Characteristics of study groups
| Period before reform (June 2010 to May 2012) | Period after reform (July 2012 to June 2014) | |||
| New South Wales | Comparator jurisdictions | New South Wales | Comparator jurisdictions | |
| Total number of claims | 245 385 (100.0) | 337 559 (100.0) | 183 016 (100.0) | 303 271 (100.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 92 150 (37.6) | 116 140 (34.4) | 64 502 (35.2) | 106 624 (35.2) |
| Male | 153 235 (62.5) | 221 418 (65.6) | 118 514 (64.8) | 196 647 (64.8) |
| Age at claim lodgement | ||||
| 16–35 years | 92 780 (37.8) | 129 753 (38.4) | 70 163 (38.3) | 113 353 (37.4) |
| 36–50 years | 86 416 (35.2) | 119 590 (35.4) | 62 385 (34.1) | 104 433 (34.4) |
| 51–100 years | 65 737 (26.8) | 87 618 (26.0) | 50 156 (27.4) | 85 087 (28.1) |
| Injury type | ||||
| Musculoskeletal conditions | 136 740 (55.7) | 188 793 (55.9) | 102 732 (56.1) | 173 280 (57.1) |
| Fractures | 12 479 (5.1) | 23 207 (6.9) | 9665 (5.3) | 22 018 (7.3) |
| Other traumatic | 72 787 (29.7) | 92 912 (27.5) | 55 969 (30.6) | 79 160 (26.1) |
| Neurological conditions | 6997 (2.9) | 9975 (3.0) | 3833 (2.1) | 9064 (3.0) |
| Mental health conditions | 8674 (3.5) | 12 107 (3.6) | 5505 (3.0) | 10 967 (3.6) |
| Other diseases | 5394 (2.2) | 9438 (2.8) | 4075 (2.2) | 7763 (2.6) |
| Other claims | 2314 (0.9) | 1127 (0.3) | 1237 (0.7) | 1019 (0.3) |
| Claim type | ||||
| Time loss | 147 328 (60.0) | 221 531 (65.6) | 103 982 (56.8) | 206 585 (68.1) |
| Medical only | 98 057 (40.0) | 116 028 (34.4) | 79 033 (43.2) | 96 686 (31.9) |
All figures are reported as number (column percentage).