THE NATIONAL TOLL

* 33 deaths

* 445 deaths said to be attributable to smoke

* 35 million hectares of land burnt (largest estimate of the burn scar across Australia)

* 3117 houses destroyed; 1248 damaged

* 6310 outbuildings destroyed; 2839 damaged

* 291 facilities destroyed; 202 damaged

SUBSTANTIAL AREA BURNT IN MANY STATES

* NSW - 5.5m hectares

* QLD - more than 7.7m hectares

* VIC - 1.5m hectares

* SA - 285,160 hectares

* WA - more than 3.5m hectares

* NT - 5.73m hectares

* ACT - 87,920 hectares

* TAS - 30,075 hectares

EXTENSIVE IMPACT ON BUILDINGS IN MANY STATES

* NSW - 2476 houses, 284 facilities, 5559 outbuildings destroyed

* SA - 196 primary residences destroyed, another 97 damaged, 890 non-residential buildings destroyed or damaged

* QLD - 150 houses destroyed in bushfires; storm, flood and monsoon in January damaged almost 3000 houses

* Figures not provided for other states

ECONOMIC IMPACT ACROSS AUSTRALIA

* $3.6 billion in estimated total economic damage

* 2600 agricultural businesses directly impacted

* Most affected industries include tourism, forestry, agriculture and horticulture

* Full economic impact from bushfires may never be clearly known as it has been deepened by coronavirus restrictions

BROADER IMPACTS ON STATE ECONOMIES

* NSW - Estimates more than $1b total damage to animals and agriculture

* VIC - Expects to lose $400m through 2020 to 2022 in its agricultural sector due to lost assets and lost agricultural production

* QLD - Economic effect on agricultural sector of the Cobraball fire alone estimated at more than $17.9m; monsoon trough rainfall and flood event (January-February 2019) estimated to have caused $376m in loss of livestock

* SA - Estimates $187m loss in agriculture and primary production, $73.1m in tourism losses

* ACT - Significant impact on businesses due to hazardous smoke that blanketed the region.

Source: Information before the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

Australian Associated Press