Key facts about the workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into eight groups. The three largest employing groups are:
- State government administration
- Central government administration
- Public order and safety services
Key facts about injury numbers
There were 855 injuries across the industry in 2024.
472 of these are classified as serious, after resulting in at least one week of time off work.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 22.0 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 22.0 is 96% higher than the state average of 11.2 and the highest of all industries.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 31% higher in 2024 than ten years ago.
There have been seven work related deaths in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
Public Order and Safety Services reported the highest serious injury frequency rate at 55.7.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Firefighters and police with 21% of the total and
- Prison and security officers with 19% of the total
Key facts about injury causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry in 2024, in order of largest proportion of total injuries, were:
- Mental stress
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips