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Table 1
Coverage of Hospital Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State
Insured Persons and Percentage of Population
Quarter ended
NSW(a)
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT(a)
AUST

31 Mar 2008

Coverage '000

3,350

2,278

1,786

711

1,064

213

73

9,477

% Population P

46.0%

43.3%

42.1%

44.5%

49.7%

43.0%

33.4%

44.6%

31 Dec 2007

Coverage '000

3,326

2,260

1,764

707

1,049

213

72

9,391

% Population PR

45.8%

43.1%

41.8%

44.4%

49.3%

43.0%

33.2%

44.4%

30 Sep 2007

Coverage '000

3,296

2,241

1,738

703

1,032

212

71

9,292

% Population R

45.5%

42.9%

41.4%

44.2%

48.7%

42.8%

32.9%

44.0%

30 Jun 2007

Coverage '000

3,252

2,206

1,706

696

1,006

210

69

9,145

% Population

45.0%

42.4%

40.8%

43.9%

47.8%

42.5%

32.3%

43.5%

31 Mar 2007

Coverage '000

3,234

2,187

1,686

691

998

206

66

9,068

% Population

44.8%

42.2%

40.5%

43.7%

47.7%

41.9%

30.7%

43.3%

31 Dec 2006

Coverage '000

3,218

2,171

1,666

687

986

206

65

8,999

% Population

44.7%

42.0%

40.3%

43.6%

47.4%

41.8%

30.6%

43.2%

30 Sep 2006

Coverage '000

3,200

2,157

1,645

683

973

205

64

8,928

% Population

44.6%

41.9%

40.0%

43.4%

47.0%

41.7%

30.3%

43.0%

30 Jun 2006

Coverage '000

3,175

2,134

1,629

680

959

204

64

8,846

% Population

44.4%

41.6%

39.8%

43.4%

46.6%

41.7%

30.3%

42.7%

31 Mar 2006

Coverage '000

3,174

2,131

1,621

680

955

205

64

8,829

% Population

44.4%

42.0%

40.2%

43.8%

46.8%

41.9%

31.0%

43.0%

31 Dec 2005

Coverage '000

3,171

2,128

1,610

680

947

205

64

8,805

% Population

44.5%

42.1%

40.1%

44.0%

46.6%

42.0%

31.2%

43.0%

30 Sep 2005

Coverage '000

3,159

2,120

1,597

676

937

204

64

8,757

% Population

44.4%

42.1%

40.0%

43.8%

46.4%

42.0%

31.1%

42.9%

30 Jun 2005

Coverage '000

3,143

2,110

1,583

674

922

204

63

8,699

% Population

44.3%

41.8%

39.6%

43.4%

45.7%

41.9%

31.5%

42.6%

31 Mar 2005

Coverage '000

3,145

2,113

1,580

674

925

205

63

8,706

% Population

44.4%

42.2%

40.0%

43.8%

46.2%

42.3%

31.4%

42.9%

31 Dec 2004

Coverage '000

3,145

2,116

1,576

677

920

206

64

8,704

% Population

44.5%

42.4%

40.1%

44.0%

46.2%

42.5%

31.7%

43.1%

30 Sep 2004

Coverage '000

3,134

2,111

1,566

675

914

205

64

8,670

% Population

44.4%

42.4%

40.1%

44.0%

46.1%

42.5%

31.7%

43.0%

30 Jun 2004

Coverage '000

3,121

2,102

1,557

674

905

203

63

8,627

% Population

44.3%

42.2%

39.9%

43.8%

45.7%

42.1%

31.3%

42.9%

31 Mar 2004

Coverage '000

3,134

2,113

1,561

676

910

204

63

8,661

% Population

44.5%

42.7%

40.3%

44.1%

46.1%

42.4%

31.7%

43.2%

31 Dec 2003

Coverage '000

3,145

2,119

1,559

680

908

205

64

8,680

% Population

44.8%

42.9%

40.5%

44.4%

46.2%

42.7%

32.1%

43.4%

30 Sep 2003

Coverage '000

3,134

2,116

1,552

679

904

205

64

8,655

% Population

44.7%

43.0%

40.6%

44.5%

46.2%

42.9%

32.2%

43.4%

30 Jun 2003

Coverage '000

3,129

2,113

1,546

679

900

206

64

8,639

% Population

44.7%

43.0%

40.7%

44.5%

46.2%

43.1%

32.3%

43.5%

31 Mar 2003

Coverage '000

3,146

2,129

1,556

685

909

208

64

8,697

% Population

45.0%

43.4%

41.2%

44.9%

46.7%

43.7%

32.5%

43.9%

31 Dec 2002

Coverage '000

3,151

2,137

1,555

689

911

209

65

8,717

% Population

45.1%

43.7%

41.4%

45.2%

47.0%

44.2%

32.8%

44.1%

30 Sep 2002

Coverage '000

3,148

2,138

1,551

688

909

209

65

8,709

% Population

45.1%

43.7%

41.6%

45.2%

47.0%

44.1%

33.1%

44.1%

30 Jun 2002

Coverage '000

3,141

2,140

1,552

689

907

209

66

8,705

% Population

45.2%

44.1%

41.8%

45.3%

47.1%

44.2%

33.3%

44.3%

31 Mar 2002

Coverage '000

3,154

2,150

1,558

690

916

211

66

8,745

% Population

45.4%

44.2%

42.3%

45.5%

47.7%

44.6%

33.6%

44.6%

31 Dec 2001

Coverage '000

3,155

2,160

1,552

695

918

211

67

8,759

% Population

45.5%

44.7%

42.4%

45.8%

48.0%

44.7%

34.0%

44.8%

30 Sep 2001

Coverage '000

3,147

2,159

1,542

693

914

211

67

8,733

% Population

45.5%

44.8%

42.3%

45.8%

47.9%

44.7%

34.0%

44.8%

30 Jun 2001

Coverage '000

3,140

2,159

1,532

692

912

210

68

8,712

% Population

45.5%

44.9%

42.2%

45.8%

48.0%

44.6%

34.2%

44.9%

31 Mar 2001

Coverage '000

3,147

2,161

1,531

690

914

209

68

8,720

% Population

45.8%

45.1%

42.4%

45.7%

48.2%

44.3%

34.6%

45.0%

31 Dec 2000

Coverage '000

3,179

2,149

1,517

690

926

209

72

8,743

% Population

46.4%

45.1%

42.2%

45.8%

49.1%

44.4%

36.6%

45.4%

30 Sep 2000

Coverage '000

3,190

2,169

1,521

697

930

211

73

8,790

% Population

46.8%

45.6%

42.5%

46.3%

49.4%

44.7%

37.0%

45.7%

30 Jun 2000

Coverage '000

3,035

2,009

1,436

651

833

204

68

8,236

% Population

44.6%

42.4%

40.3%

43.2%

44.4%

43.3%

34.8%

43.0%

31 Mar 2000

Coverage '000

2,211

1,478

1,077

492

688

162

49

6,157

% Population

32.6%

31.2%

30.3%

32.7%

36.8%

34.4%

25.3%

32.2%

31 Dec 1999

Coverage '000

2,140

1,440

1,037

477

670

159

47

5,970

% Population

31.6%

30.5%

29.4%

31.8%

36.0%

33.7%

24.1%

31.4%

30 Sep 1999

Coverage '000

2,113 

1,416

1,023

472

661

158

46

5,890

% Population

31.3%

30.1%

29.1%

31.5%

35.6%

33.5%

24.0%

31.0%

30 Jun 1999

Coverage '000

2,070

1,398

1,006

465

651

157

46

5,793

% Population

30.8%

29.8%

28.7%

31.1%

35.2%

33.3%

23.9%

30.6%

31 Mar 1999

Coverage '000

2,048

1,382

996

459

645

156

46

5,733

% Population

30.5%

29.5%

28.5%

30.7%

35.0%

33.2%

23.8%

30.4%

31 Dec 1998

Coverage '000

2,021

1,374

986

459

634

156

45

5,676

% Population

30.2%

29.5%

28.4%

30.7%

34.6%

33.1%

23.6%

30.2%

30 Sep 1998

Coverage '000

2,027

1,378

989

461

641

158

45

5,699

% Population

30.4%

29.7%

28.6%

30.9%

35.0%

33.4%

23.6%

30.4%

30 Jun 1998

Coverage '000

2,050

1,381

996

465

634

157

45

5,728

% Population

30.8%

29.8%

28.9%

31.2%

34.8%

33.3%

23.7%

30.6%

31 Mar 1998

Coverage '000

2,084

1,399

1,014

472

639

161

46

5,814

% Population

31.3%

30.2%

29.5%

31.7%

35.1%

34.1%

24.0%

31.1%

31 Dec 1997

Coverage '000

2,107

1,428

1,022

479

639

164

46

5,885

% Population

31.8%

30.9%

29.8%

32.2%

35.3%

34.7%

24.3%

31.6%

30 Sep 1997

Coverage '000

2,126

1,445

1,036

488

643

166

46

5,951

% Population

32.1%

31.3%

30.4%

32.9%

35.7%

35.1%

24.5%

32.0%

30 Jun 1997

Coverage '000

2,116

1,444

1,025

485

634

166

46

5,916

% Population

32.1%

31.4%

30.2%

32.7%

35.3%

35.0%

24.4%

31.9%

31 Mar 1997

Coverage '000

2,153

1,479

1,035

492

633

169

46

6,007

% Population

32.7%

32.2%

30.6%

33.2%

35.4%

35.7%

24.8%

32.5%

31 Dec 1996

Coverage '000

2,200

1,506

1,044

499

645

173

46

6,114

% Population

33.5%

32.9%

31.0%

33.8%

36.2%

36.5%

25.1%

33.2%

30 Sep 1996

Coverage '000

2,214

1,516

1,045

502

650

174

47

6,148

% Population

33.9%

33.2%

31.1%

34.0%

36.7%

36.7%

25.4%

33.5%

R=Revision
P=Preliminary

(a) See Notes

Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council

Recipients may freely use these statistics, however the source should be acknowledged.

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