Tasmania's not-for-profit health fund.
2026 average premium increase
+4.25%
Individual policy increases vary.
Industry average: +4.41%(-0.16 pts vs avg)
Effective 1 April 2026.
St.LukesHealth policies are not available through Comparify. This page is general information about St.LukesHealth 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 St.LukesHealth
St.LukesHealth is a Tasmanian not-for-profit health insurer with members across Australia. Member-focused with strong local service.
Typical strengths
- Lower-than-average rate rises
- Strong Tasmanian hospital agreements
Things to weigh up
- Branch network concentrated in TAS
Brands
Brands St.LukesHealth operates, as listed in the Government's register.
- Astute Simplicity HealthNot available through Comparify
Premium increases — last 5 years
How St.LukesHealth's gazetted average increase has tracked against the industry each April.
St.LukesHealth has beaten the industry average 3 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 St.LukesHealth 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
0.5%
Fewer complaints than St.LukesHealth's size would suggest.
Market share
0.6%
Share of all Australians with private health cover.
Member retention
88.6%
Members who stayed with the fund across the year.
Charges with no/known gap
91%
Hospital-related charges covered with no gap or a gap agreed up front.
Extras charges covered
55.5%
Average share of extras bills the fund's benefits pay.
Premiums returned as benefits
82.7%
Industry-leading funds return around 89–94% of premiums as benefits; the market typically returns 79–89%.
Agreement private hospitals
451
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 St.LukesHealth has listed with the Government's PHIO dataset, as at August 2026.
- Basic1
- Bronze8
- Silver11
- Gold6
7
Extras-only policies
From $29/mo
30
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 St.LukesHealth's hospital cover prices compare
Each row shows the whole market's monthly premiums for that tier, with St.LukesHealth's own open policies marked in purple.
St.LukesHealth has no open policies at this level for the selected cohort.
VIC, single cover, monthly premiums before rebate. Plus variants are folded into their base tier. Combined policies are excluded.
How St.LukesHealth'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
St.LukesHealth 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.