With 70 public hospitals located in New South Wales (NSW) major cities, NSW was the state with the highest number of public hospitals in financial year 2023. Queensland and Western Australia had the highest number of remote public hospitals with 33 and 35 respectively.
Number of public hospitals in Australia in financial year 2023, by remoteness and state and territories
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Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
The source defines remoteness using the ABS’s Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Remoteness Structure 2016 which categorizes geographical areas in Australia into remoteness areas.
Hobart, Launceston and Darwin are not classified as major cities and are considered regional.
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