Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Does [your/his/her] private health insurance cover:
1. Both hospital and extras cover?
2. Hospital cover only?
3. Extras cover only?
4. Ambulance cover only (don’t read out)
5. Have other arrangements i.e. DVA entitlements (don’t read out) "
Survey respondents include only those who are usual residents of private dwellings.
Values were weighted by the source.
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Private health insurance status Australia FY 2018 by policy and gender
This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of respondents with private health insurance cover in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender. In that year, around 43.4 percent of male and 42.8 percent of female respondents did not have private health insurance in Australia.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 13, 2018). Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender." Chart. November 13, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Respondents with Private Health Insurance in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Policy and Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Nov 2018, /statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Share of respondents with private health insurance in Australia in financial year 2018, by policy and gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/995866/australia-private-medical-insurance-cover-share-by-policy-and-gender/
