In the 2019 financial year, It was reported that ** people died in ocean and harbor areas while they were engaging in boating activities in Australia. Driving a vehicle was the second most common activity in which people drowned in harbors.
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
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Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). (September 16, 2019). Total number of drowning deaths in ocean and harbor areas in Australia in financial year 2019, by activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/999287/australia-ocean-harbor-drowning-deaths-by-activity/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). "Total number of drowning deaths in ocean and harbor areas in Australia in financial year 2019, by activity." Chart. September 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999287/australia-ocean-harbor-drowning-deaths-by-activity/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). (2019). Total number of drowning deaths in ocean and harbor areas in Australia in financial year 2019, by activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999287/australia-ocean-harbor-drowning-deaths-by-activity/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia). "Total Number of Drowning Deaths in Ocean and Harbor Areas in Australia in Financial Year 2019, by Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999287/australia-ocean-harbor-drowning-deaths-by-activity/
Royal Life Saving Society (Australia), Total number of drowning deaths in ocean and harbor areas in Australia in financial year 2019, by activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999287/australia-ocean-harbor-drowning-deaths-by-activity/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Total number of drowning deaths in ocean and harbor areas in Australia in financial year 2019, by activity [Graph], Royal Life Saving Society (Australia), September 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/999287/australia-ocean-harbor-drowning-deaths-by-activity/
