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Table 8 (Annual)

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 Jun 2008	Coverage '000	3,636	2,308	1,930	837	1,195	234	77	10,217
	% Population P	49.8%	43.7%	45.2%	52.3%	55.5%	47.1%	35.1%	47.9%
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%
30 Jun 2006	Coverage '000	2,977	1,669	1,553	753	1,038	212	62	8,264
	% Population R	41.6%	32.6%	38.0%	48.0%	50.4%	43.2%	29.3%	39.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%

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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