In the financial year 2023, around 281 people were reported to have drowned in waterways in Australia. The number of drownings remained at a similar level over the reporting period.
Total number of deaths by drowning in Australia from financial year 2011 to 2023
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Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). (September 12, 2023). Total number of deaths by drowning in Australia from financial year 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/996744/australia-number-of-drowning-fatalities/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). "Total number of deaths by drowning in Australia from financial year 2011 to 2023." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996744/australia-number-of-drowning-fatalities/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). (2023). Total number of deaths by drowning in Australia from financial year 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996744/australia-number-of-drowning-fatalities/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). "Total Number of Deaths by Drowning in Australia from Financial Year 2011 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996744/australia-number-of-drowning-fatalities/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia), Total number of deaths by drowning in Australia from financial year 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996744/australia-number-of-drowning-fatalities/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Total number of deaths by drowning in Australia from financial year 2011 to 2023 [Graph], Royal Life Saving Society (Australia), September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/996744/australia-number-of-drowning-fatalities/