As of June 2021, approximately 44.5 percent of the population in Australia had private health insurance hospital treatment coverage. The share of Australians with private health insurance has decreased since the introduction of the country's publicly-funded universal health care insurance scheme in 1975.
Share of population with private health insurance hospital treatment coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021
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APRA. (May 25, 2022). Share of population with private health insurance hospital treatment coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221087/australia-private-health-insurance-hospital-treatment-coverage/
APRA. "Share of population with private health insurance hospital treatment coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221087/australia-private-health-insurance-hospital-treatment-coverage/
APRA. (2022). Share of population with private health insurance hospital treatment coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221087/australia-private-health-insurance-hospital-treatment-coverage/
APRA. "Share of Population with Private Health Insurance Hospital Treatment Coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221087/australia-private-health-insurance-hospital-treatment-coverage/
APRA, Share of population with private health insurance hospital treatment coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221087/australia-private-health-insurance-hospital-treatment-coverage/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of population with private health insurance hospital treatment coverage in Australia from June 1971 to June 2021 [Graph], APRA, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221087/australia-private-health-insurance-hospital-treatment-coverage/