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Coverage of Hospital Treatment Tables excluding Gold Card Holders by State - Year ended 30 June
Table 5 (Annual)
Coverage of Hospital Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State
Insured Persons and Percentage of Population excluding Gold Card Holders
Year ended 30 June |
NSW & ACT (a) |
VIC |
QLD |
SA |
WA |
TAS |
NT(a) |
AUST |
|
|
2008 |
Coverage '000 |
3,356 |
2,292 |
1,810 |
714 |
1,075 |
214 |
74 |
9,534 |
|
% Population R |
46.2% | 43.5% | 42.6% | 45.0% | 49.9% | 43.6% | 33.7% | 44.9% | |
|
2007 |
Coverage '000 |
3,252 |
2,206 |
1,706 |
696 |
1,006 |
210 |
69 |
9,145 |
|
% Population R |
45.4% |
42.7% |
41.2% |
44.4% |
48.1% |
43.2% |
32.4% |
43.9% |
|
|
2006 |
Coverage '000 |
3,175 |
2,134 |
1,629 |
680 |
959 |
204 |
64 |
8,846 |
|
% Population |
44.9% |
42.1% |
40.4% |
43.9% |
47.0% |
42.5% |
30.4% |
43.3% |
|
|
2005 |
Coverage '000 |
3,143 |
2,110 |
1,583 |
674 |
922 |
204 |
63 |
8,699 |
|
% Population |
44.9% |
42.3% |
40.2% |
44.0% |
46.2% |
42.7% |
30.6% |
43.2% |
|
|
2004 |
Coverage '000 |
3,121 |
2,102 |
1,557 |
674 |
905 |
203 |
63 |
8,627 |
|
% Population |
45.0% |
42.7% |
40.5% |
44.4% |
46.2% |
43.0% |
31.4% |
43.5% |
|
|
2003 |
Coverage '000 |
3,129 |
2,113 |
1,546 |
679 |
900 |
206 |
64 |
8,639 |
|
% Population |
45.3% |
43.6% |
41.3% |
45.2% |
46.7% |
44.0% |
32.4% |
44.1% |
|
|
2002 |
Coverage '000 |
3,141 |
2,140 |
1,552 |
689 |
907 |
209 |
66 |
8,705 |
|
% Population |
45.8% |
44.7% |
42.5% |
46.1% |
47.7% |
45.2% |
33.4% |
45.0% |
|
|
2001 |
Coverage '000 |
3,140 |
2,159 |
1,532 |
692 |
912 |
210 |
68 |
8,712 |
|
% Population |
46.2% |
45.6% |
42.9% |
46.5% |
48.5% |
45.6% |
34.3% |
45.5% |
|
|
2000 |
Coverage '000 |
3,035 |
2,009 |
1,436 |
651 |
833 |
204 |
68 |
8,236 |
|
% Population |
45.3% |
43.0% |
41.0% |
43.9% |
45.0% |
44.3% |
34.9% |
43.7% |
|
|
1999 |
Coverage '000 |
2,070 |
1,398 |
1,006 |
465 |
651 |
157 |
46 |
5,793 |
|
% Population |
31.2% |
30.2% |
29.2% |
31.5% |
35.5% |
34.0% |
23.7% |
31.0% |
|
R = Revision
P = Preliminary
*The Department of Veterans Affairs was only able to provide estimated data on Gold Card Holders for some quarters.
(a)See Notes
Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council
Recipients may freely use these statistics, however the source should be acknowledged.