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Table 8

Coverage of General Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State, excluding General Treatment Ambulance Only

Insured Persons and Percentage of Population

Quarter ended		NSW & ACT(a)	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT(a)	AUST
30 Sep 2008	Coverage '000	3646	2470	1963	869	1227	236	79	10490
	% Population P	49.8%	46.4%	45.7%	54.1%	56.4%	47.3%	35.8%	48.9%
30 Jun 2008	Coverage '000	3,636	2,308	1,930	837	1,195	234	77	10,217
	% Population PR	49.7%	43.6%	45.1%	52.2%	55.3%	47.0%	35.1%	47.8%
31 Mar 2008	Coverage '000	3,623	2,282	1,903	831	1,165	234	76	10,115
	% Population R	49.7%	43.3%	44.8%	52.0%	54.2%	47.0%	35.0%	47.5%
31 Dec 2007	Coverage '000	3,577	2,226	1,877	823	1,148	232	75	9,959
	% Population	49.2%	42.4%	44.4%	51.7%	53.9%	46.9%	34.7%	47.0%
30 Sep 2007	Coverage '000	3,335	2,146	1,764	802	1,125	225	73	9,470
	% Population	46.0%	41.1%	42.0%	50.5%	53.1%	45.6%	33.5%	44.9%
30 Jun 2007	Coverage '000	3,286	2,110	1,731	795	1,100	224	71	9,317
	% Population	45.5%	40.5%	41.4%	50.2%	52.2%	45.3%	33.0%	44.3%
31 Mar 2007	Coverage '000	3,048	1,756	1,617	770	1,077	214	64	8,546
	% Population	42.2%	33.8%	38.9%	48.7%	51.4%	43.4%	29.8%	40.8%
31 Dec 2006	Coverage '000	3,028	1,730	1,594	764	1,065	213	63	8,458
	% Population	42.1%	33.5%	38.6%	48.5%	51.2%	43.4%	29.6%	40.6%
30 Sep 2006	Coverage '000	3,006	1,702	1,571	758	1,053	212	62	8,364
	% Population	41.9%	33.1%	38.2%	48.2%	50.8%	43.2%	29.3%	40.3%
30 Jun 2006	Coverage '000	2,977	1,669	1,553	753	1,038	212	62	8,264
	% Population	41.6%	32.6%	38.0%	48.0%	50.4%	43.2%	29.3%	39.9%
31 Mar 2006	Coverage '000	2,969	1,655	1,542	751	1,036	212	62	8,226
	% Population	41.6%	32.4%	37.9%	48.0%	50.5%	43.3%	29.4%	39.9%
31 Dec 2005	Coverage '000	2,958	1,638	1,526	749	1,026	212	62	8,171
	% Population	41.5%	32.4%	38.0%	48.4%	50.5%	43.4%	30.1%	39.9%
30 Sep 2005	Coverage '000	2,942	1,618	1,510	743	1,016	211	61	8,101
	% Population	41.4%	32.1%	37.8%	48.1%	50.3%	43.4%	30.1%	39.7%
30 Jun 2005	Coverage '000	2,920	1,596	1,495	737	1,002	210	61	8,020
	% Population	41.2%	31.6%	37.4%	47.5%	49.7%	43.2%	29.4%	39.3%
31 Mar 2005	Coverage '000	2,915	1,588	1,488	735	1,004	212	61	8,002
	% Population	41.1%	31.7%	37.7%	47.7%	50.1%	43.6%	30.1%	39.5%
31 Dec 2004	Coverage '000	2,907	1,581	1,479	735	998	212	61	7,973
	% Population	41.1%	31.7%	37.7%	47.8%	50.1%	43.8%	30.4%	39.4%
30 Sep 2004	Coverage '000	2,892	1,569	1,466	732	992	212	61	7,924
	% Population	41.0%	31.5%	37.5%	47.7%	50.0%	43.8%	30.4%	39.3%
30 Jun 2004	Coverage '000	2,872	1,553	1,454	729	983	210	61	7,861
	% Population	40.8%	31.2%	37.3%	47.3%	49.6%	43.4%	29.9%	39.1%
31 Mar 2004	Coverage '000	2,862	1,551	1,452	727	988	210	60	7,851
	% Population	40.7%	31.3%	37.5%	47.5%	50.1%	43.7%	30.3%	39.2%
31 Dec 2003	Coverage '000	2,863	1,546	1,445	728	985	211	61	7,838
	% Population	40.8%	31.3%	37.6%	47.6%	50.1%	43.9%	30.6%	39.2%
30 Sep 2003	Coverage '000	2,848	1,535	1,435	726	980	210	61	7,795
	% Population	40.6%	31.2%	37.5%	47.5%	50.1%	43.9%	30.6%	39.1%
30 Jun 2003	Coverage '000	2,834	1,523	1,425	723	975	211	61	7,752
	% Population	40.5%	31.0%	37.5%	47.4%	50.0%	44.2%	30.7%	39.0%
31 Mar 2003	Coverage '000	2,840	1,524	1,432	726	983	212	61	7,777
	% Population	40.6%	31.1%	37.9%	47.6%	50.6%	44.5%	30.8%	39.2%
31 Dec 2002	Coverage '000	2,830	1,518	1,424	726	982	213	61	7,755
	% Population	40.5%	31.1%	37.9%	47.7%	50.8%	44.8%	31.0%	39.3%
30 Sep 2002	Coverage '000	2,814	1,505	1,413	723	979	211	62	7,707
	% Population	40.3%	30.8%	37.8%	47.5%	50.6%	44.7%	31.0%	39.1%
30 Jun 2002	Coverage '000	2,793	1,492	1,404	718	975	211	62	7,656
	% Population	40.2%	30.7%	37.8%	47.3%	50.7%	44.6%	31.2%	39.0%
31 Mar 2002	Coverage '000	2,787	1,481	1,397	715	982	212	62	7,635
	% Population	40.1%	30.5%	37.9%	47.1%	51.1%	44.8%	31.4%	38.9%
31 Dec 2001	Coverage '000	2,772	1,478	1,381	716	981	211	62	7,600
	% Population	40.0%	30.6%	37.7%	47.3%	51.2%	44.7%	31.6%	38.9%
30 Sep 2001	Coverage '000	2,750	1,456	1,358	710	980	210	62	7,526
	% Population	39.8%	30.2%	37.2%	46.9%	51.4%	44.4%	31.4%	38.6%
30 Jun 2001	Coverage '000	2,724	1,441	1,332	706	976	208	62	7,448
	% Population	39.5%	30.0%	36.7%	46.7%	51.3%	44.0%	31.4%	38.4%
31 Mar 2001	Coverage '000	2,714	1,426	1,320	700	972	205	62	7,399
	% Population	39.5%	29.7%	36.5%	46.3%	51.2%	43.5%	31.7%	38.2%
31 Dec 2000	Coverage '000	2,705	1,406	1,296	697	984	205	65	7,358
	% Population	39.5%	29.5%	36.1%	46.2%	52.1%	43.4%	33.1%	38.2%
30 Sep 2000	Coverage '000	2,720	1,401	1,290	700	986	205	65	7,366
	% Population	39.9%	29.5%	36.1%	46.4%	52.4%	43.4%	33.3%	38.3%
30 Jun 2000	Coverage '000	2,613	1,328	1,223	677	919	200	62	7,022
	% Population	38.4%	28.0%	34.3%	45.0%	49.0%	42.4%	31.7%	36.7%
31 Mar 2000	Coverage '000	2,066	1,078	939	598	828	168	48	5,725
	% Population	30.4%	22.8%	26.5%	39.8%	44.3%	35.7%	24.5%	30.0%
31 Dec 1999	Coverage '000	2,032	1,062	923	595	819	169	46	5,647
	% Population	30.1%	22.5%	26.2%	39.6%	44.0%	35.8%	23.9%	29.7%
30 Sep 1999	Coverage '000	2,010	1,042	909	591	808	168	46	5,574
	% Population	29.8%	22.2%	25.9%	39.4%	43.5%	35.6%	23.8%	29.4%

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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