Home and community injury statistics
Find statistics on our claims relating to injuries at home and falls.
Data covers the date range, 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
- Definition of injuries at home
- 2025 injury costs around the home
- 2025 new and active claims around the home
- Home-related injury claims and costs by year - 2016 to 2025
- New home-related injury claims by region - 2023 to 2025
- New claims for injuries at home in 2025by type of injury
- New claims for injuries at home by age - 2023 to 2025
- Injuries from falls
- More information
- Caveats to this data
Injuries around the home are determined by the location being specified as 'home'. These injuries can include:
- DIY
- gardening
- ladders
- animals
- steps and stairs
- lifting/carrying/straining
- burns
- poisonings.
Sometimes claims can meet the criteria for being at home and a fall. This means a claim may be counted in more than one category.
2025 injury cost
$2,477,510,121
The costs of all active claims around the home in 2025
New claims
1,022,002
in 2025
Active claims
1,196,954
in 2025
Home-related injury claims and costs by year
| Year | New claims | Active claims | Cost of active claims |
| 2016 | 941,496 | 1,017,748 | $931,863,592 |
| 2017 | 948,913 | 1,034,839 | $1,008,916,561 |
| 2018 | 982,291 | 1,072,594 | $1,134,707,129 |
| 2019 | 1,001,761 | 1,112,740 | $1,257,367,596 |
| 2020 | 1,006,767 | 1,116,411 | $1,404,250,550 |
| 2021 | 998,419 | 1,135,878 | $1,512,814,738 |
| 2022 | 954,011 | 1,098,948 | $1,748,885,556 |
| 2023 | 992,536 | 1,143,936 | $1,975,731,671 |
| 2024 | 1,015,873 | 1,183,042 | $2,364,337,826 |
| 2025 | 1,022,002 | 1,196,954 | $2,477,510,121 |
Injuries from falls
People who are 65 years and over are more likely to experience a fall.
- A calendar year is 1 January to 31 December.
- Accredited employer claims have been excluded.
- Claims are included where the cover decision is equal to 'Accept'.
- New claims are counted where a claim is lodged with ACC within the specified period. A claim may be lodged immediately following an accident or at any later stage.
- Please note that the criteria for the categories 'home' and 'falls' are not mutually exclusive, and so a claim may appear in one or both cohorts.