Priority Areas

The Australian Water Safety Strategy has five Priority Areas; People, Places, Activities, Risk Factors and Populations.

In each Priority Area, the strategy focuses on three issues based on:

  • Where the burden is proportionally highest;
  • Where the issue is emerging and/or drowning is most preventable;
  • Whether the issue is sufficiently defined, so that actions can be targeted.

People

Focus Areas

1

Focus:
Children (0-4 years)

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2

Focus:
Young males (15-29 years)

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3

Focus:
Older people (65+ years)

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Places

Focus Areas

4

Focus:
Beaches, oceans & rocks

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5

Focus:
Rivers & lakes

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6

Focus:
Aquatic facilities

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Activities

Focus Areas

7

Focus:
Boating and watercraft

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8

Focus:
Fishing and rock fishing

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9

Focus:
Diving and snorkelling

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Risk Factors

Focus Areas

10

Focus:
Swimming & water safety skills

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11

Focus:
Alcohol and drugs

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12

Focus:
Risk taking

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Populations

Focus Areas

13

Focus:
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples

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14

Focus:
Multicultural communities

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15

Focus:
Regional & remote communities

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