Every Christmas the road death toll, in Australia, is published on a daily basis, to remind people to drive safely.
The statistics have been shown to be the following:
2009/10
National Road toll during the 2009/10 Christmas/New Year Period
(20 December 2009 to 3rd January 2010)
- 0 Australian Capital Territory. Same as last year
- 23 New South Wales. Up 12 from last year
- 1 Northern Territory, Down by 3 from last year
- 12 Queensland. Same as last year
- 3 South Australia. Up 2 from last year
- 4 Tasmania. Up 3 from last year
- 17 Victoria. Up 1 from last year
- 8 Western Australia. Down by 4 from last year
- 68 Total
2008/09
National Road toll during the 2008/09 Christmas/New Year Period
(19 December 2008 to 2 January 2009)
- 0 Australian Capital Territory
- 11 New South Wales
- 4 Northern Territory
- 12 Queensland
- 1 South Australia
- 1 Tasmania
- 16 Victoria
- 12 Western Australia
- 57 Total
2007/08
National Road toll during the 2008/09 Christmas/New Year Period
(21 December 2007 to 4 January 2008)
- 2 Australian Capital Territory
- 8 New South Wales
- 1 Northern Territory
- 5 Queensland
- 2 South Australia
- 1 Tasmania
- 17 Victoria
- 12 Western Australia
- 48 Total
Previous Christmas figures for some States have been:
Queensland
- 11 2002/03
- 19 2003/04
- 6 2004/05
- 20 2005/06
- 13 2006/07
- 5 2007/08
- 12 2008/09
- 12 2009/10
Sources:
Annual Road Fatality comparisons
| Queensland | Fatalities | Entire Year | Fatalities | Christmas New Year |
| 2004 | 304 | ( 0.833 per day) | 6 | ( 0.400 per day) |
| 2005 | 316 | ( 0.866 per day) | 20 | ( 1.333 per day) |
| 2006 | 324 | ( 0.888 per day) | 13 | ( 0.867 per day) |
| 2007 | 355 | ( 0.973 per day) | 5 | ( 0.333 per day) |
| 2008 | 319 | ( 0.874 per day) | 12 | ( 0.800 per day) |
| 2009 | 324 | ( 0.888 per day) | 12 | ( 0.800 per day) |
The daily averages over the Christmas-New Year Summer Holiday period are lower most years, than during the rest of the year.