Mutual fund with a wellbeing focus.
2026 average premium increase
+3.98%
Individual policy increases vary.
Industry average: +4.41%(-0.43 pts vs avg)
Effective 1 April 2026.
Australian Unity policies are not available through Comparify. This page is general information about Australian Unity only.
See the funds we can arrange →Comparify can arrange cover with these brands: HBF, see-u by HBF, Bupa, ahm, HCF, nib, Australian Seniors, ACA Health and Hunter Health Insurance. We don't compare every fund or every policy in the market.
About Australian Unity
Australian Unity is a mutual organisation offering health insurance alongside banking, investments and aged care. Member-owned with a broader wellbeing focus.
Typical strengths
- Member-owned, profits reinvested
- Bundling options across financial services
Things to weigh up
- Extras network smaller than the big two
Premium increases — last 5 years
How Australian Unity's gazetted average increase has tracked against the industry each April.
Australian Unity has beaten the industry average 2 of the last 5 years.
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, gazetted premium rounds 2022–2026. Years without a published figure are shown as gaps, not zero.
How Australian Unity performs for members
Size, complaints, retention and how much of a hospital bill members actually see covered — from the Ombudsman's 2023–24 report.
Complaints share
2.3%
More complaints than Australian Unity's size would suggest.
Market share
2.2%
Share of all Australians with private health cover.
Member retention
82.3%
Members who stayed with the fund across the year.
Charges with no/known gap
89.3%
Hospital-related charges covered with no gap or a gap agreed up front.
Extras charges covered
50.5%
Average share of extras bills the fund's benefits pay.
Premiums returned as benefits
81.9%
Industry-leading funds return around 89–94% of premiums as benefits; the market typically returns 79–89%.
Agreement private hospitals
498
Private hospitals with agreements, where members are covered with no or known gaps.
Source: Commonwealth Ombudsman, State of the Health Funds Report 2023–24, and Comparify's hospital agreement dataset.
Policies listed with the Government (PHIO)
Policies Australian Unity has listed with the Government's PHIO dataset, as at August 2026.
- Basic2
- Bronze3
- Silver7
- Gold2
9
Extras-only policies
From $24/mo
8
Combined policies
Full hospital and extras coverage bundled together
Cheapest hospital premium
Per month, before rebate
None of these policies are available through Comparify.
How Australian Unity's hospital cover prices compare
Each row shows the whole market's monthly premiums for that tier, with Australian Unity's own open policies marked in purple.
VIC, single cover, monthly premiums before rebate. Plus variants are folded into their base tier. Combined policies are excluded.
How Australian Unity's extras cover prices compare
Extras-only policies grouped by what they actually cover, using the same VIC single cohort selected above.
- Everyday extras
- General dental and everyday services — no major dental
- Mid extras
- Major dental covered, orthodontics not covered
- Top extras
- Major dental and orthodontics both covered
Australian Unity questions, answered honestly
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See all explainersFunds we can arrange
Prices shown are PHIO-listed base premiums before the Australian Government Rebate and any age-based discount, sourced from the Government's Private Health Information Statement data (August 2026).
Comparify can arrange cover with these brands: HBF, see-u by HBF, Bupa, ahm, HCF, nib, Australian Seniors, ACA Health and Hunter Health Insurance. We don't compare every fund or every policy in the market.