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Table 9

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

Insured Persons and Percentage of Population

Quarter ended		NSW & ACT(a)	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT(a)	AUST
30 Sep 2008	Coverage '000	302	19	1	10	120	0	1	453
	% Population P	4.1%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	5.5%	0.1%	0.4%	2.1%
30 Jun 2008	Coverage '000	278	18	1	9	123	0	1	430
	% Population P	3.8%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	5.7%	0.1%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Mar 2008	Coverage '000	273	17	1	9	127	0	1	427
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	5.9%	0.1%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Dec 2007	Coverage '000	271	16	1	8	127	0	1	423
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	5.9%	0.1%	0.3%	2.0%
30 Sep 2007	Coverage '000	270	16	1	8	128	0	1	423
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	6.0%	0.1%	0.3%	2.0%
30 Jun 2007	Coverage '000	268	15	1	8	127	0	1	421
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	6.1%	0.1%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Mar 2007	Coverage '000	268	14	1	8	129	0	1	420
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	6.2%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Dec 2006	Coverage '000	265	14	1	7	130	0	1	417
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	6.2%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
30 Sep 2006	Coverage '000	263	14	1	7	129	0	1	416
	% Population	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	6.3%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
30 Jun 2006	Coverage '000	260	14	1	7	130	0	1	412
	% Population	3.6%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	6.3%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Mar 2006	Coverage '000	257	13	1	6	130	0	1	408
	% Population	3.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	6.4%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Dec 2005	Coverage '000	254	12	1	6	131	0	1	404
	% Population	3.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	6.4%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
30 Sep 2005	Coverage '000	253	11	1	6	132	0	1	404
	% Population	3.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	6.6%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
30 Jun 2005	Coverage '000	251	11	1	6	139	0	1	407
	% Population	3.5%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	6.9%	0.0%	0.3%	2.0%
31 Mar 2005	Coverage '000	248	10	1	6	182	0	1	448
	% Population	3.5%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	9.1%	0.0%	0.3%	2.2%
31 Dec 2004	Coverage '000	246	9	1	5	182	0	1	445
	% Population	3.5%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	9.1%	0.0%	0.3%	2.2%
30 Sep 2004	Coverage '000	246	9	1	5	183	0	1	444
	% Population	3.5%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	9.2%	0.1%	0.3%	2.2%
30 Jun 2004	Coverage '000	242	9	1	5	183	0	1	441
	% Population	3.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	9.2%	0.1%	0.3%	2.2%
31 Mar 2004	Coverage '000	253	8	1	5	183	0	0	451
	% Population	3.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
31 Dec 2003	Coverage '000	250	8	2	5	182	0	0	446
	% Population	3.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	9.2%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
30 Sep 2003	Coverage '000	249	7	2	4	182	0	0	445
	% Population	3.5%	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
30 Jun 2003	Coverage '000	243	7	17	4	181	0	0	453
	% Population	3.5%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.3%
31 Mar 2003	Coverage '000	239	7	19	4	181	0	0	451
	% Population	3.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.3%
31 Dec 2002	Coverage '000	234	7	19	4	180	0	0	445
	% Population	3.3%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
30 Sep 2002	Coverage '000	230	7	19	4	181	0	0	441
	% Population	3.3%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
30 Jun 2002	Coverage '000	224	7	19	4	180	0	0	433
	% Population	3.2%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
31 Mar 2002	Coverage '000	217	6	19	4	180	0	0	427
	% Population	3.1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.4%	0.0%	0.1%	2.2%
31 Dec 2001	Coverage '000	210	6	18	4	178	0	0	417
	% Population	3.0%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.1%	2.1%
30 Sep 2001	Coverage '000	208	6	18	4	177	0	0	413
	% Population	3.0%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.1%	2.1%
30 Jun 2001	Coverage '000	205	6	19	4	177	0	0	411
	% Population	3.0%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.3%	0.0%	0.2%	2.1%
31 Mar 2001	Coverage '000	213	6	18	4	180	0	0	422
	% Population	3.1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.5%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
31 Dec 2000	Coverage '000	222	6	17	4	183	0	0	433
	% Population	3.2%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.7%	0.0%	0.2%	2.2%
30 Sep 2000	Coverage '000	237	6	18	4	186	0	0	452
	% Population	3.5%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	9.9%	0.0%	0.2%	2.4%
30 Jun 2000	Coverage '000	257	6	18	4	199	0	0	486
	% Population	3.8%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%	10.6%	0.0%	0.2%	2.5%
31 Mar 2000	Coverage '000	316	7	21	5	209	0	0	559
	% Population	4.7%	0.2%	0.6%	0.3%	11.2%	0.0%	0.3%	2.9%
31 Dec 1999	Coverage '000	320	7	22	5	213	0	1	567
	% Population	4.7%	0.2%	0.6%	0.3%	11.4%	0.0%	0.3%	3.0%
30 Sep 1999	Coverage '000	321	7	22	5	218	0	0	573
	% Population	4.8%	0.2%	0.6%	0.3%	11.7%	0.0%	0.2%	3.0%

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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