Bulk billing in Barossa

In Apr–Jun 2026, 77.0% of GP visits by people living in Barossa were bulk billed. That ranks 242nd of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 5.5 percentage points below South Australia overall (82.5%).

Bulk billed: 77.0%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year: +3.6 ptsfrom 73.4%
Gap fee: $54.76when not bulk billed
Cost per visit: $12.59Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

A year earlier the rate was 73.4%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Barossa sits in the middle fifth of areas for disadvantage. Visits are counted by where the patient lives, not where the clinic is.

Over the past year, residents had about 5.7 Medicare-funded GP visits each, against 6.5 across Australia. This uses 2021 Census population, so it runs high in fast-growing areas, and it leaves out care that isn’t billed to Medicare, such as many remote and Aboriginal community-controlled clinics.

“Gap fee” is the average paid out of pocket for a visit that was not bulk billed. “Cost per visit” spreads it across every GP visit, counting bulk-billed visits as $0. Source: Medicare quarterly statistics, SA3 summary.

Suburbs and postcodes in this area

Allendale North, Altona, Angaston, Bagot Well, Barabba, Barossa Goldfields, Bethany, Bethel, Calomba, Cockatoo Valley, Daveyston, Dublin, Ebenezer, Eden Valley, Fischer, Flaxman Valley, Fords, Freeling, Gomersal, Grace Plains, Greenock, Hamilton, Kapunda, Koonunga, Korunye, Krondorf, Light Pass, Linwood, Long Plains, Lower Light, Lyndoch, Magdala, Mallala, Marananga, Middle Beach, Moculta, Moppa, Morn Hill, Mount Crawford, Mount Mckenzie, Nain, Nuriootpa, Parham, Penrice, Pewsey Vale, Pinkerton Plains, Port Gawler, Redbanks, Reeves Plains, Rosedale, Rowland Flat, Sandy Creek, Seppeltsfield, Shea-Oak Log, Springton, St Johns, St Kitts, Stockwell, Stone Well, Tanunda, Taunton, Templers, Thompson Beach, Vine Vale, Wasleys, Webb Beach, Wild Horse Plains, Williamstown, Windsor, Woolsheds.

Postcodes: 5235, 5350, 5351, 5352, 5355, 5360, 5371, 5372, 5373, 5400, 5501, 5502.

Suburbs and postcodes are matched to the area that contains their centre, so places on a boundary may also belong to a neighbour.

Finding a clinic that bulk bills

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Bulk billing in Barossa

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Suburbs and postcodes in this area

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