AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Hospitalised injury among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2011–12 to 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 June 2026.
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Indigenous people were hospitalised as a result of an injury at an average of 23,000 cases per year over the 5-year period 2011–12 to 2015–16. Rates of injury were much higher overall among Indigenous Australians (3,596 per 100,000 population) compared to non-Indigenous Australians (1,874 per 100,000 population) and the rate of injury among Indigenous females was twice that of non-Indigenous females.
Over the 5-year period 2011–16, 115,021 Indigenous people were hospitalised due to injury
Indigenous people (27%) sustained a greater proportion of injuries to the head than non-Indigenous people (18%)
The leading cause of hospitalised injury among Indigenous people was Falls followed by Assaults
