In 2022, the average individual expenditure on health insurance was highest in the state of Queensland at 1,705 Australian dollars per insured person. The Northern Territory had the lowest individual cost to private health insurers per insured person in the territory that year.
Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2022, by state
(in Australian dollars)
The data is based on the number of people with health insurance cover living in each state and territory. Constant price health spending is in 2021–22 prices.Â
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.
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AIHW. (October 25, 2023). Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/
AIHW. "Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in Australian dollars)." Chart. October 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/
AIHW. (2023). Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/
AIHW. "Average Health Expenditure by Private Health Insurance Providers per Person Covered in Australia in Financial Year 2022, by State (in Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/
AIHW, Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2022, by state (in Australian dollars) [Graph], AIHW, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/
