In 2020, the average individual expenditure on health insurance was highest in the state of South Australia at 1,721 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 2020, by state
(in Australian dollars)
The data is based on the number of people with health insurance cover living in each state and territory.
Figures are constant prices expressed in terms of financial year 2019 prices.
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. (December 17, 2021). Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, 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 2020, by state (in Australian dollars)." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641167/australia-spend-of-private-health-insurance-per-person-covered-by-state/
AIHW. (2021). Average health expenditure by private health insurance providers per person covered in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. 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 2020, by State (in Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, 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 2020, 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 May 27, 2022)
