Average claim cost

The average claim cost is only available for Australia, and represents all costs paid for the first six to eight months of the claims of the employees included in the surveys.   This information is provided by the jurisdiction.

In 2008/09 the average claim cost in Victoria was $13 869, slightly above the national average of $13 336. Claims costs have been rising steadily in Victoria over the last four years, and rose more sharply in the last year from the 2007/08 average of $10 655.