Treatment population statistics

• Treatment population statistics — September 2025 (PDF 321 KB)
  Treatment population statistics — September 2025 (XLSX 204 KB)

These statistics report on the Department's treatment card population by eligibility, card type, state, sex, age and conflict in which the veteran first served.

The treatment population consists of veterans and dependants entitled to treatment at departmental expense and who have been issued a DVA Gold or White card under the:

• Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA)
• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) (card holders only)
• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA)
• Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 and
• Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019

As of September 2013, changes have been made as to how card holders are counted by conflict (table 6 of this report). Because of these changes, figures by conflict from September 2013 onwards are not comparable with earlier reports. For more information, see the notes page within the report.

Frequency: Quarterly (Data as at March, June, September, December)