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Table 5
Coverage of Hospital Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State
Insured Persons and Percentage of Population excluding Gold Card Holders
Quarter ended
NSW & ACT (a)
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT(a)
AUST

30 Sep 2008

Coverage '000

3,368

2,304

1,829

718

1,094

215

75

9,602

% Population P

46.4%

43.7%

43.0%

45.2%

50.7%

43.7%

34.1%

45.2%

30 Jun 2008

Coverage '000

3,356

2,292

1,810

714

1,075

214

74

9,534

% Population PR

46.4%

43.7%

42.8%

45.1%

50.2%

43.6%

33.7%

45.1%

31 Mar 2008

Coverage '000

3,350

2,278

1,786

711

1,064

213

73

9,477

% Population R

46.4%

43.6%

42.5%

45.0%

50.0%

43.6%

33.6%

45.0%

31 Dec 2007

Coverage '000

3,326

2,260

1,764

707

1,049

213

72

9,391

% Population

46.2%

43.5%

42.2%

44.9%

49.7%

43.7%

33.4%

44.8%

30 Sep 2007

Coverage '000

3,296

2,241

1,738

703

1,032

212

71

9,292

% Population

46.0%

43.3%

41.9%

44.8%

49.2%

43.5%

33.0%

44.5%

30 Jun 2007

Coverage '000

3,252

2,206

1,706

696

1,006

210

69

9,145

% Population

45.5%

42.8%

41.3%

44.5%

48.2%

43.2%

32.4%

44.0%

31 Mar 2007

Coverage '000

3,234

2,187

1,686

691

998

206

66

9,068

% Population

45.3%

42.6%

41.0%

44.3%

48.1%

42.6%

30.8%

43.8%

31 Dec 2006

Coverage '000

3,218

2,171

1,666

687

986

206

65

8,999

% Population

45.3%

42.5%

40.8%

44.2%

47.9%

42.6%

30.7%

43.7%

30 Sep 2006

Coverage '000

3,200

2,157

1,645

683

973

205

64

8,928

% Population

45.1%

42.4%

40.6%

44.0%

47.5%

42.4%

30.4%

43.5%

30 Jun 2006

Coverage '000

3,175

2,134

1,629

680

959

204

64

8,846

% Population R

44.9%

42.1%

40.4%

43.9%

47.0%

42.5%

30.4%

43.3%

31 Mar 2006

Coverage '000

3,174

2,131

1,621

680

955

205

64

8,829

% Population

45.0%

42.4%

40.7%

44.4%

47.3%

42.6%

31.1%

43.5%

31 Dec 2005

Coverage '000

3,171

2,128

1,610

680

947

205

64

8,805

% Population

45.0%

42.6%

40.6%

44.5%

47.1%

42.8%

31.3%

43.5%

30 Sep 2005

Coverage '000

3,159

2,120

1,597

676

937

204

64

8,757

% Population

45.0%

42.6%

40.5%

44.4%

46.9%

42.8%

31.2%

43.5%

30 Jun 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%

31 Mar 2005

Coverage '000

3,145

2,113

1,580

674

925

205

63

8,706

% Population

45.0%

42.7%

40.6%

44.4%

46.7%

43.1%

31.5%

43.5%

31 Dec 2004

Coverage '000

3,145

2,116

1576

677

920

206

64

8,704

% Population

45.1%

42.9%

40.7%

44.7%

46.7%

43.4%

31.8%

43.7%

30 Sep 2004

Coverage '000

3,134

2,111

1,566

675

914

205

64

8,670

% Population

45.0%

42.9%

40.7%

44.6%

46.6%

43.4%

31.8%

43.6%

30 Jun 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%

31 Mar 2004

Coverage '000

3,134

2,113

1,561

676

910

204

63

8,661

% Population

45.2%

43.2%

41.0%

44.8%

46.7%

43.3%

31.8%

43.8%

31 Dec 2003

Coverage '000

3,145

2,119

1,559

680

908

205

64

8,680

% Population

45.4%

43.5%

41.2%

45.1%

46.8%

43.6%

32.1%

44.0%

30 Sep 2003

Coverage '000

3,134

2,116

1,552

679

904

205

64

8,655

% Population

45.3%

43.5%

41.2%

45.1%

46.8%

43.7%

32.3%

44.0%

30 Jun 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%

31 Mar 2003

Coverage '000

3,146

2,129

1,556

685

909

208

64

8,697

% Population

45.6%

44.0%

41.8%

45.6%

47.3%

44.6%

32.6%

44.5%

31 Dec 2002

Coverage '000

3,151

2,137

1,555

689

911

209

65

8,717

% Population

45.8%

44.3%

42.0%

45.9%

47.6%

45.1%

32.9%

44.8%

30 Sep 2002

Coverage '000

3,148

2,138

1,551

688

909

209

65

8,709

% Population

45.8%

44.3%

42.3%

45.9%

47.7%

45.1%

33.2%

44.8%

30 Jun 2002

Coverage '000

3,141

2,140

1,552

689

907

209

66

8,705

% Population

45.8%

44.5%

42.5%

46.0%

47.6%

45.2%

33.5%

44.9%

31 Mar 2002

Coverage '000

3,154

2,150

1,558

690

916

211

66

8,745

% Population

46.0%

44.8%

42.9%

46.2%

48.2%

45.5%

33.7%

45.2%

31 Dec 2001

Coverage '000

3,155

2,160

1,552

695

918

211

67

8,759

% Population

46.2%

45.3%

43.0%

46.5%

48.5%

45.7%

34.1%

45.5%

30 Sep 2001

Coverage '000

3,147

2,159

1,542

693

914

211

67

8,733

% Population

46.2%

45.4%

43.0%

46.5%

48.5%

45.7%

34.1%

45.7%

30 Jun 2001

Coverage '000

3,140

2,159

1,532

692

912

210

68

8,712

% Population

46.2%

45.7%

42.9%

46.5%

48.5%

45.6%

34.3%

45.5%

31 Mar 2001

Coverage '000

3,147

2,161

1,531

690

914

209

68

8,720

% Population

46.5%

45.7%

43.1%

46.4%

48.8%

45.3%

34.7%

45.7%

31 Dec 2000

Coverage '000

3,179

2,149

1,517

690

926

209

72

8,743

% Population

47.2%

45.7%

42.9%

46.5%

49.7%

45.4%

36.7%

46.0%

30 Sep 2000

Coverage '000

3,190

2,169

1,521

697

930

211

73

8,790

% Population

47.5%

46.3%

43.2%

47.0%

50.1%

45.7%

37.2%

46.4%

30 Jun 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%

31 Mar 2000

Coverage '000

2,211

1,478

1,077

492

688

162

49

6,157

% Population

33.1%

31.7%

30.8%

33.2%

37.2%

35.2%

25.3%

32.7%

31 Dec 1999

Coverage '000

2,140

1,440

1,037

477

670

159

47

5,970

% Population

32.1%

31.0%

29.9%

32.3%

36.4%

34.5%

24.1%

31.8%

30 Sep 1999

Coverage '000

2,113

1,416

1,023

472

661

158

46

5,890

% Population

31.8%

30.6%

29.6%

32.0%

36.0%

34.3%

24.0%

31.5%

30 June 1999

Coverage '000

2,070

1,398

1,006

465

651

157

46

5,793

% Population

31.3%

30.3%

29.2%

31.6%

35.6%

34.0%

23.9%

31.1%

31 Mar 1999

Coverage '000

2,048

1,382

996

459

645

156

46

5,733

% Population

31.0%

30.0%

29.0%

31.2%

35.4%

33.9%

23.8%

30.8%

31 Dec 1998

Coverage '000

2,021

1,374

986

459

634

156

45

5,676

% Population

30.7%

29.9%

28.9%

31.2%

35.0%

33.9%

23.7%

30.6%

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.

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