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Table 3 (Annual)

Coverage of General 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	3,913	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%
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%
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%
2005	Coverage '000	3,171	1,606	1,495	743	1,141	210	61	8,428
	% Population	44.7%	31.8%	37.4%	47.9%	56.5%	43.3%	29.7%	41.3%
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%
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%
2002	Coverage '000	3,017	1,499	1,423	723	1,155	211	62	8,089
	% Population	43.4%	30.9%	38.3%	47.6%	60.0%	44.7%	31.4%	41.2%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1996	Coverage '000	2,301	1,144	922	620	801	190	46	6,025
	% Population	35.3%	25.1%	27.6%	42.1%	45.4%	40.0%	25.3%	32.9%
1995	Coverage '000	2,352	1,150	913	621	791	190	23	6,041
	% Population	36.6%	25.5%	28.0%	42.3%	45.6%	40.0%	13.2%	33.4%
1994	Coverage '000	2,338	1,252	928	664	790	193		6,165
	% Population	36.8%	27.9%	29.1%	40.5%	46.4%	40.8%		34.5%
1993	Coverage '000	2,419	1,357	906	694	804	202		6,383
	% Population	38.4%	30.4%	29.2%	42.6%	47.9%	42.9%		36.1%
1992	Coverage '000	2,513	1,423	876	729	805	209		6,555
	% Population	40.2%	31.9%	28.9%	44.8%	48.6%	44.5%		37.5%
1991	Coverage '000	2,591	1,580	880	776	796	226		6,850
	% Population	41.9%	35.7%	29.7%	48.2%	48.7%	48.5%		39.6%
1990	Coverage '000	2,532	1,646	820	810	771	231		6,810
	% Population	41.4%	37.6%	28.3%	50.8%	47.8%	50.0%		39.9%
1989	Coverage '000	2,492	1,635	816	839	770	230		6,780
	% Population	41.2%	37.8%	28.8%	53.1%	48.8%	50.4%		40.3%

R = Revision
P = Preliminary

Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council

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(a) See Notes

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