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Table 3

Coverage of General 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
30 Sep 2008	Coverage '000	3,949	2,489	1,964	879	1,346	237	80	10,943
	% Population P	53.9%	46.8%	45.7%	54.7%	61.9%	47.4%	36.1%	51.0%
30 Jun 2008	Coverage '000	3,913	2,326	1,931	846	1,318	235	78	10,647
	% Population PR	53.5%	43.9%	45.1%	52.8%	61.0%	47.1%	35.5%	49.8%
31 Mar 2008	Coverage '000	3,897	2,299	1,904	840	1,292	234	77	10,541
	% Population R	53.5%	43.6%	44.8%	52.6%	60.1%	47.0%	35.3%	49.5%
31 Dec 2007	Coverage '000	3,848	2,242	1,877	831	1,274	233	76	10,382
	% Population	52.9%	42.7%	44.4%	52.2%	59.8%	47.0%	35.0%	49.0%
30 Sep 2007	Coverage '000	3,606	2,162	1,765	810	1,253	226	73	9,894
	% Population	49.7%	41.4%	42.0%	51.0%	59.1%	45.6%	33.9%	46.9%
30 Jun 2007	Coverage '000	3,554	2,126	1,732	803	1,227	224	72	9,737
	% Population	49.2%	40.8%	41.4%	50.7%	58.3%	45.4%	33.3%	46.3%
31 Mar 2007	Coverage '000	3,316	1,770	1,618	777	1,207	214	64	8,966
	% Population	46.0%	34.1%	38.9%	49.2%	57.6%	43.5%	30.1%	42.8%
31 Dec 2006	Coverage '000	3,293	1,744	1,595	771	1,195	213	64	8,875
	% Population	45.8%	33.8%	38.6%	48.9%	57.4%	43.4%	29.9%	42.6%
30 Sep 2006	Coverage '000	3,270	1,716	1,572	765	1,182	212	63	8,779
	% Population	45.6%	33.3%	38.2%	48.6%	57.1%	43.2%	29.6%	42.3%
30 Jun 2006	Coverage '000	3,238	1,683	1,554	760	1,167	212	62	8,676
	% Population	45.3%	32.8%	38.0%	48.5%	56.7%	43.3%	29.6%	41.9%
31 Mar 2006	Coverage '000	3,226	1,668	1,542	757	1,166	212	62	8,634
	% Population	45.2%	32.6%	37.9%	48.4%	56.9%	43.3%	29.7%	41.8%
31 Dec 2005	Coverage '000	3,212	1,650	1,526	755	1,157	212	62	8,574
	% Population	45.1%	32.6%	38.0%	48.8%	57.0%	43.5%	30.4%	41.9%
30 Sep 2005	Coverage '000	3,196	1,629	1,511	749	1,148	211	62	8,506
	% Population	44.9%	32.3%	37.8%	48.5%	56.8%	43.4%	30.4%	41.7%
30 Jun 2005	Coverage '000	3,171	1,606	1,495	743	1141	210	61	8428
	% Population	44.7%	31.8%	37.4%	47.9%	56.5%	43.3%	29.7%	41.3%
31 Mar 2005	Coverage '000	3,163	1,598	1,488	741	1,186	212	61	8,449
	% Population	44.6%	31.9%	37.7%	48.1%	59.2%	43.7%	30.4%	41.7%
31 Dec 2004	Coverage '000	3,153	1,590	1,479	740	1,181	212	62	8,418
	% Population	44.6%	31.9%	37.7%	48.2%	59.2%	43.9%	30.6%	41.7%
30 Sep 2004	Coverage '000	3,137	1,578	1,467	737	1,175	212	61	8,368
	% Population	44.5%	31.7%	37.6%	48.0%	59.2%	43.9%	30.7%	41.5%
30 Jun 2004	Coverage '000	3,115	1,562	1,455	734	1,166	210	61	8,302
	% Population	44.3%	31.4%	37.3%	47.6%	58.8%	43.5%	30.2%	41.3%
31 Mar 2004	Coverage '000	3,115	1,560	1,453	732	1,171	211	61	8,302
	% Population	44.2%	31.4%	37.6%	47.7%	59.3%	43.7%	30.5%	41.4%
31 Dec 2003	Coverage '000	3,113	1,553	1,447	733	1,166	211	61	8,284
	% Population	44.3%	31.4%	37.6%	47.9%	59.3%	43.9%	30.7%	41.4%
30 Sep 2003	Coverage '000	3,096	1,542	1,437	730	1,162	211	61	8,240
	% Population	44.1%	31.3%	37.6%	47.8%	59.3%	44.0%	30.8%	41.3%
30 Jun 2003	Coverage '000	3,077	1,530	1,442	728	1,156	211	61	8,206
	% Population	43.9%	31.1%	37.9%	47.7%	59.3%	44.2%	30.9%	41.3%
31 Mar 2003	Coverage '000	3,078	1,531	1,451	731	1,164	212	61	8,228
	% Population	44.0%	31.2%	38.4%	47.9%	59.8%	44.6%	30.9%	41.5%
31 Dec 2002	Coverage '000	3,064	1,525	1,444	731	1,162	213	62	8,200
	% Population	43.9%	31.2%	38.5%	48.0%	60.0%	44.9%	31.2%	41.5%
30 Sep 2002	Coverage '000	3,044	1,512	1,432	727	1,159	212	62	8,148
	% Population	43.6%	30.9%	38.4%	47.7%	59.9%	44.7%	31.3%	41.3%
30 Jun 2002	Coverage '000	3,017	1,499	1,423	723	1,155	211	62	8,089
	% Population	43.3%	30.8%	38.4%	47.5%	59.9%	44.6%	31.5%	41.1%
31 Mar 2002	Coverage '000	3,004	1,488	1,415	719	1,161	212	62	8,062
	% Population	43.2%	30.6%	38.4%	47.3%	60.4%	44.8%	31.5%	41.1%
31 Dec 2001	Coverage '000	2,982	1,484	1,399	720	1159	211	63	8,018
	% Population	43.0%	30.7%	38.2%	47.5%	60.6%	44.7%	31.7%	41.0%
30 Sep 2001	Coverage '000	2,958	1,462	1,376	714	1,157	210	63	7,940
	% Population	42.8%	30.3%	37.7%	47.2%	60.6%	44.5%	31.6%	40.8%
30 Jun 2001	Coverage '000	2,929	1,447	1,350	710	1,152	208	62	7,859
	% Population	42.5%	30.1%	37.2%	46.9%	60.6%	44.0%	31.5%	40.5%
31 Mar 2001	Coverage '000	2,928	1,432	1,338	704	1,151	205	63	7,821
	% Population	42.6%	29.9%	37.0%	46.6%	60.7%	43.5%	31.8%	40.4%
31 Dec 2000	Coverage '000	2,927	1,412	1,314	701	1,167	205	65	7,791
	% Population	42.8%	29.6%	36.6%	46.5%	61.8%	43.4%	33.3%	40.4%
30 Sep 2000	Coverage '000	2,957	1,408	1,308	704	1,172	205	66	7,818
	% Population	43.3%	29.6%	36.6%	46.7%	62.3%	43.4%	33.5%	40.7%
30 Jun 2000	Coverage '000	2,870	1,335	1,241	682	1,118	200	62	7,508
	% Population	42.2%	28.2%	34.8%	45.4%	59.6%	42.4%	31.9%	39.2%
31 Mar 2000	Coverage '000	2,382	1,085	961	603	1,037	168	48	6,284
	% Population	35.1%	22.9%	27.1%	40.1%	55.5%	35.7%	24.7%	32.9%
31 Dec 1999	Coverage '000	2,352	1,069	945	600	1,032	169	47	6,214
	% Population	34.8%	22.7%	26.8%	39.9%	55.4%	35.8%	24.1%	32.6%
30 Sep 1999	Coverage '000	2,331	1,049	931	596	1,026	168	47	6,147
	% Population	34.6%	22.3%	26.5%	39.7%	55.2%	35.6%	24.1%	32.4%
30 Jun 1999	Coverage '000	2,288	1,036	909	587	1,017	167	45	6,049
	% Population	34.0%	22.1%	26.0%	39.2%	55.0%	35.5%	23.6%	32.0%
31 Mar 1999	Coverage '000	2,263	1,022	897	580	1,003	167	45	5,978
	% Population	33.7%	21.9%	25.7%	38.8%	54.4%	35.3%	23.4%	31.7%
31 Dec 1998	Coverage '000	2,220	1,013	881	579	1,007	167	45	5,911
	% Population	33.2%	21.7%	25.4%	38.7%	54.9%	35.3%	23.3%	31.4%
30 Sep 1998	Coverage '000	2,214	1,016	880	580	1,022	168	45	5,925
	% Population	33.2%	21.9%	25.4%	38.9%	55.8%	35.6%	23.4%	31.6%
30 Jun 1998	Coverage '000	2,230	1,020	886	582	1,009	168	45	5,940
	% Population	33.5%	22.0%	25.7%	39.1%	55.4%	35.6%	23.5%	31.7%
31 Mar 1998	Coverage '000	2,251	1,034	899	587	795	172	45	5,783
	% Population	33.8%	22.3%	26.1%	39.4%	43.7%	36.4%	23.8%	30.9%
31 Dec 1997	Coverage '000	2,261	1,057	906	593	795	175	46	5,833
	% Population	34.1%	22.9%	26.4%	39.9%	43.9%	37.0%	24.1%	31.3%
30 Sep 1997	Coverage '000	2,278	1,072	924	605	801	178	46	5,904
	% Population	34.4%	23.2%	27.1%	40.7%	44.4%	37.5%	24.6%	31.7%
30 Jun 1997	Coverage '000	2,266	1,068	914	602	792	178	46	5,865
	% Population	34.4%	23.2%	26.9%	40.6%	44.1%	37.6%	24.5%	31.6%
31 Mar 1997	Coverage '000	2,293	1,094	922	607	789	182	46	5,934
	% Population	34.8%	23.8%	27.2%	41.0%	44.1%	38.3%	24.9%	32.1%
31 Dec 1996	Coverage '000	2,313	1,087	928	617	803	186	47	5,981
	% Population	35.3%	23.7%	27.6%	41.8%	45.1%	39.2%	25.2%	32.5%
30 Sep 1996	Coverage '000	2,316	1,129	929	614	807	188	47	6,031
	% Population	35.4%	24.7%	27.7%	41.6%	45.5%	39.7%	25.5%	32.8%

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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