Road safety in Australia

Around 1,200 people are killed each year on Australia's roads and about 40,000 are seriously injured. Australia has a goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 2050 (Vision Zero).

The National Road Safety Strategy 2021–30 sets a target of 50% reduction in deaths and 30% reduction in serious injuries by 2030.

As of February 2026, Australia is not on track to reach its road safety targets, with 1,296 deaths on roads in the 12 months to April 2024 and a rising number of lives lost over the past five years.

Introducing 30km/h speeds in urban residential areas would reduce the annual number of lives lost on Australian roads by 13 per cent.

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