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The most dangerous place
for a child is home.

Every 8 minutes an Australian child is hospitalised at home. Explore the data — by type, room, age, and demographics. Click anything.

0% PREVENTABLE
of home injuries
Filter by age
0
Hospitalisations / year
Critical
0
Deaths / year
Critical
0
Children per day
—
$0
Annual cost to
health system
Top Physical Dangers — by hospitalisation rate
By Room — Risk Level (click to explore)
Injury Rate by Age (hover for detail)
Peak: 1–4 yrs (physical). Rises sharply 15–17 (self-harm).
Emotional & Psychological Harm (click for detail)
Source: ABS Personal Safety Survey, AIFS Growing Up in Australia.
Demographic Risk (click row to highlight)
Source: AIHW Child Protection 2022–23. SES = SEIFA quintile.
The Funding Inversion
Children hospitalised — home injuries
0/yr
175 children per day. One every 8 minutes. Falls, poisoning, burns, drowning — in the place meant to keep them safe.
Road accident child hospitalisations
3,400/yr
We spend billions on road safety. Home injuries outnumber road injuries 18:1 for under-5s. Funding is inverted.
Sources: AIHW Injury in Australia 2022–23 · ABS Causes of Death · Kidsafe Australia · AIFS Growing Up in Australia · Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report 2023 · ABS Personal Safety Survey · AIHW Child Protection Australia 2022–23