in previous job3.6453.14.7562.95.4590.0Most recent work-related injury or illness occurred in a current job(b)3.9489.15.0596.55.9642.2Employed in the reference week4.3531.85.3640.76.4689.5Persons who experienced a work-related injury or illness(a)

Persons who worked at some time in the last 12 months

PE R S O N S

100.05 845.6100.05 539.8100.04 944.3Total





FE M A L E S

100.06 625.5100.06 493.2100.05 894.3Total





MA L E S

%'000%'000%'000

July 2013

to June 2014

July 2009

to June 2010

July 2005

to June 2006

PERSONS WHO WORKED AT SOME TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, Whether exper ienced a

work- re la ted in ju ry or i l lness in cur ren t job or prev ious job —By sex , 2005– 06, 2009– 10

and 2013– 14

1


* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general usenp not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated

52.22.4302.82.4287.03.015.8Not in the Labour Force*51.31.6196.81.6186.7*1.9*10.1Unemployed48.649.16 125.948.85 828.056.0297.9Employed

Labour force status

*56.11.5189.51.5178.9*2.0*10.62011 to survey date*26.64.9606.64.9590.5*3.0*16.1Arrived 2001 to 2010*36.92.8349.02.8336.1*2.4*12.9Arrived 1991 to 200034.62.7335.12.7323.62.211.6Arrived 1981 to 1990

*21.91.5183.21.5179.2*0.8*4.0Arrived 1971 to 198049.32.1260.72.1247.82.412.9Arrived before 1971

Period of arrival

**21.01.0122.91.0120.3**0.5**2.6Sub-Saharan Africa**3.60.783.2npnpnpnpAmericas*36.42.2277.72.2267.6*1.9*10.1Southern and Central Asia**7.31.3159.41.3158.2**0.2**1.2North-East Asia

**23.31.9231.21.9225.8**1.0**5.4South-East Asia**19.00.781.10.779.5**0.3**1.5North Africa and the Middle East

*28.01.4169.8npnpnpnpSouthern and Eastern Europe46.64.3539.74.3514.64.725.2North-West Europe

*65.92.1259.22.0242.1*3.2*17.1Oceania and Antarctica35.415.41 924.115.51 856.012.868.1Born overseas54.437.74 701.437.24 445.748.1255.7Born in Australia

Country of birth

*49.30.9115.70.9110.0*1.1*5.7Australian Capital Territory*48.50.562.50.559.5*0.6*3.0Northern Territory76.61.1135.51.0125.12.010.4Tasmania40.96.3791.56.4759.16.132.4Western Australia65.03.7467.43.7437.05.730.4South Australia52.410.61 317.410.51 248.413.069.0Queensland54.413.51 677.613.31 586.317.291.2Victoria39.716.52 057.916.61 976.215.481.6New South Wales

State or territory of usual residence

*28.32.5315.22.6306.2*1.7*8.965 and over*33.93.2394.53.2381.2*2.5*13.460–6449.94.6575.14.6546.45.428.755–5961.25.3660.25.2619.87.640.450–5441.65.4672.65.4644.65.328.045–4949.35.9740.15.9703.66.936.540–4454.05.6694.35.5656.87.137.535–3947.26.3783.46.3746.46.937.030–3452.76.2771.16.1730.57.640.625–2945.55.3661.95.3631.85.730.120–2463.82.9357.12.8334.34.322.815–19

Age group (years)

MA L E S

per 1000 persons%'000%'000%'000

Did not experience

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related

injury or illnessTotal

WHETHER EXPERIENCED A WORK-RELATEDINJURY OR ILLNESS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS

PERSONS WHO WORKED AT SOME TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, Selec ted

charac te r i s t i cs —By whether exper ienced a work - re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness2


* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use(a) Excludes persons aged 15-17 years for whom proxy interviews were conducted. See paragraph 20 of the Explanatory Notes for more information.

48.953.16 625.552.86 301.760.9323.7Total

39.233.64 184.533.74 020.630.8164.0No condition61.05.0624.54.9586.47.238.1Other long term condition

107.64.8594.14.4530.112.063.9Long term injury114.23.2401.63.0355.88.645.8Mental health condition

61.04.6575.14.5540.06.635.1Heart or circulatory condition*45.01.9242.21.9231.3*2.1*10.9Diabetes*72.90.785.50.779.3*1.2*6.2Cancer75.13.9481.73.7445.56.836.2Asthma63.64.8595.14.7557.27.137.9Arthritis or osteoporosis

Long term health conditions

*84.40.781.10.674.3*1.3*6.8Poor84.83.6449.63.4411.47.238.1Fair62.314.11 762.913.81 653.120.7109.8Good42.521.12 628.521.12 516.621.0111.8Very good34.013.01 626.813.21 571.410.455.4Excellent

Self-assessed health status(a)

54.518.02 250.617.82 127.823.1122.8No non-school qualification

**105.20.230.50.227.3**0.6**3.2Level not determined**82.30.222.40.220.5**0.3**1.8Certificate not further defined*102.01.3160.81.2144.4*3.1*16.4Certificate I/II

63.114.11 763.313.81 652.120.9111.2Certificate III/IV40.85.2646.35.2619.95.026.4Advanced Diploma/Diploma22.69.41 173.29.61 146.75.026.5Bachelor degree

*25.31.4170.21.4165.9*0.8*4.3Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate*27.33.3408.13.3397.02.1*11.1Postgraduate degree45.935.14 374.935.04 173.937.8201.0With a non-school qualification

Level of highest non-school qualification

MA L E S c o n t .

per 1000 persons%'000%'000%'000

Did not experience

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related




charac te r i s t i cs —By whether exper ienced a work - re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness co n t i n u e d2


* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general usenp not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated

*30.13.1389.83.2378.0*2.2*11.7Not in the Labour Force*34.81.2146.51.2141.4*1.0*5.1Unemployed36.042.65 309.342.95 118.036.0191.2Employed

Labour force status

*50.91.1141.11.1133.9*1.4*7.22011 to survey date*40.84.2519.64.2498.44.0*21.2Arrived 2001 to 2010*17.22.8354.92.9348.7*1.2*6.1Arrived 1991 to 2000*37.52.2277.32.2266.9*2.0*10.4Arrived 1981 to 1990*45.71.3164.41.3156.9*1.4*7.5Arrived 1971 to 1980*27.41.6195.61.6190.2*1.0*5.4Arrived before 1971

Period of arrival

**27.00.9109.90.9107.0**0.6**3.0Sub-Saharan Africa*62.30.673.7npnpnpnpAmericas

**26.41.3166.31.4161.9**0.8**4.4Southern and Central Asia**41.81.6195.71.6187.5**1.5**8.2North-East Asia

*15.92.1266.52.2262.2*0.8*4.2South-East Asia*39.30.452.20.450.2*0.4*2.1North Africa and the Middle East

**11.00.8103.8npnpnpnpSouthern and Eastern Europe45.33.6453.03.6432.43.920.5North-West Europe41.81.9231.61.9222.01.89.7Oceania and Antarctica34.913.31 652.713.41 595.010.957.7Born overseas35.933.64 192.833.94 042.528.3150.3Born in Australia

Country of birth

59.60.9109.30.9102.81.26.5Australian Capital Territory*37.90.454.30.452.3*0.4*2.1Northern Territory53.51.0120.61.0114.11.26.4Tasmania45.45.3661.25.3631.25.630.0Western Australia34.83.3408.93.3394.72.714.2South Australia33.49.51 189.39.61 149.67.539.7Queensland31.612.01 496.212.11 448.98.947.2Victoria34.314.51 805.814.61 743.911.661.9New South Wales


*18.91.5189.31.6185.7*0.7*3.665 and over39.52.6318.52.6305.92.412.660–6441.83.9492.34.0471.73.920.655–5942.25.0624.05.0597.74.926.350–5440.25.0623.15.0598.04.725.145–4945.45.2647.55.2618.15.529.440–4425.24.7589.74.8574.82.814.935–3924.75.2648.05.3632.03.016.030–3431.25.5685.75.6664.44.021.425–2936.65.0627.55.1604.64.322.920–24

*38.43.2400.03.2384.7*2.9*15.415–19Age group (years)

FE M A L E S

per 1000 persons%'000%'000%'000

Did not experience

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related







35.646.95 845.647.25 637.539.1208.1Total

23.227.73 457.428.33 377.415.180.0No condition36.15.5688.95.6664.14.724.9Other long term condition

115.93.3407.03.0359.88.947.2Long term injury75.55.2649.55.0600.49.249.1Mental health condition40.82.9367.83.0352.82.815.0Heart or circulatory condition

*65.91.2144.81.1135.2*1.8*9.5Diabetes*63.80.895.30.789.2*1.1*6.1Cancer51.04.5561.94.5533.25.428.7Asthma52.25.2653.25.2619.16.434.1Arthritis or osteoporosis


*64.40.676.50.671.5*0.9*4.9Poor57.12.9359.12.8338.63.920.5Fair40.411.51 435.911.51 377.910.957.9Good33.919.42 419.919.62 337.815.482.1Very good28.811.61 452.211.81 410.47.941.8Excellent



**16.60.334.90.334.3**0.1**0.6Level not determined**11.90.229.80.229.4**0.1**0.4Certificate not further defined

*43.11.8222.01.8212.4*1.8*9.6Certificate I/II57.47.4924.47.3871.310.053.0Certificate III/IV49.56.3780.86.2742.27.338.7Advanced Diploma/Diploma24.810.81 345.711.01 312.26.333.4Bachelor degree

*19.92.0249.72.0244.7*0.9*5.0Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate*26.73.0375.93.1365.9*1.9*10.0Postgraduate degree38.031.83 963.131.93 812.428.3150.7With a non-school qualification


FE M A L E S c o n t .

per 1000 persons%'000%'000%'000

Did not experience

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related






* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

39.85.6692.55.6665.05.227.5Not in the Labour Force*44.22.8343.42.7328.2*2.9*15.2Unemployed42.891.711 435.291.710 946.192.0489.1Employed

Labour force status

*53.92.7330.62.6312.83.417.82011 to survey date33.19.01 126.29.11 088.87.037.3Arrived 2001 to 2010

*27.05.6703.85.7684.9*3.6*19.0Arrived 1991 to 200035.94.9612.44.9590.44.122.0Arrived 1981 to 1990

*33.22.8347.52.8336.0*2.2*11.5Arrived 1971 to 198039.93.7456.33.7438.13.418.2Arrived before 1971

Period of arrival

*23.91.9232.81.9227.2*1.0*5.6Sub-Saharan Africa*31.21.3156.91.3152.0*0.9*4.9Americas*32.63.6444.03.6429.6*2.7*14.5Southern and Central Asia*26.32.8355.12.9345.7*1.8*9.3North-East Asia*19.44.0497.74.1488.1*1.8*9.6South-East Asia*27.01.1133.31.1129.7*0.7*3.6North Africa and the Middle East*21.62.2273.52.2267.6*1.1*5.9Southern and Eastern Europe46.08.0992.77.9947.08.645.7North-West Europe54.53.9490.83.9464.15.026.7Oceania and Antarctica35.228.73 576.828.93 451.023.7125.8Born overseas45.671.38 894.271.18 488.276.3406.0Born in Australia

Country of birth

54.31.8225.01.8212.82.312.2Australian Capital Territory43.60.9116.90.9111.81.05.1Northern Territory65.72.1256.12.0239.23.216.8Tasmania42.911.61 452.711.61 390.311.762.4Western Australia50.97.0876.37.0831.78.444.6South Australia43.420.12 506.720.12 398.020.4108.7Queensland43.625.43 173.725.43 035.326.0138.5Victoria37.231.03 863.731.23 720.127.0143.6New South Wales


*24.84.0504.44.1492.0*2.3*12.565 and over36.45.7713.05.8687.04.926.060–6446.28.61 067.48.51 018.19.349.355–5951.910.31 284.210.21 217.512.566.750–5440.910.41 295.610.41 242.610.053.045–4947.511.11 387.611.11 321.712.465.940–4440.810.31 283.910.31 231.69.852.435–3937.011.51 431.411.51 378.410.052.930–3442.611.71 456.911.71 394.911.762.025–2941.110.31 289.410.41 236.410.053.120–2450.46.1757.16.0719.07.238.215–19

Age group (years)

PE R S O N S

per 1000 persons%'000%'000%'000

Did not experience

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related







42.6100.012 471.0100.011 939.2100.0531.8Total

31.961.37 641.962.07 397.945.9244.0No condition47.910.51 313.510.51 250.511.862.9Other long term condition

111.08.01 001.07.5889.920.9111.1Long term injury90.38.41 051.18.0956.217.894.9Mental health condition53.17.6942.97.5892.89.450.1Heart or circulatory condition52.83.1387.03.1366.63.820.4Diabetes

*68.11.5180.81.4168.5*2.3*12.3Cancer62.28.41 043.58.2978.712.264.9Asthma57.710.01 248.39.91 176.313.572.0Arthritis or osteoporosis


74.71.3157.61.2145.82.211.8Poor72.56.5808.66.3750.011.058.6Fair52.525.63 198.825.43 031.031.5167.8Good38.440.55 048.440.74 854.436.5194.0Very good31.624.73 079.025.02 981.818.397.1Excellent



**57.90.565.40.561.6**0.7**3.8Level not determined**42.10.452.20.450.0**0.4**2.2Certificate not further defined

*67.93.1382.73.0356.84.9*26.0Certificate I/II61.121.62 687.721.12 523.430.9164.3Certificate III/IV45.611.41 427.211.41 362.112.265.0Advanced Diploma/Diploma23.820.22 518.820.62 458.911.359.9Bachelor degree22.13.4419.93.4410.6*1.79.3Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate27.06.3784.06.4762.94.021.2Postgraduate degree42.266.98 338.066.97 986.366.1351.6With a non-school qualification


PE R S O N S c o n t .

per 1000 persons%'000%'000%'000

Did not experience

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related






(a) In the last 12 months.(b) Excludes 'Owner managers of incorporated enterprises'.(c) Includes 'Owner managers of incorporated enterprises' and 'Owner managers of

unincorporated enterprises'.

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used withcaution

** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered toounreliable for general use

100.0531.8100.0208.1100.0323.7Total

83.7444.983.1172.984.0272.0Injury or illness did not occur within the first 6 months of starting job16.386.916.935.116.051.8Injury or illness occured within the first 6 months of starting job

Whether injury or illness occurred within the first 6 months of starting job

70.4374.268.7142.971.4231.3Did not work under shift arrangements29.6157.631.365.128.692.5Worked under shift arrangements

Whether worked shift work in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

5.931.4*2.6*5.38.026.0Did not work on contract basis4.222.6*1.7*3.65.919.0Worked on a contract basis

10.153.9*4.3*8.913.945.0Owner-managers(c)

86.6460.692.1191.683.1269.0Did not work on a fixed-term contract3.3*17.3*3.6*7.6*3.0*9.7Worked on a fixed-term contract

89.9477.995.7199.286.1278.7Employees(b)Whether worked on contract in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

23.9127.020.542.626.184.410 years and over20.9111.220.642.821.168.45 to under 10 years25.6136.327.657.524.478.82 to under 5 years16.085.216.834.915.550.31 to under 2 years

6.936.57.916.46.220.16 to under 12 months4.624.7*5.9*12.3*3.8*12.53 to under 6 months

*2.0*10.9**0.8**1.7*2.8*9.2Under 3 months13.672.114.630.312.941.8Less than 1 year

Duration of employment in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

5.429.0*1.8*3.77.825.360 or more8.746.5*4.5*9.411.437.150–598.444.7*4.8*10.010.734.745–494.222.1*2.5*5.3*5.2*16.941–44

21.7115.617.135.624.779.94028.8153.430.763.827.789.535–39

3.920.86.814.1*2.1*6.730–3412.767.621.945.6*6.8*22.016–29

6.132.29.920.5*3.6*11.7Less than 16Hours usually worked in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

22.7120.638.680.212.540.4Worked part-time77.3411.261.4127.887.5283.4Worked full-time

Whether worked full-time or part-time in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

7.037.2*3.8*7.99.029.3Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises3.1*16.7**0.5**1.0*4.9*15.7Owner managers of incorporated enterprises

16.789.021.845.413.543.6Without paid leave entitlements73.1388.973.9153.872.6235.1With paid leave entitlements89.9477.995.7199.286.1278.7Employees(b)

Employment type of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

5.730.6*3.5*7.27.223.3Own account worker*1.2*6.6**0.3**0.7*1.8*5.9Employer93.0494.696.2200.191.0294.5Employee

Status in employment of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

%'000%'000%'000

PersonsFemalesMales

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Deta i l s of job

where most recent work- re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness occur red—By sex3


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) Includes 'Inadequately described'.

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be usedwith caution

** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and isconsidered too unreliable for general use

100.0531.8100.0208.1100.0323.7Total(a)

83.6444.977.6161.587.5283.3Private16.487.022.446.512.540.4Public

Sector of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

4.021.5*2.4*4.9*5.1*16.6Other services*1.3*6.8*2.4*4.9**0.6**1.9Arts and recreation services13.571.728.659.4*3.8*12.3Health care and social assistance

5.931.610.421.73.19.9Education and training7.238.38.617.96.320.4Public administration and safety

*1.9*10.3*2.5*5.2*1.5*5.0Administrative and support services3.317.4*3.8*7.9*2.9*9.5Professional, scientific and technical services

*0.8*4.4**0.9**1.9**0.8**2.5Rental, hiring and real estate services*1.5*8.1*3.1*6.5**0.5**1.7Financial and insurance services*0.8*4.2**0.7**1.5**0.8**2.7Information, media and telecommunications8.143.1*5.1*10.710.032.4Transport, postal and warehousing8.344.313.127.25.317.0Accommodation and food services7.539.810.020.75.919.1Retail trade

*4.2*22.3**1.0**2.0*6.3*20.3Wholesale trade9.852.3**0.6**1.315.751.0Construction

*2.0*10.8——*3.3*10.8Electricity, gas, water and waste services14.074.4*4.3*9.020.265.4Manufacturing*1.7*9.3**0.8**1.6*2.4*7.6Mining4.021.2**1.7**3.65.417.6Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Industry of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

12.968.514.029.212.139.3Labourers11.963.3*2.0**4.118.359.2Machinery operators and drivers

6.132.610.622.0*3.3*10.6Sales workers6.936.812.025.03.611.7Clerical and administrative workers

15.683.027.356.88.126.3Community and personal service workers21.3113.46.413.430.9100.0Technicians and trades workers13.973.921.344.49.129.6Professionals11.360.3*6.3*13.214.547.1Managers

Occupation of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

PE R S O N S WH O EX P E R I E N C E D A WO R K - R E L A T E D IN J U R Y OR I L L N E S S IN TH E LA S T 12 MO N T H S

%'000%'000%'000

PersonsFemalesMales

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS IN THE LAST 12

MONTHS, AND ALL EMPLOYED PERSONS, Occupat ion , indus t r y and secto r of job —By sex4


(a) Includes 'Inadequately described'.

100.011 435.2100.05 309.3100.06 125.9Total(a)

83.79 575.279.14 202.287.75 373.1Private16.31 859.920.91 107.112.3752.8Public

Sector of current main job

3.8436.23.7194.63.9241.6Other services1.7188.81.683.61.7105.1Arts and recreation services

11.81 350.919.91 058.14.8292.8Health care and social assistance8.2941.512.4657.84.6283.8Education and training6.9787.17.0372.06.8415.1Public administration and safety3.3372.53.7194.72.9177.8Administrative and support services8.2938.07.3387.59.0550.5Professional, scientific and technical services1.9213.61.9102.41.8111.1Rental, hiring and real estate services3.9450.84.5236.73.5214.0Financial and insurance services1.6184.21.472.61.8111.6Information, media and telecommunications4.9564.82.4124.87.2440.0Transport, postal and warehousing6.6755.88.0422.55.4333.3Accommodation and food services

11.31 287.713.9739.68.9548.0Retail trade3.6413.92.5132.74.6281.2Wholesale trade8.3954.52.3121.013.6833.6Construction1.4157.60.739.71.9117.9Electricity, gas, water and waste services7.9908.34.6245.110.8663.1Manufacturing2.0223.50.841.03.0182.5Mining2.6293.11.578.53.5214.5Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Industry of current main job

9.01 032.76.9367.710.9664.9Labourers6.3723.51.473.210.6650.3Machinery operators and drivers9.81 122.613.4711.16.7411.4Sales workers

14.81 688.223.81 262.07.0426.3Clerical and administrative workers10.01 138.114.8786.55.7351.5Community and personal service workers13.71 568.14.2222.522.01 345.6Technicians and trades workers23.02 627.726.01 379.620.41 248.0Professionals13.21 513.89.3496.116.61 017.8Managers

Occupation of current main job

AL L EM P L O Y E D PE R S O N S

%'000%'000%'000

PersonsFemalesMales

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS IN THE LAST 12

MONTHS, AND ALL EMPLOYED PERSONS, Occupat ion , indus t r y and secto r of job —By sex

co n t i n u e d

4


(d) Includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.(e) Refers to all sources of financial assistance received, therefore persons may

appear in more than one category.(f) Includes 'Money from family and friends'.(g) Respondents may record that they reported their most recent injury or illness to

more than one person in their work place, therefore persons may appear inmore than one category.



(a) In the last 12 months.(b) See Appendix 1 for more information.(c) Includes 'Long term exposure to sound' and 'No further information'.

100.0531.8100.0208.1100.0323.7Total

8.846.78.317.39.129.4Did not report most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place3.216.8*2.1*4.4*3.8*12.5Other

12.264.99.319.314.145.6Employer5.529.5*3.4*7.06.922.5First aid officer4.724.9*7.1*14.9*3.1*10.1Human resources8.243.79.820.47.223.3Work health and safety coordinator

13.169.58.117.016.252.6Health and safety representative65.9350.572.2150.361.8200.2Supervisor/Line manager18.698.920.843.317.255.5Colleague91.2485.191.7190.890.9294.3Did report most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place(g)

Reported most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place38.7205.638.780.538.6125.1Did not receive any financial assistance*0.9*4.9**0.6**1.3*1.1*3.6Did not know2.815.0*4.5*9.3*1.8*5.7Other(f)3.116.2*3.5*7.3*2.8*9.0Private health/income protection insurance6.132.2*4.6*9.67.022.6Medicare/Social Security/Centrelink5.830.76.814.15.216.7Employer - other payment

19.8105.421.143.919.061.6Employer - regular sick leave34.5183.232.667.935.6115.3Workers' compensation61.3326.261.3127.661.4198.6Received financial assistance(e)

All sources of financial assistance for medical expenses or income loss for most recent work-relatedinjury or illness

*2.1*11.1*2.6*5.3*1.8*5.8Has not returned to work since illness or injury occurred17.995.414.630.320.165.011 days or more11.561.111.323.411.637.75–10 days23.1122.627.456.920.365.71–4 days

6.936.5*4.7*9.88.3*26.7Part of a day/shift38.6205.139.682.337.9122.8None

Days or shifts absent from work in the last 12 months due to most recent work-related injury or illness*2.312.4*3.2*6.7*1.8*5.7Lunchtime or break activities2.312.3*4.1*8.6**1.1**3.7Travelling to or from work4.423.6*5.0*10.3*4.1*13.2Travelling on business

90.9483.687.7182.493.0301.1Work placeLocation where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

6.233.07.615.75.3*17.2Other(d)4.323.0*6.0*12.5*3.3*10.5Burns4.825.45.711.84.213.6Stress or other mental condition

*0.9*4.9*0.8*1.7**1.0**3.2Superficial injury8.645.711.624.06.721.6Crushing injury/internal organ damage

14.275.6*8.9*18.517.757.2Cut/open wound33.1175.933.269.033.0106.9Sprain/strain21.1112.321.444.421.067.9Chronic joint or muscle condition

6.836.1*5.0*10.47.925.7FractureMost recent work-related injury or illness sustained(b)

4.021.14.810.13.411.0Other(c)*3.7*19.5*4.6*9.5*3.1*10.0Contact with a chemical or substance6.132.28.217.04.715.2Exposure to mental stress3.920.8*3.0*6.2*4.5*14.6Fall from a height

12.868.212.526.113.042.1Fall on same level (including slip or fall)20.0106.216.734.822.171.4Hitting or being hit or cut by an object or vehicle

4.624.46.313.23.411.1Vehicle accident*2.3*12.2*2.3*4.7*2.3*7.5Prolonged standing, working in cramped or unchanging positions8.646.011.624.16.821.9Repetitive movement with low muscle loading

34.1181.230.062.436.7118.9Lifting, pushing, pulling or bendingHow most recent work-related injury or illness occurred(b)

%'000%'000%'000

PersonsFemalesMales

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Selec ted deta i l s

about the most recent work - re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness—By sex5


(c) Refers to all sources of financial assistance received, therefore persons mayappear in more than one category.

(d) Includes 'Money from family and friends'.(e) See Appendix 1 for more information.(f) Includes 'Long term exposure to sound' and 'No further information'.(g) Includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.(h) Respondents may record that they reported their most recent work-related injury

or illness to more than one person in their work place, therefore persons mayappear in more than one category.



— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) In the last 12 months.(b) Includes persons who had reported 'Had not returned to work since injury

or illness occurred' and persons who reported 'Part of day/shift'.

100.0531.829.4156.523.1122.638.6205.1Total

100.046.7*17.6*8.2*11.7*5.561.228.6Did not report most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the

work place

100.016.8*23.2*3.9**18.0**3.0*41.9*7.1Other100.064.937.024.027.918.128.118.3Employer100.029.5*25.7*7.6**12.1**3.653.915.9First aid officer100.024.9*35.4*8.8*22.7*5.7*33.2*8.3Human resources100.043.737.816.5*10.8*4.741.318.0Work health and safety coordinator100.069.539.727.6*11.7*8.140.628.2Health and safety representative100.0350.529.7104.225.890.336.2126.9Supervisor/Line manager100.098.934.634.221.120.937.136.7Colleague100.0485.130.6148.324.1117.136.4176.5

Did report most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in thework place(h)

Reported most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place

100.033.0*33.2*11.0*15.4*5.136.9*12.2Other(g)100.023.0**5.3**1.2*21.8*5.070.716.3Burns100.025.458.414.8**11.0**2.8*10.7*2.7Stress or other mental condition100.0*4.9——**21.9**1.1**48.5**2.4Superficial injury100.045.724.2*11.1*20.0*9.249.422.6Crushing injury/internal organ damage100.075.6*17.4*13.2*21.6*16.445.934.7Cut/open wound100.0175.927.047.627.448.137.766.3Sprain/strain100.0112.331.535.323.226.039.143.9Chronic joint or muscle condition100.036.161.922.3*25.0*9.0*11.4*4.1Fracture

Most recent work-related injury or illness sustained(e)

100.021.1*23.4*4.9*17.9*3.851.9*10.9Other(f)100.0*19.5**15.7**3.1*20.1*3.9*58.3*11.3Contact with a chemical or substance100.032.250.016.1**14.0**4.5*12.0*3.9Exposure to mental stress100.020.846.2*9.6*21.2*4.4*19.6*4.1Fall from a height100.068.236.424.830.520.829.119.9Fall on same level (including slip or fall)100.0106.221.723.024.626.140.042.5Hitting or being hit by an object or vehicle100.024.4*27.9*6.847.1*11.5*14.9*3.6Vehicle accident100.0*12.2**6.9**0.8**24.7**3.0*61.6*7.5Prolonged standing, working in cramped or unchanging positions100.046.0*22.4*10.323.7*10.946.321.3Repetitive movement with low muscle loading100.0181.231.457.018.633.744.280.1Lifting, pushing, pulling or bending

How the most recent work-related injury or illness occurred(e)

100.0205.610.321.111.122.970.6145.1Did not receive any financial assistance

100.0*4.9**5.9**0.3*35.3**1.7*41.2**2.0Did not know100.015.049.6*7.4*22.3*3.3**19.2**2.9Other(d)100.016.2*34.9*5.7*29.1*4.7*26.9**4.4Private health/income protection insurance100.032.2*39.3*12.7*27.5*8.9*24.5*7.9Medicare/Social Security/Centrelink100.030.7*33.8*10.4*17.5*5.4*31.0*9.5Employer - other payment100.0105.438.140.251.153.9**1.3**1.4Employer - regular sick leave100.0183.248.488.623.042.119.936.5Workers' compensation100.0326.241.5135.330.699.718.460.0Received financial assistance(c)

All sources of financial assistance for medical expenses or income loss for mostrecent work-related injury or illness

%'000%'000%'000%'000

5 days or more1–4 daysNone Total(b)

DAYS OR SHIFTS ABSENT FROM WORKIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS DUE TO MOSTRECENT WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Days or sh i f t s

absent due to most recent work- re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness —By selec ted characte r i s t i cs6


(c) Respondents may record that they reported their most recent work-related injuryor illness to more than one person in their work place, therefore persons mayappear in more than one category.

(d) See Appendix 1 for more information.(e) Includes 'Long term exposure to sound' and 'No further information'.(f) Includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.



— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) In the last 12 months.(b) Includes 16,800 persons who had reported 'Other' and 46,700 persons who 'Did

not report most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the workplace'.

531.864.961.188.0350.598.9Total

205.623.3*16.124.6109.140.4Did not receive financial assistance326.241.645.063.4241.358.5Received financial assistance

Whether received financial assistance for medicalexpenses or income loss for most recent work-relatedinjury or illness

33.0*6.9*6.8**2.221.4*6.6Other(f)23.0*4.0**1.7**5.317.4*3.0Burns25.4*1.6*3.4*3.818.1*5.8Stress or other mental condition*4.9——**1.4*3.7**2.6Superficial injury45.7*8.6**3.1*7.727.110.7Crushing injury/internal organ damage75.6*10.0*6.818.746.1*14.3Cut/open wound

175.9*11.123.326.1121.331.3Sprain/strain112.3*14.912.0*14.270.215.0Chronic joint or muscle condition

36.1*7.8**4.0*8.625.1*9.6FractureMost recent work-related injury or illness sustained(d)

21.1*4.5**1.8**1.715.0*2.7Other(e)*19.5**3.8**1.0**5.5*13.1*2.3Contact with a chemical or substance32.2*2.0*7.4*3.422.5*6.9Exposure to mental stress20.8*4.4*2.3**3.8*10.0*7.8Fall from a height68.2*11.6*8.4*14.144.715.6Fall on same level (including slip or fall)

106.2*11.2*11.023.169.223.3Hitting or being hit by an object or vehicle24.4*4.2**1.3**1.316.5*4.6Vehicle accident

*12.2**0.7**0.7—*8.5**0.5Prolonged standing, working in cramped or

unchanging positions

46.0*4.8*4.2*6.330.1*5.9Repetitive movement with low muscle loading181.2*17.823.028.8120.829.4Lifting, pushing, pulling or bending

How most recent work-related injury or illnessoccurred(d)

'000'000'000'000'000'000

Employer

Work health and

safety coordinator/

Human resources

Health and safety

representative/

First aid officer

Supervisor/

Line managerColleague Total(b)(c)

REPORTED MOST RECENT WORK-RELATED INJURY ORILLNESS TO SOMEONE IN THE WORK PLACE

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Repor ted most

recent work- re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness to someone in the work place —By selec ted

charac te r i s t i cs

7



(a) In the last 12 months.


100.0531.865.5348.634.5183.2Total

100.0444.966.8297.433.2147.5Private100.087.058.951.241.135.7Public


100.021.574.916.1*25.1*5.4Other services100.0*6.8*61.8**4.2**38.2**2.6Arts and recreation services100.071.763.545.536.526.2Health care and social assistance100.031.662.519.737.511.9Education and training100.038.356.721.743.316.6Public administration and safety100.0*10.367.9*7.0*32.1*3.3Administrative and support services100.017.4*53.9*9.4*46.1*8.0Professional, scientific and technical services100.0*4.4**49.5**2.2**50.5*2.2Rental, hiring and real estate services100.0*8.1*63.1*5.1*36.9*3.0Financial and insurance services100.0*4.2*61.6**2.6**38.4**1.6Information, media and telecommunications100.043.167.329.0*32.7*14.1Transport, postal and warehousing100.044.373.132.326.911.9Accommodation and food services100.039.863.225.236.8*14.6Retail trade100.0*22.375.7*16.9*24.3*5.4Wholesale trade100.052.379.241.4*20.8*10.9Construction100.0*10.8*43.1**4.6*56.9*6.1Electricity, gas, water and waste services100.074.459.144.040.930.4Manufacturing100.0*9.374.7*6.9**25.3**2.3Mining100.021.269.0*14.6*31.0*6.6Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Industry of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

100.068.561.642.238.426.3Labourers100.063.354.634.645.428.7Machinery operators and drivers100.032.674.624.325.4*8.3Sales workers100.036.874.027.2*26.0*9.6Clerical and administrative workers100.083.060.750.439.332.6Community and personal service workers100.0113.462.971.337.142.1Technicians and trades workers100.073.968.450.531.623.4Professionals100.060.379.648.0*20.4*12.3Managers

Occupation of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred


Whether worked full-time or part-time in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

100.037.298.936.8**1.1**0.4Employer/own account worker100.0494.663.0311.837.0182.8Employee

Status in employment where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

%'000%'000%'000

Did not receive

workers'

compensation

Received

workers'

compensation Total

WHETHER RECEIVEDWORKERS' COMPENSATION

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Job where most

recent work- re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness occur red and selec ted characte r i s t i cs —By whether

rece i ved workers ' compensat ion

8


(a) In the last 12 months.(b) See Appendix 1 for more information.(c) Includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.(d) Includes 'Long term exposure to sound' and 'No further

information'.

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and shouldbe used with caution


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

100.0531.865.5348.634.5183.2Total

100.021.170.014.8*30.0*6.3Other(d)100.0*19.584.3*16.4**15.7**3.1Contact with a chemical or substance100.032.281.726.3*18.3*5.9Exposure to mental stress100.020.8*40.5*8.459.5*12.3Fall from a height100.068.248.333.051.735.2Fall on same level (including slip or fall)100.0106.268.672.931.433.4Hitting or being hit by an object or vehicle100.024.465.015.8*35.0*8.5Vehicle accident100.0*12.293.5*11.4**6.5**0.8Prolonged standing, working in cramped or unchanging positions100.046.073.133.6*26.9*12.4Repetitive movement with low muscle loading100.0181.263.9115.936.165.3Lifting, pushing, pulling or bending

How the most recent work-related injury or illness occurred(b)

100.033.077.725.6*22.3*7.4Other(c)100.023.086.019.8*14.0**3.2Burns100.025.482.721.0*17.3*4.4Stress or other mental condition100.0*4.9*72.9*3.5**27.1**1.3Superficial injury100.045.775.234.3*24.8*11.3Crushing injury/internal organ damage100.075.661.546.538.529.1Cut/open wound100.0175.959.0103.841.072.1Sprain/strain100.0112.370.679.329.433.0Chronic joint or muscle condition100.036.140.5*14.659.521.4Fracture

Most recent work-related injury or illness sustained(b)

100.012.466.4*8.3*33.6*4.2Lunchtime or break activities100.012.375.1*9.2*24.9**3.1Travelling to or from work100.023.655.6*13.1*44.4*10.5Travelling on business100.0483.665.8318.034.2165.6Work place

Location where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

100.0326.1100.0326.1——Did not apply for workers' compensation100.0205.710.922.489.1183.2Applied for workers' compensation

Whether applied for workers' compensation as a result of mostrecent work-related injury or illness

%'000%'000%'000

Did not receive

workers'

compensation

Received

workers'

compensation Total

WHETHER RECEIVEDWORKERS' COMPENSATION

PERSON WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Deta i l s of most

recent work- re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness —By whether rece i ved workers ' compensat ion9


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) In the last 12 months.(b) See Appendix 1 for more information.(c) Includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should beused with caution


100.0531.8100.0205.6100.0326.2Total

6.233.0*5.5*11.46.621.6Other(c)4.323.08.016.4*2.1*6.7Burns4.825.4*3.6*7.35.518.1Stress or other mental condition

*0.9*4.9*1.5**3.0**0.6**1.9Superficial injury8.645.713.127.05.718.7Crushing injury/internal organ damage

14.275.616.032.813.142.8Cut/open wound33.1175.926.654.637.2121.3Sprain/strain21.1112.323.247.719.864.6Chronic joint or muscle condition

6.836.1*2.6*5.49.430.7FractureMost recent work-related injury or illness sustained(b)

38.7205.7*3.9*8.160.6197.6Applied for workers' compensation

3.217.26.814.0**1.0**3.3Did not know6.434.110.020.64.113.5Other4.121.7*1.8*3.85.5*17.9Employer agreement to pay costs3.216.9*3.9*8.0*2.7*8.9Inconvenient/required too much effort/paperwork5.328.37.816.0*3.8*12.3Negative impact on current or future employment

27.2144.546.194.715.349.7Minor injury only/not considered necessary6.132.59.319.2*4.1*13.3Did not think eligible5.830.910.321.2*3.0*9.6Not covered or not aware of workers' compensation

61.3326.196.1197.539.4128.6Did not apply for workers' compensationMain reason did not apply for workers' compensation

61.3326.196.1197.539.4128.6Did not apply for workers' compensation

4.222.4*3.9*8.1*4.4*14.4Did not receive workers' compensation34.5183.2——56.2183.2Received workers' compensation38.7205.7*3.9*8.160.6197.6Applied for workers' compensation

Whether applied for and whether received workers' compensation as a result ofmost recent work-related injury or illness

%'000%'000%'000

Did not receive

financial

assistance

Received

financial

assistance Total

WHETHER RECEIVEDFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Main reason did

not app l y for workers ' compensat ion —By whether rece i ved f inanc ia l ass i s tance10


(c) Includes 21,700 persons who reported 'Employer agreed to pay costs' and17,200 persons who reported 'Did not know'.

(d) See Appendix 1 for more information.(e) Includes 'Amputation' and 'No further information'.(f) Respondents may record that they reported their most recent injury or illness to

more than one person in their work place, therefore persons may appear in morethan one category.



— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) In the 12 last months.(b) Includes persons who 'Applied for workers compensation'.

531.873.116.928.3144.532.530.9Total

46.7*10.2**3.0**2.6*15.9*5.5*9.2Did not report most recent work-related injury

or illness to someone in the work place

16.8*5.7**1.7—*2.5**0.8**2.0Other64.9*12.1**1.7*2.615.5**5.4**3.1Employer29.5**0.3**0.1**0.2*12.3—**0.6First aid officer24.9*3.9—**0.1*5.0——Human resources43.7**2.6—**1.7*9.8**0.9**0.5Work health and safety coordinator69.5**3.5**0.7**0.215.9**5.5**1.4Health and safety representative

350.538.2*8.721.494.7*18.511.6Supervisor/Line manager98.913.6*3.8**2.527.1*5.4*8.2Colleague

485.162.9*14.025.7128.527.021.6Did report most recent work-related injury or

illness to someone in the work place(f)

Reported most recent work-related injury or illnessto someone in the work place

33.0*8.4**0.8**0.6*6.8**5.2**1.0Other(e)23.0**1.9**1.5—*11.9**2.6**1.9Burns25.4*7.6**1.9**0.9**0.5*4.4—Stress or other mental condition*4.9**0.1——*2.3—**1.1Superficial injury45.7**2.9—**3.619.8**1.3*4.8Crushing injury/internal organ damage75.6*6.2**0.1**2.331.6**2.1**3.3Cut/open wound

175.922.6*6.7*10.144.6*5.8*9.3Sprain/strain112.319.8*5.3*8.424.1*10.0*7.8Chronic joint or muscle condition

36.1*3.6**0.6**2.4*2.7**1.1**1.9Fracture

Most recent work-related injury or illnesssustained(d)

205.638.3*8.016.094.719.221.2Did not receive financial assistance326.234.7*8.9*12.349.7*13.3*9.6Received financial assistance

Whether received financial assistance for medicalexpenses or income loss for most recentwork-related injury or illness

'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Other(c)

Inconvenient/

required too

much effort/

paperwork

Negative

impact on

current

or future

employment

Minor

injury

only/not

considered

necessary

Did not

think

eligible

Not covered

or not aware

of workers'

compensation Total(b)

MAIN REASON DID NOT APPLY FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Selec ted

charac te r i s t i cs —By main reason did not app l y for workers ' compensat ion11


(b) Excludes 'Owner managers of incorporated enterprises'.(c) Comprised of 'Owner managers of incorporated enterprises', 'Owner managers

of unincorporated enterprises' and 'Contributing family workers'.(d) Refers to all sources of financial assistance received, therefore people may

appear in more than one category.

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be usedwith caution


— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)(a) In the last 12 months.

100.0531.8100.053.9100.089.0100.0388.9Total

83.6444.9100.053.994.784.378.8306.6Private16.487.0——*5.3*4.721.282.3Public


38.7205.7**2.3**1.234.430.644.7173.9Applied for workers' compensation

3.217.2*9.0*4.8**1.7**1.5*2.8*10.9Did not know6.434.119.510.5*7.0*6.24.517.4Other4.121.7**2.2**1.2*2.9*2.64.617.9Employer agreement to pay costs3.216.9*10.3*5.5*5.6*5.0*1.7*6.5Inconvenient/required too much effort/paperwork5.328.3**2.5**1.3*3.5*3.16.123.8Negative impact on current or future employment

27.2144.5*18.0*9.729.326.028.0108.7Minor injury only/not considered necessary6.132.5*6.5*3.5*9.2*8.25.420.9Did not think eligible5.830.929.916.1*6.6*5.9*2.3*8.9Not covered or not aware of workers' compensation

61.3326.197.752.765.658.455.3215.0Did not apply for workers' compensationMain reason did not apply for workers' compensation

38.7205.681.844.158.652.228.1109.3Did not receive any financial assistance

*0.9*4.9**1.0**0.5**0.4**0.4*1.0*4.0Did not know2.312.4**1.3**0.7**1.9**1.7*2.6*10.0Other

*0.6*3.2————*0.8*3.2Money from family and friends3.116.2*10.3*5.6**1.6**1.4*2.4*9.3Private health/income protection insurance6.132.2**5.7**3.1*4.2*3.86.525.4Medicare/Social Security/Centrelink5.830.7——*5.6*5.06.625.8Employer - other payment

19.8105.4——**3.0*2.726.4102.8Employer - regular sick leave34.5183.2**2.3**1.230.026.739.9155.3Workers' compensation61.3326.2*18.2*9.841.436.871.9279.5Received financial assistance

All sources of financial assistance for medical expenses or income loss for mostwork-related injury or illness(d)

%'000%'000%'000%'000

Without

paid leave

entitlements

With paid leave

entitlements Total

Owner

managers(c)

EMPLOYEES(b)

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Selec ted

charac te r i s t i cs —By status of employment12



* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should beused with caution


100.0531.8100.0208.1100.0323.7Total

*2.1*11.1*2.6*5.3*1.8*5.8Did not return to work after illness or injury sustained97.9520.797.4202.898.2317.9Returned to work after illness or injury sustained

Whether returned to any work at any time after work-related injury or illness

85.2453.184.4175.785.7277.4Still working in job where injury or illness occured

3.5*18.9*4.3*9.0*3.0*9.8Other——————Holiday job/returned to studies

3.015.9*2.4*5.0*3.4*10.9Unsatisfactory work arrangements——————Own business closed down for economic reasons

**0.8**4.4**0.5**1.1**1.0**3.4Job was temporary or seasonal*2.2*11.7*2.3*4.7**2.2**7.0Laid off or retrenched

**0.6**3.2**0.3**0.6**0.8**2.6Other health or disability4.624.5*5.7*12.03.912.6Result of workplace illness or injury

14.878.715.632.414.346.3Ceased working in job where injury or illness occuredMain reason for ceasing job where work-related injury or illness occurred

%'000%'000%'000

PersonsFemalesMales

PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Main reason for

ceas ing job where work- re la ted in ju ry or i l l ness occur red —By sex13


* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

11 435.2209.6110.0235.71 324.3806.82 313.12 891.03 544.6Persons who were employed in the reference weekPopulation 3

531.812.25.116.862.444.6108.7138.5143.6Persons who worked at some time in the last 12 months and

experienced a work-related injury or illness in that period

Population 2

12 471.0225.0116.9256.11 452.7876.32 506.73 173.73 863.7Persons who worked some time in the last 12 monthsPopulation 1

PE R S O N S

5 309.399.250.0111.7590.4372.01 089.11 356.31 640.6Persons who were employed in the reference weekPopulation 3

208.16.5*2.16.430.014.239.747.261.9Persons who worked at some time in the last 12 months and


Population 2

5 845.6109.354.3120.6661.2408.91 189.31 496.21 805.8Persons who worked some time in the last 12 monthsPopulation 1

FE M A L E S

6 125.9110.460.0124.0733.9434.91 224.01 534.71 904.0Persons who were employed in the reference weekPopulation 3

323.7*5.7*3.010.432.430.469.091.281.6Persons who worked at some time in the last 12 months and


Population 2

6 625.5115.762.5135.5791.5467.41 317.41 677.62 057.9Persons who worked some time in the last 12 monthsPopulation 1

MA L E S

'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Aust.ACTNTTas.WASAQld.Vic.NSW

STATE OR TERRITORY OF USUAL RESIDENCE, Popu la t ions14


8 In the LFS, coverage rules are applied which aim to ensure that each person is

associated with only one dwelling and hence has only one chance of selection in the

survey. See Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) for more details.

CO V E R A G E

6 The scope of the LFS is restricted to people aged 15 years and over and excludes the

following:

members of the permanent defence forces;

certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments, customarily excluded from

census and estimated population estimates;

overseas residents in Australia; and

members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants).

7 In addition the 2013–14 MPHS excluded the following:

people living in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in very remote

parts of Australia; and

people living in non-private dwellings such as hotels, university residences, students

at boarding schools, patients in hospitals, inmates of prisons and residents of other

institutions (e.g. retirement homes, homes for people with disabilities).

SC O P E

5 ABS interviewers conducted personal interviews by either telephone or at selected

dwellings during the 2013–14 financial year. Each month a sample of dwellings were

selected for the MPHS from the responding households in the LFS. In these dwellings,

after the LFS had been fully completed for each person in the household, a usual

resident aged 15 years and over was selected at random and asked the additional MPHS

questions in a personal interview. Information for this survey was collected using

Computer Assisted Interviewing (CAI), and responses are recorded directly onto an

electronic questionnaire in a notebook computer.

CO L L E C T I O N ME T H O D O L O G Y

4 The conceptual framework used in Australia's LFS aligns closely with the standards

and guidelines set out in Resolutions of the International Conference of Labour

Statisticians. Descriptions of the underlying concepts and structure of Australia's labour

force statistics, and the sources and methods used in compiling these estimates, are

presented in Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001).

CO N C E P T S SO U R C E S AN D

ME T H O D S

1 The statistics presented in this publication were compiled from data collected in the

Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS) conducted throughout Australia in the 2013–14

financial year as a supplement to the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS). The MPHS was

designed to provide statistics annually for a small number of labour, social and economic

topics. The topics collected in 2013–14 were:

Work-Related Injuries

Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation

Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events

Patient Experience

Crime Victimisation.

2 For all topics, information on labour force characteristics, education, income and

other demographics are also available.

3 The publication Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) contains information

about survey design, scope, coverage and population benchmarks relevant to the

monthly LFS, which also applies to the MPHS. It also contains definitions of demographic

and labour force characteristics, and information about interviewing relevant to both the

monthly LFS and MPHS.

I N T R O D U C T I O N


E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S

14 Country of birth data are classified according to the Standard Australian

Classification of Countries (SACC), 2011 (cat. no. 1269.0).

15 Occupation data are classified according to the ANZSCO — Australian and New

Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.2 (cat. no. 1220.0).

16 Industry data are classified according to the ANZSIC — Australian and New

Zealand Standard Industrial Classification, 2006 (Revision 2.0) (cat. no. 1292.0).

17 Educational attainment data are classified according to the Australian Standard

Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0).

CL A S S I F I C A T I O N S US E D

13 Estimates in this publication are subject to sampling and non-sampling errors:

Sampling error is the difference between the published estimate and the value that

would have been produced if all dwellings had been included in the survey. For

more information see the Technical Note.

Non-sampling errors are inaccuracies that occur because of imperfections in

reporting by respondents and interviewers, and errors made in coding and

processing data. These inaccuracies may occur in any enumeration, whether it be a

full count or a sample. Every effort is made to reduce the non-sampling error to a

minimum by careful design of questionnaires, intensive training and supervision of

interviewers, and effective processing procedures.

RE L I A B I L I T Y OF TH E

ES T I M A T E S

10 Weighting is the process of adjusting results from a sample survey to infer results

for the total in scope population. To do this, a 'weight' is allocated to each sample unit.

For the data in this publication the sample unit is a person. The weight is a value which

indicates how many population units are represented by the sample unit. The first step

in calculating weights for each unit is to assign an initial weight, which is the inverse of

the probability of being selected in the survey. The initial weights are then calibrated to

align with independent estimates of the population of interest, referred to as

'benchmarks'. Weights are calibrated against population benchmarks to ensure that the

survey estimates conform to the independently estimated distribution of the population

rather than the distribution within the sample itself.

11 The statistics presented in this publication have been benchmarked to the

Estimated Resident Population for March 2014, independently produced according to

the scope of the survey. This ensures that the survey estimates conform to person

benchmarks by state, part of state, age and sex. The statistics have been further

benchmarked to labour force survey estimates averaged over the 12 month MPHS

reference period. This ensures that survey estimates are also consistent with the

estimated in-scope population by state, part of state, sex, age and labour force status.

12 LFS estimates are revised every five years to take into account the outcome of the

5-yearly rebasing of the Estimated Resident Population following the latest Census. LFS

supplementary survey and MPHS estimates are not revised in this way. Small differences

will therefore exist between the civilian population aged 15 years and over reflected in

the Labour Force Survey's revised estimates and corresponding estimates from other

household surveys.

ES T I M A T I O N ME T H O D S

9 The initial sample for the MPHS 2013–14 consisted of approximately 42,100 private

dwellings. Of the 35,900 private dwellings that remained in the survey after sample loss

(e.g. households with LFS non-response, no residents in scope for the LFS, vacant or

derelict dwellings and dwellings under construction), approximately 77% were fully

responding to the MPHS. The number of completed interviews obtained from these

private dwelling households (after taking into account the scope, coverage and

subsampling exclusions) was 27,300 for the work-related injuries survey.

SA M P L E S I Z E


E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S continued

28 ABS publications which may also be of interest include:

National Health Survey (cat. no. 4364.0);

National Health Survey: Injuries, Australia (cat. no. 4384.0);

Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0);

Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001);

Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0);

Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events (cat. no. 4114.0);

Crime Victimisation (cat. no. 4530.0);

RE L A T E D PU B L I C A T I O N S

27 Work-related injuries 2013-14 microdata data file will also be available via

TableBuilder in early 2015. The TableBuilder will be created instead of the

Confidentialised Unit Record File that was accessible through RADL for the previous

Work-related injuries surveys. Further information is available via the ABS website.

Microdata record fi le

26 An electronic version of the tables released in this publication are available on the

ABS website in spreadsheets attached to this publication. The spreadsheets present the

tables and the relative standard errors (RSEs) for each publication table.

PR O D U C T S AN D SE R V I C E S

Spreadsheets

25 ABS publications draw extensively on information provided freely by individuals,

businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued co-operation is very

much appreciated: without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would

not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as

required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

AC K N O W L E D G E M E N T

24 The ABS is planning to collect the Work-related injuries topic again during the

2017–18 financial year.

NE X T SU R V E Y

22 The following are new data items available on the work-related injuries topic in

2013-14:

Whether reported most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the work

place;

Did report most recent work-related injury or illness to someone in the work place;

Sector of current main job;

Sector of job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred;

Self-assessed health status; and

Long term health conditions.

23 For a more detailed list of available data items and their categories – Work-related

injuries 2013–14 Data Items List, is available in a spreadsheet, on the ABS website under

the Downloads section.

CH A N G E S IN TH I S I S S U E

21 The Work-related injuries topic was last conducted in the 2009-10 financial year.

Results were published in Work-Related Injuries, Australia, (cat. no. 6324.0).

PR E V I O U S SU R V E Y S

20 Proxy interviews were conducted for persons aged 15-17 years, if an adult member

of the household did not grant permission to allow the 15-17 year old respondent to

personally respond to the interview. If permission was not granted, the adult member of

the household would respond to the interview on behalf of the 15-17 year old. For some

questions which called for personal opinions, such as self-assessed health, responses

from proxy interviews were not collected.

DA T A QU A L I T Y

19 Due to differences in the scope and sample size of the MPHS and that of the LFS,

the estimation procedure may lead to some variations between labour force estimates

from this survey and those from the LFS.

CO M P A R A B I L I T Y W I T H

MO N T H L Y LF S ST A T I S T I C S

18 Work-related injuries data are classified according to SafeWork Australia's Type of

Occurrence Classifications System (TOOCS). See Appendix 1 for more information.

CL A S S I F I C A T I O N S US E D

continued



Family Characteristics (cat. no. 4442.0);

Health Services: Patient Experiences in Australia (cat. no. 4839.0.55.001);

Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia (cat. no. 4177.0); and

Spectator Attendance at Sporting Events (cat. no. 4174.0).

29 The following may also be of interest:

Compendium of Workers' Compensation Statistics Australia 2010-11

30 Current publications and other products released by the ABS are available from the

Statistics Page on the ABS website. The ABS also issues a daily Release Advice on the

website which details products to be released in the week ahead.

RE L A T E D PU B L I C A T I O N S

continued

standard errorSE

relative standard errorRSE

Remote Access Data LaboratoryRADL

Multipurpose Household SurveyMPHS

Labour Force SurveyLFS

confidentialised unit record fileCURF

computer assisted interviewingCAI

Australian Standard Classification of EducationASCED

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial ClassificationANZSIC

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of OccupationsANZSCO

Australian Bureau of StatisticsABSAB B R E V I A T I O N S



Responses that could not be included into one of thecategories above such as asthma, cancer, concussionor heart attack

Other

Electrical burns, chemical burns, cold burns, hot burns,friction burns, combination burn or burns not elsewhereclassified

Burns

Traumatic amputation including loss of eyeballAmputation

Short term shockObsessional and compulsive symptomsPhobiasHysterical symptomsHyperventilation (hysterical, psychogenic)Victim of harassmentEffects of involvement in a hold-upEffects of witnessing traumatic eventsNervous breakdownDepressionAnxietyStress

Stress or other mental condition

Splinter or other foreign body in places other than eyeScratch injury from a foreign body in eyeAbrasions, grazes, friction burns or blisters

Superficial injury - covers minor injuries such as: cont.

Needle stick punctureSuperficial injury - covers minor injuries such as:

Injury with intact skin surface and crushing injury (e.g.bruises, haematomas)

Internal injury of chest, abdomen and pelvisCrushing injury/internal organ damage

Open wound not involving traumatic amputation (e.g.broken tooth, cuts, punctures, dog bites, tearing awayof fingernail, serious wounds containing glass, metal orother foreign body)

Cut/open wound

DislocationsSprains and strains of cartilageAcute trauma sprains and strainsSprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles

Sprain/strain

Acquired musculoskeletal deformities (e.g. flat feet, malletfinger, hammer toe)

Disorders of muscle, tendons and other soft tissues (e.g.Occupational Overuse Syndrome and Repetitive StrainInjury if this is the only description given)

Disorders of the spinal vertebrae and intervertebral discsDisorders of the jointsArthritis

Chronic joint or muscle condition

Breaking of a bone, cartilage, etc.Fracture

WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS

Work-related injuries data are classified according to the Type of Occurrence

Classifications System (TOOCS) which was developed by SafeWork Australia for coding

workers' compensation claims.

The work-related injury or illness classification used in this survey was based on the

TOOCS nature of injury codes. The classification of how work-related injury or illness

occurred was based on the TOOCS mechanism of injury codes.

WO R K - R E L A T E D IN J U R Y OR

I L L N E S S CL A S S I F I C A T I O N S


A P P E N D I X 1 WO R K - R E L A T E D I N J U R Y O R I L L N E S S C L A S S I F I C A T I O N S

Those responses that could not be included into one ofthe categories above such as contact with hotfood/drink/beverages, exposure to extreme weather,jumping on objects, struck by lightning or sunburn

Other

Other and unspecified contact with chemical orsubstance

Contact with poisonous parts of plant or marine life(e.g. blue ringed octopus, bluebottles, stone fishetc.)

Insect and spider bites and stingsExposure to cigarette smoke

Long term inhalation of dust or fibres, as with asbestosfibres

Slow poisoning, as with lead or other heavy metalsAcquired allergic reactions

Long term contact with chemicals or substances

Exposure to smoke from a bush fire, chemical fire etc.Swallowing chemical substancesContact dermatitisCaustic or corrosive substances in the eyesSplash with acidImmediate allergic reactions to a substance

Single contact with chemical or substanceContact with a chemical or substance

Long term exposure to workshop or factory noise, sharpsudden sounds, or low frequency (subsonic pressure)sounds

Long term exposure to sound

Other mental stress factorsAttempted suicide

Work pressure (e.g. mental stress arising from workresponsibilities, conflict with peers, performancecounselling)

Being a victim of sexual, racial, or other verbalharassment

Exposure to workplace or occupational violence (e.g.victim of assault or threatened assault by a person orpersons, being a victim of or witnessing hold-ups etc.)

Exposure to a traumatic eventExposure to mental stress

A fall down stairs etc.Falling off an animalLanding awkwardly after a jump from a heightA fall from ground level to below ground level

Fall from a height

Fall with no further descriptionFalls up stairs

Fall on same level cont.

Falls of short distances such as off a curb or into a gutter

All slips, trips, stumbles, steps and jumps, even if a falldoes not follow

Fall on same level

Being assaulted by a person or personsExposure to mechanical vibration (e.g. from chain saws)

Being trapped by moving machinery or equipment orbetween stationary and moving objects

Being bitten by a snakeBeing bitten by an animalBeing hit by falling objects

Rubbing and chafing from wearing footwear or clothes,using tools or handling objects

Hitting stationary objects or moving objects (e.g. cuttingoneself while using a knife or other tool)

Hitting, being hit or cut by object or vehicle

Any accident or incident in a factory, mine or car parkinvolving a fall from a moving vehicle

A vehicle catching on fire after the accident

Any accident or incident on a private road, farm, mine siteor footpath involving a vehicle where the most seriousinjury is sustained as a result of that accident or injury

Vehicle accident

Prolonged standing causing varicose veinsWorking in cramped or unchanging positions

Prolonged standing, working in cramped or unchangingpositions

Occupational overuse and repetitive movementoccurrences

Repetitive movement with low muscle loading

Continually twisting neck with no object being handled

Stress fractures without objects being handled (e.g.from running)

Bending down, reaching, turning and twistingmovements where no objects are being handled

Muscular stress with no objects being handled

Climbing ladders causing upper and lower limb injuriesContinually shovellingStress fractures from handling objectsThrowing or pressing objectsPushing or pulling objectsSingle or multiple events

Muscular stress while handling objects

Repetitive movement, high muscle loadingLifting or carrying resulting in stress fracturesSingle or multiple events

Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting downobjects

Lifting, pushing, pulling, bending

HOW WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OCCURRED


A P P E N D I X 1 WO R K - R E L A T E D I N J U R Y O R I L L N E S S C L A S S I F I C A T I O N Scontinued

Persons who were employed in the reference weekPopulat ion 3

Persons who worked at some time in the last 12 months and experienced a work-related

injury or illness in that period

Populat ion 2

Persons who worked some time in the last 12 monthsPopulat ion 1

The ABS has a range of data available on request from the work-related injuries topic.

This section lists the populations which are used in the publication. Full details of the

data items are available on the ABS website in a spreadsheet, under the Downloads

section (Work-Related Injuries, Australia, 2013–14 Data Items List).

The population(s) for a particular data item refers to the people in the survey to whom

the data relates. Where alternative output categories are available for the same data item,

these are shown and the data item name is followed by a bracketed numeral

(e.g. Country of birth (2)).

For more information about ABS data available on request, contact National Information

and Referral Service in Canberra on 1300 135 070 or via email to

<[email protected]> or contact Labour Market Statistics Section on

(02) 6252 7206 or via email to <[email protected]>.

DA T A AV A I L A B L E ON

RE Q U E S T


A P P E N D I X 2 PO P U L A T I O N S

Published estimate(‘000)

2 chances in 3 that the true value is in this range

19 chances in 20 that the true value is in this range

24.2 31.2 38.2 45.2 52.2

6 RSEs are routinely presented as the measure of sampling error in this publication and

related products. SEs can be calculated using the estimates (counts or rates) and the

corresponding RSEs.

7 An example of the calculation of the SE from an RSE follows. Table T1 shows that the

estimated number of persons in Australia aged 15-19 who experienced a work-related

injury or illness in the last 12 months is 38,200, and the RSE for this estimate is 18.3%.

The SE is:

SE of estimate

= (RSE%/100) x estimate

= 0.183 x 38,200

= 7,000 (rounded to the nearest 100)

8 Therefore, there are about two chances in three that the value that would have been

produced if all dwellings had been included in the survey will fall within the range 31,200

to 45,200 and about 19 chances in 20 that the value will fall within the range 24,200 to

52,200. This example is illustrated in the following diagram.

CA L C U L A T I O N OF S T A N D A R D

ER R O R AN D RE L A T I V E

ST A N D A R D ER R O R

1 Since the estimates in this publication are based on information obtained from

occupants of a sample of dwellings, they are subject to sampling variability. That is, they

may differ from those estimates that would have been produced if all dwellings had been

included in the survey. One measure of the likely difference is given by the standard

error (SE), which indicates the extent to which an estimate might have varied by chance

because only a sample of dwellings was included. There are about two chances in

three (67%) that a sample estimate will differ by less than one SE from the number that

would have been obtained if all dwellings had been included, and about 19 chances in

20 (95%) that the difference will be less than two SEs.

2 Another measure of the likely difference is the relative standard error (RSE), which is

obtained by expressing the SE as a percentage of the estimate.

RSE% = (SE/estimate) x 100

3 RSEs for Work-related injuries estimates have been calculated using the Jackknife

method of variance estimation. This process involves the calculation of 30 'replicate'

estimates based on 30 different subsamples of the original sample. The variability of

estimates obtained from these subsamples is used to estimate the sample variability

surrounding the main estimate.

4 RSEs for all estimates in this publication are available free-of-charge on the ABS

website, released in spreadsheet format from the Downloads tab. As a guide, the

population estimates and RSEs for selected data from tables 2 and 3 are presented at

table T1 and table T2 in this Technical Note.

5 In the tables in this publication, only estimates (numbers, percentages and rates)

with RSEs less than 25% are considered sufficiently reliable for most purposes. However,

estimates with larger RSEs have been included and are preceded by an asterisk (e.g.

*13.5) to indicate they are subject to high SEs and should be used with caution.

Estimates with RSEs greater than 50% are preceded by a double asterisk (e.g. **2.1) to

indicate that they are considered too unreliable for general use.

I N T R O D U C T I O N


T E C H N I C A L N O T E DA T A QU A L I T Y

17 Therefore, there are about two chances in three that the value that would have

been produced if all dwellings had been included in the survey will fall within the range

79,700 to 102,900 and about 19 chances in 20 that the value will fall within the range

68,100 to 114,500.

SE = (7,000)2 + (9, 300)2 = 11,600(rounded)

15 An example follows. From paragraph 7 the estimated number of persons aged 15-19

who experienced a work-related injury or illness in the last 12 months is 38,200 and the

SE is 7,000. From table T1, the estimate of persons aged 20-24 who experienced a

work-related injury or illness in the last 12 months is 53,100 and the SE is 9,300. The

estimate of persons aged 15-24 who experienced a work-related injury or illness in the

last 12 months is: 38,200 + 53,100 = 91,300

16 The SE of the estimate of persons aged 15-24 who experienced a work-related

injury or illness in the last 12 months is:

SE(x+ y) = [SE(x)]2 + [SE(y)]2

14 The sampling error of the sum of two estimates is calculated in a similar way. An

approximate SE of the sum of two estimates (x + y) may be calculated by the following

formula:

SE(x− y) = [SE(x)]2 + [SE(y)]2

12 Published estimates may also be used to calculate the sum of, or difference

between, two survey estimates (of numbers, rates or percentages) where these are not

provided in the spreadsheets. Such estimates are also subject to sampling error.

13 The sampling error of the difference between two estimates depends on their SEs

and the relationship (correlation) between them. An approximate SE of the difference

between two estimates (x–y) may be calculated by the following formula:

Sums or Differences between

est imates

11 Therefore, the SE for the proportion of the 208,100 females who experienced a

work-related injury or illness, who worked part-time hours in the job where the

work-related injury or illness occurred is 3.6 percentage points (= 38.6/100 x 9.3).

Therefore, there are about two chances in three that the proportion of females who

experienced a work-related injury or illness who worked part time is between 35.0% and

42.2%, and 19 chances in 20 that the proportion is within the range 31.4% and 45.8%.

RSE = (12.1)2 − (7.8)2 = 9.3%

10 Considering table T2, of the 208,100 females who experienced a work-related injury

or illness in the last 12 months, 80,200 or 38.6% worked part-time in the job where the

work-related injury or illness occurred. The RSE of 80,200 is 12.1% and the RSE for

208,100 is 7.8%. Applying the above formula, the RSE for the proportion of females who

worked part-time hours in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred

is as follows. Please note, due to the Jackknife method of variance estimation being used

to calculate the RSEs reported in the spreadsheet attachments to this publication

(including some proportions), the method of estimation used below will result in slightly

different RSEs compared with those RSEs reported in the spreadsheets.

RSE xy = [RSE(x)]2 − [RSE(y)]2

9 Proportions and percentages formed from the ratio of two estimates are also subject

to sampling errors. The size of the error depends on the accuracy of both the numerator

and the denominator. A formula to approximate the RSEs of proportions not provided in

the spreadsheets is given below. This formula is only valid when x is a subset of y.

Proport ions and percentages


T E C H N I C A L N O T E DA T A QU A L I T Y continued

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution(a) In the last 12 months.

4.90.30.44.9Total

26.12.72.826.265 and over17.01.01.216.960–6412.70.81.112.755–5911.80.60.911.750–5413.20.80.913.345–4912.70.61.012.540–4411.00.60.611.235–3912.60.70.912.430–3414.60.81.114.624–2917.70.91.217.620–2418.71.42.018.315–19

Age group (years)

RS E S OF ES T I M A T E S (% )

42.612 471.011 939.2531.8Total

*24.8504.4492.0*12.565 and over36.4713.0687.026.060–6446.21 067.41 018.149.355–5951.91 284.21 217.566.750–5440.91 295.61 242.653.045–4947.51 387.61 321.765.940–4440.81 283.91 231.652.435–3937.01 431.41 378.452.930–3442.61 456.91 394.962.024–2941.11 289.41 236.453.120–2450.4757.1719.038.215–19

Age group (years)

ES T I M A T E S ( ' 0 0 0 )

Did not experienced

a work-related

injury or illness

Experienced a

work-related injury

or illness

Rate with a

work-related

injury or

illnessTotal


T1: PERSONS WHO WORKED AT SOME TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS,Age group (years ) —By whether exper ienced a work- re la ted in ju ry ori l lness (a )

SE L E C T E D ES T I M A T E S AN D

RS E S

18 While this formula will only be exact for sums of, or differences between, separate

and uncorrelated characteristics or subpopulations, it is expected to provide a good

approximation for all sums or differences likely to be of interest in this publication.

Sums or Differences between

est imates continued




* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% andshould be used with caution

—4.9—7.8—6.0Total


Whether worked shift work in job where most recent work-relatedinjury or illness occurred

20.220.538.039.321.721.660 or more17.717.035.232.118.518.750–5911.412.728.730.714.915.345–4922.623.239.838.326.828.241–44

8.010.017.320.310.213.1404.76.310.411.77.99.935–39

14.816.717.919.729.931.930–3414.216.112.516.626.427.016–2916.315.419.620.528.026.2Less than 16

Hours usually worked in job where most recent work-related injuror illness occurred


Whether worked full-time or part-time in job where most recentwork-related injury or illness occurred

RS E S OF ES T I M A T E S (% )

100.0531.8100.0208.1100.0323.7Total


Whether worked shift work in job where most recent work-relatedinjury or illness occurred

5.429.0*1.8*3.77.825.360 or more8.746.5*4.5*9.411.437.150–598.444.7*4.8*10.010.734.745–494.222.1*2.5*5.3*5.2*16.941–44

21.7115.617.135.624.779.94028.8153.430.763.827.789.535–39

3.920.86.814.1*2.1*6.730–3412.767.621.945.6*6.8*22.016–29

6.132.29.920.5*3.6*11.7Less than 16

Hours usually worked in job where most recent work-related injuror illness occurred


Whether worked full-time or part-time in job where most recentwork-related injury or illness occurred

ES T I M A T E S ( ' 0 0 0 )

%'000%'000%'000

PersonsFemalesMales

T2: PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK- RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS (a) , Deta i l s of job wheremost recent work- re la ted in ju ry or i l lness occur red —By sex



People who operate their own unincorporated economic enterprise or engageindependently in a profession or trade, and hire one or more employees.

Employers

People who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages,salary, a retainer fee from their employer while working on a commission basis, tips,piece rates, or payment in kind, or people who operate their own incorporatedenterprise with or without hiring employees.

Employees

People aged 15 years and over who, during the reference week:worked for one hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind, in a jobor business or on a farm (comprising employees, employers and own accountworkers); orworked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a farm (i.e.contributing family workers); orwere employees who had a job but were not at work and were:

away from work for less than four weeks up to the end of the reference week; or

away from work for more than four weeks up to the end of the reference week and

received pay for some or all of the four week period to the end of the reference

week; or

away from work as a standard work or shift arrangement; or

on strike or locked out; or

on workers' compensation and expected to return to their job; or

were employers or own account workers who had a job, business or farm, but werenot at work.

Employed

Level of highest educational attainment identifies the highest achievement a person hasattained in any area of study. It is defined as the highest educational attainment a personhas achieved, and is not a measurement of relative importance of different fields ofstudy. For further information please see paragraphs 38 to 41 of the chapter on 'Level ofhighest educational attainment', Education Variables, 2002 (cat. no. 1246.0).

Educational attainment

Length of time worked in job where most recent work-related injury or illness occurred.Duration of employment in jobwhere most recent

work-related injury or illnessoccurred

Length of time worked in current main job.Duration of current main job

Includes all work hours spent on medical consultation, hospitalisation and rest due tothe injury or illness. The days or shifts absent do not have to be consecutive.

Days or shifts absent fromwork

Refers to a current job other than the current main job.Current other job

The job that a person was working in during the reference week in which most hourswere usually worked.

Current main job

A job that a person was working in during the reference week which had lasted or waslikely to last for a period of two weeks or more.

Current job

People who work without pay, in an economic enterprise operated by a relative.Contributing family workers

To have formally applied for workers' compensation by completing an application forcompensation.

Applied for workers'compensation


G L O S S A R Y

People who work in their own incorporated enterprise, that is, a business entity which isregistered as a separate legal entity to its members or owners (also known as a limitedliability company).

Owner managers ofincorporated enterprises

People who work in their own business, with or without employees, whether or not thebusiness is of limited liability.

Owner managers

A person who operates his or her own unincorporated economic enterprise or engagesindependently in a profession or trade, and hires no employees.

Own account worker

In this publication, occupation relates to a collection of jobs that are sufficiently similar intheir main tasks to be grouped together for the purposes of classification. Occupation isclassified according to ANZSCO — Australian and New Zealand StandardClassification of Occupations, First Edition, 2006 (cat. no. 1220.0).

Occupation

People who are not in the categories 'employed' or 'unemployed' as defined.Not in the labour force

People who are either unemployed or not in the labour force.Not employed

Non-school qualifications are awarded for educational attainments other than those ofpre-primary, primary or secondary education. They include qualifications at thePostgraduate Degree Level, Master Degree Level, Graduate Diploma and GraduateCertificate Level, Bachelor Degree Level, Advanced Diploma and Diploma level, andCertificates I, II, III and IV levels. Non-school qualifications may be attained concurrentlywith school qualifications.

Non-school qualification

People who worked in more than one job or business during the survey reference week,excluding those who only worked in more than one job because they had changed jobsduring the reference week.

Multiple jobholder

The job in which most hours are usually worked.Main job

The 12 months up to and including the survey reference week.Last 12 months

See 'Work-related injury or illness'.Injury or illness sustained

In this publication, industry relates to a group of businesses or organisations thatperform similar sets of activities in terms of the production of goods or services. Industryis classified according to Australian and New Zealand Standard IndustrialClassification (ANZSIC), 2006 (cat. no. 1292.0).

Industry

An enterprise which is registered as a separate legal entity to its members or owners(also known as a limited liability company).

Incorporated enterprise

Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and otherswho, although usually working less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or moreduring the reference week.

Full-time workers

See 'Worked on a fixed-term contract'.Fixed term contract

Monetary assistance received from any party to cover medical expenses or income loss,incurred due to their work-related injury or illness.

Financial assistance

Classification of employed people according to the following employment typecategories on the basis of their main job (that is, the job in which they usually work themost hours):

Employees (excluding owner managers of incorporated enterprises):with paid leave entitlements;

without paid leave entitlements;

Owner managers:owner managers of incorporated enterprises;

owner managers of unincorporated enterprises;

Contributing family workers.

Employment types


G L O S S A R Y continued

Any injury or illness or disease which first occurred in the last 12 months, where a personsuffers either physically or mentally from a condition that has arisen out of, or in thecourse of, employment.

The injury or illness was considered to be in scope if the respondent first became awareof it in the last 12 months, even though the cause of the injury or illness may haveoccurred outside the 12 month reference period. Included are injuries or illnesses thatoccurred while commuting to and from work, outside the place of work but while onwork duty, or during work breaks.

Information was collected about the respondent's most recent work-related injury orillness if there was more than one work-related injury or illness in the reference period.

For more details on the types of injury or illness, or how they occurred refer to Appendix 1.

Work-related injury or illness

Workers' compensation includes:payments by an insurer or other liable party for costs related to a work-related injuryor illness;medical payments, incapacity payments (income maintenance and salary top-up),rehabilitation payments, travel payments and legal payments; andany 'settlement' or 'judgement of claim'.

Workers' compensation

People who usually worked less than 35 hours or more per week in the job in which thework-related injury or illness occurred.

Worked part-time

People who usually worked 35 hours or more per week in the job in which thework-related injury or illness occurred.

Worked full-time

People who worked in a job which lasted for two weeks or more, in the last 12 months,regardless of whether they worked full-time or part-time.

Worked at some time in thelast 12 months

A business entity in which the owner and the business are legally inseparable, so that theowner is liable for any business debts that are incurred.

Unincorporated enterprise

The number of hours usually worked in a week.Usual hours worked

People who were not employed during the reference week, and:had actively looked for full-time or part-time work at any time in the four weeks up tothe end of the reference week and were available for work in the reference week; orwere waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of the reference week,and could have started in the reference week if the job had been available then.

Unemployed

Employed people classified by whether they were employees, employers, own accountworkers or contributing family workers.

Status in employment

Worked under shift arrangements.Shift work

A system of working whereby the daily hours of operation at the place of employmentare split into at least two set work periods (shifts), for different groups of workers.

Shift arrangements

The week preceding the week in which the interview was conducted.Reference week

The last job in which employment ceased during the last 12 months.Previous job

The entitlement of employees (excluding owner managers or incorporated enterprises)to either paid holiday leave or paid sick leave (or both) in their job. People employed intheir own business or who were contributing family workers were not asked about theirleave entitlements.

Paid leave entitlements

People who operate their own unincorporated enterprise, that is, a business entity inwhich the owner and the business are legally inseparable, so that the owner is liable forany business debts that are incurred. Includes those engaged independently in a trade orprofession.

Owner managers ofunincorporated enterprises



Employees (excluding owner managers of incorporated enterprises) with a contract ofemployment which specifies that the employment will be terminated on a particular dateor on completion of a specific task.

Worked on a fixed-termcontract

Owner managers who were engaged by an organisation to provide a particular service orundertake a particular task at an agreed price or rate, and generally for a specifiedperiod.

Works on a contract basis



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