Health expenditure Australia 2005-06 examines expenditure on health goods and services in Australia for 1995-96 to 2005-06. It shows that Australia spent $86.9 billion on health in 2005-06, an estimated rise of $5.8 billion since 2004-05. This report presents expenditure estimates: at the aggregate level; as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP); on a per person basis; by state and territory; by comparison with selected OECD and Asia-Pacific countries; and by source of funding-Australian Government, other governments and the non-government sector.
Authored by AIHW.
Published 5 October 2007; ISSN 1323-5850; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 727 6; AIHW cat. no. HWE 37; 196pp.; OUT OF PRINT
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1.1 The structure of the health sector and its flow of funds
1.2 Revisions to ABS estimates
1.3 Changes to AIHW estimates
High-level residential aged care
Public hospitals and public hospital services
Private hospitals
Individual out-of-pocket expenditure for dental services, other health practitioner services, aids and appliances, all other medications and patient transport services
State and territory funding of health expenditure
Premium rebates claimed through the taxation system
