DROWNING SNAPSHOT
2004/21 COASTAL DROWNING DEATHS
2020/21 COASTAL DROWNING DEATHS NUMBER
3 2
MORTALITY RATE
4
0.74
PER 100,000 POPULATION
2 2
2
2
HOBART
9 2 2 3
2
2 Attempting a Rescue Boating & PWC Fall Jump Land-based Fishing Non Aquatic Transport
7 2 2
Other Rock Fishing Scuba Diving Snorkelling Swimming/Wading Unknown
4
Watercraft Multiple instances per activity at the same location Capital city
2019/21 ACTIVITY 10% 10%
30%
10%
30% FALL
10%
20% 10%
84%
16%
AUSTRALIAN-BORN
OVERSEAS-BORN
91%
3%
AUSTRALIAN RESIDENT
Fall Swimming/Wading Rock Fishing Boating Watercraft Scuba Diving Other
2019/21 LOCATION 10% 30%
NON-RESIDENT 20%
13% RIP-RELATED
34%
ALCOHOL & DRUGS
38%
30% BEACH
20%
MEDICAL/INJURY
78% >5KM
DISTANCE TO SLS SERVICE
90%
20%
Beach Offshore Bay Port/Marina Rock/Cliff
GREATER THAN 5KM FROM A SURF LIFE SAVING SERVICE