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Table 1 (Annual)
Coverage of Hospital Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State
Insured Persons and Percentage of Population
Year ended 30 June
NSW(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 PR

45.9%

43.3%

42.3%

44.6%

49.7%

42.9%

33.6%

44.6%

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%

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%

2005

Coverage '000

3,143

2,110

1,583

674

922

204

63

8,699

% Population R

44.4%

41.8%

39.6%

43.4%

45.7%

41.9%

30.5%

42.7%

2004

Coverage '000

3,121

2,102

1,557

674

905

203

63

8,627

% Population R

44.4%

42.2%

39.9%

43.8%

45.7%

42.1%

31.3%

42.9%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

1997

Coverage '000

2,116

1,444

1,025

485

634

166

46

5,916

% Population

32.1%

31.4%

30.2%

32.8%

35.3%

35.0%

24.4%

31.9%

1996

Coverage '000

2,218

 1,518

1,038

504

650

176

46

6,149

% Population

34.0%

33.3%

31.1%

34.2%

36.8%

37.1%

25.1%

33.6%

1995

Coverage '000

2,386

 1,541

1,025

506

646

177

24

6,304

% Population

37.1%

34.1%

31.4%

34.4%

37.3%

37.3%

13.5%

34.9%

1994

Coverage '000

2,520

1,670

1,043

555

659

185

6,632

% Population

39.6%

37.2%

32.7%

33.9%

38.7%

39.1%

37.2%

 1993

Coverage '000

2,664

1,804

1,019

600

683

197

6,967

% Population

42.3%

40.3%

32.8%

36.7%

40.7%

41.8%

39.4%

1992

Coverage '000

2,760

1,915

976

632

680

202

7,164

% Population

44.1%

43.0%

32.2%

38.9%

41.0%

43.0%

41.0%

1991

Coverage '000

2,874

2,114

979

689

680

212

7,548

% Population

46.4%

47.8%

33.1%

42.8%

41.6%

45.5%

43.7%

1990

Coverage '000

2,863

2,209

918

709

671

219

7,588

% Population

46.8%

50.4%

31.7%

44.4%

41.6%

47.4%

44.5%

1989

Coverage '000

2,873

2,193

910

765

682

221

7,643

% Population

47.5%

50.8%

32.2%

48.4%

43.2%

48.5%

45.5%

1988

Coverage '000

2,995

2,193

898

767

694

224

7,770

% Population

50.1%

51.4%

32.8%

49.0%

45.2%

49.7%

47.0%

1987

Coverage '000

3,023

2,221

911

778

699

227

7,859

% Population

51.4%

52.8%

34.0%

50.1%

46.6%

50.7%

48.3%

1986

Coverage '000

2,931

2,243

914

805

694

226

7,812

% Population

50.6%

53.9%

34.8%

52.4%

47.6%

50.6%

48.8%

1985

Coverage '000

2,678

2,186

891

810

727

223

7,514

% Population

46.7%

53.0%

35.0%

53.7%

51.6%

50.4%

47.7%

1984

Coverage '000

2,786

2,258

909

841

754

236

7,784

% Population

49.3%

55.4%

36.3%

56.3%

54.5%

53.9%

50.0%

(a) See Notes
R = Revision
P = Preliminary

Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council

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

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