From: Australia's insurance crisis and the inequitable treatment of self-employed midwives
 | Year | Number of planned home births | Total number of births | Planned home births as proportion of all births |
---|---|---|---|---|
Victoria | 1999 | 132 | 61 586 | 0.21% |
 | 2000 | 113 | 61 569 | 0.18% |
 | 2001 | 126 | 61 064 | 0.21% |
 | 2002 | 161 | 61 959 | 0.26% |
 | 2003 | 152 | 62 305 | 0.24% |
 | 2004 | 181 | 62 348 | 0.29% |
NSW | 1999 | 139 | 85 967 | 0.16% |
 | 2000 | 108 | 86 460 | 0.13% |
 | 2001 | 144 | 84 379 | 0.17% |
 | 2002 | 99 | 84 587 | 0.12% |
 | 2003 | 109 | 85 032 | 0.13% |
 | 2004 | 93 | 84 288 | 0.11% |
Queensland | 1999 | 164 | 48 042 | 0.34% |
 | 2000 | 126 | 48 524 | 0.26% |
 | 2001 | 102 | 48 908 | 0.21% |
 | 2002 | 61 | 48 324 | 0.13% |
 | 2003 | 67 | 49 512 | 0.14% |
 | 2004 | 57 | 50 051 | 0.12% |