Road safety
From 2016 to 2018 there were 199 road crashes in Boroondara of which 190 involved serious injuries, and another nine which involved fatalities (Table 1).
Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists form part of a group known as 'vulnerable road users' because they lack external protection in the event of a crash.
Serious injury or fatal crashes
Table 1: Number of serious injury or fatal crashes, City of Boroondara, 2016 to 2018
|
Severity |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fatal crashes |
4 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
|
Serious injury crashes |
65 |
70 |
55 |
190 |
|
Grand Total |
69 |
71 |
59 |
199 |
Reported injuries by road user type
Figure 1 presents the number of people severely or fatally injured in crashes, by road user type, in the City of Boroondara from 2016 to 2018.
Collision with a vehicle was the main accident type (32% or 63 incidents) in Boroondara, followed by motorcyclists and pillion (23% or 45 incidents) and then pedestrians (21% or 42 incidents).
The chart shows no clear trend in the total number of severe or fatal injuries sustained by passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists and pillions.
For more information see VicRoads' CrashStats tool.
Figure 1: Number of reported injuries by road user type categories, City of Boroondara, 2016 to 2018 (source: Vic Road Crash Statistics).
Injuries from falls
Boroondara’s population is ageing. Over the next ten years (2020 to 2030) the Boroondara population is forecast to increase by 7%.
The Boroondara population aged 60 years and over is forecast to grow by 14% over the same period. Falls are a significant risk for older people which can impact on loss of independence and mortality.
Between July 2018 to June 2019, 702 Boroondara residents aged over 60 years presented at an emergency department in a Victorian public hospital for an injury caused by a fall. Figure 2 shows that the risk of emergency department presentations due to falls increases with age.
Presentations to emergency
Figure 2 presents the number of emergency department presentations for falls, by age group, among Boroondara residents in from July 2018 to June 2019.
It shows a substantial increase in the rate of emergency department presentations with increasing age.
Figure 2: Number of emergency department presentations by age for falls by age group, Boroondara. 2018-19 (source: Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit, 2020)