Table of contents

  • Contents
  • Abbreviations


  1. Introduction
  2. Main findings
    • Land transport injury
    • Road vehicle traffic crashes
  3. Serious injury due to land transport in 2003–04
    • Mode of transport
    • Mechanism of injury
  4. Serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia, 2003–04
    • Age and sex distribution
    • Serious injury rates by vehicle type
    • Mode of transport by state and territory of residence
    • Remoteness zones
    • Length of stay
    • Length of stay by road user group
    • Body part
    • Length of stay by body part injured
    • Trends in serious injury rates from 1999–00 to 2003–04
    • Trends in serious injury with a high threat to life from 1999–00 to 2003–04


  • Appendix 1: Data issues
    • Serious injury
    • Population and other denominators
    • Suppression of small cell counts in tables
    • Comparability with other Australian Transport Safety Bureau reports
  • References
  • List of tables
  • List of figures