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NT Health Insurance
Health insurance varies by state, so Territorians will pay different premiums than people over east. No matter which state you live in, it's important to compare policies to figure out which is best for you.
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What you need to know
39.8% of Territorians have hospital cover. 44.7% have extras cover.
NT residents are the least likely to have private health cover in the country.
That is despite NT health insurance premiums being the cheapest in Australia!
The table below compares combined policies from Finder partners available in the Northern Territory. It includes policies with Bronze, Silver and Gold hospital cover. It's sorted by value using the Finder score algorithm our experts use for the Finder health insurance awards. Prices are for a single person earning less than $93,000 living in Darwin, with a $750 excess - learn why this matters here.
The Finder Score ranks every health policy in our database on value for money. We updated this monthly with data provided by Ombudsman.
We consider the 38 hospital treatment categories, plus the covered extras categories and the total extras benefit. We also use the average price for each product. Here's the breakdown of factors we consider.
Factors that affect your health insurance premiums
There are several factors that will change the price of your health insurance premiums, whether you get hospital or extras cover. Here are the main ones to consider.
Private Health Insurance Rebate: The price of your policy can vary by over 25% due to rebate. It's mainly based on your age and income.
Lifetime Health Cover Loading: If you don't have hospital cover after age 31, a 2% loading will be added to the price each year you don't have it.
State: The cost of medical care is different in every state, and that's reflected in your premiums.
Policy Excess: A policy with a larger excess will have lower premiums, but you will have more out of pocket costs when you claim.
We update our data regularly, but information can change between updates. Confirm details with the provider you're interested in before making a decision.
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The price of hospital insurance in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory hospital premiums are the cheapest in the country, and by a really significant amount. If you live in the territory, private health insurance can offer really good value. The table below lists the average monthly premiums for hospital policies from each of the 4 coverage tiers with a $750 excess. The prices are for a single person earning less than $93,000 a year living in Darwin. The numbers are updated monthly.
39.8% of Nt residents have hospital cover, while 44.7% have extras cover. That's really low compared to the national average. It could be partly explained by the lower age distribution in the NT, as young people tend to be less likely to have cover. See the table below for more details. These numbers come from APRA's quarterly health insurance statistics in August 2023.
Hospital Cover
Extras cover
NT
39.8%
44.7%
Australia
45.1%
55.0%
Hospital
Extras
Australia
45.1%
55.0%
NSW
46.6%
57.5%
VIC
42.4%
50.2%
QLD
41.1%
48.2%
SA
44.7%
59.5%
WA
54.4%
69.1%
TAS
41.5%
49.4%
ACT
53.8%
66.2%
NT
39.8%
44.7%
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The Northern Territory has the lowerst average premiums for health insurance than any other state or territory in Australia, by a fairly wide margin. Australian health insurance policies vary a little between states, and the NT benefits more than anyone else.
Tim Bennett is a Finder insurance expert. For over 10 years he's reported on news, politics, finance and other topics as a journalist and radio presenter. Tim's roles have included radio news reader and breakfast at the ABC, news producer for SBS and producer for Fairfax Media. Tim regularly appears as a health insurance expert on programs like Sunrise and SBS news, as well as in the Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail and more.
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