The breakdown of road deaths by states and territories:

NSW 395 - down 9.2 per cent;

Victoria 304 - down 8.4 per cent;

Queensland 327 - down 9.2 per cent;

SA 99 - down 20.2 per cent;

WA 209 - down 11.1 per cent

Tasmania 40 - down 11.1 per cent;

NT 75 - up 29.3 per cent;

ACT 14 - unchanged.

The breakdown of road deaths by age:

0-16 years 88 - down 12.9 per cent;

17-20 years 186 - down 7.5 per cent;

21-25 years 188 - down 1.1 per cent;

26-39 years 346 - down 15.0 per cent;

40-59 years 361 - down 7.4 per cent;

60+ years 283 - down 7.2 per cent.

The breakdown of road deaths by gender:

Males 1,076 - down 8.0 per cent;

Females 386 - down 10.6 per cent.

The breakdown of road deaths by category of road user:

Drivers 693 - down 11.6 per cent;

Passengers 304 - down 9.8 per cent;

Pedestrians 190 - down 6.9 per cent;

Motorcyclists 247 - up 4.2 per cent;

Cyclists 27 - down 34.1 per cent.

Additional details about the road incidents in 2008:

More than 56 per cent of fatal accidents occurred during the day;

More than 59 per cent occurred on weekdays;

More than 45 per cent occurred in areas where speed limits of 100 km/h or more applied; and

Only single vehicles were involved in more than 47 per cent of crashes.