Request data

We compile and maintain national data on work health and safety and workers’ compensation. 

The data collection page shows what data is available on this website. Use this form to request access to data that is not published. We will assess your request based on our Data Sharing Policy.
 

Requesting data

We need some information from you before we action your request for data. We assess requests based on the “Five Safes” Framework, as outlined in our Data Sharing Policy.

If you are from the media, contact media@swa.gov.au.

If you are a student, our published statistics provide a wide range of data that you can use. Due to resource constraints and the volume of requests that we receive, we do not respond to individual questions from students.

Timing to access requests

We assess requests for data and information on a case-by-case basis. We will keep you informed of timeframes as your request is processed.

Have you tried exploring our dashboards for the data you are seeking?

The dashboards give you options to filter the data presented based on your interests, for example by claim type, jurisdiction, sex, age group and year(s). To find out more about how to get the most out of our dashboards please view our short Using our interactive data video or the Dashboard user guide

Request data form

Are you a journalist requiring data for a publication?
Outline the project that you need the data for.
If you are requesting data for a media article, email media@swa.gov.au.
Outline any project outputs or deliverables that will come from the requested data (e.g., integrated data sets, research reports).
Will the data or other outputs from the project be publicly released?
What dataset(s) are you requesting?
See our data collections for available datasets.
See our data collections for years data has been collected in each of our datasets..
See the data dictionaries in our data collections for data variables available in each of our datasets.