Bulk Billing Tracker

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Bulk billing in Bathurst

In Apr–Jun 2026, 93.9% of GP visits by people living in Bathurst were bulk billed. That ranks 41st of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 6.4 percentage points above New South Wales overall (87.5%).

Bulk billed
93.9%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+13.6 ptsfrom 80.3%
Gap fee
$65.37when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$3.99Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

70%80%90%100%202220242026Bathurst93.9%NSW87.5%Australia84.1%

A year earlier the rate was 80.3%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Bathurst 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 6.2 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

Abercrombie, Abercrombie River, Arkell, Arkstone, Bald Ridge, Ballyroe, Bathampton, Bathurst, Billywillinga, Black Springs, Brewongle, Bruinbun, Burraga, Caloola, Charlton, Chatham Valley, Clear Creek, Colo, Copperhannia, Cow Flat, Curragh, Dog Rocks, Duckmaloi, Dunkeld, Duramana, Edith, Eglinton, Essington, Evans Plains, Fitzgeralds Mount, Fitzgeralds Valley, Forest Grove, Fosters Valley, Freemantle, Gemalla, Georges Plains, Gilmandyke, Gingkin, Glanmire, Gormans Hill, Gurnang, Hazelgrove, Hill End, Isabella, Jaunter, Jenolan, Jeremy, Jerrong, Judds Creek, Kelso, Killongbutta, Kirkconnell, Laffing Waters, Limekilns, Llanarth, Locksley, Mayfield, Milkers Flat, Millah Murrah, Mitchell, Mount David, Mount Olive, Mount Panorama, Mount Rankin, Mozart, Napoleon Reef, Norway, O'Connell, Oberon, Orton Park, Paling Yards, Peel, Perthville, Porters Retreat, Raglan, Robin Hill, Rock Forest, Rockley, Rockley Mount, Sallys Flat, Shooters Hill, South Bathurst, Sunny Corner, Tannas Mount, Tarana, The Lagoon, The Meadows, The Rocks, Triangle Flat, Trunkey Creek, Turondale, Twenty Forests, Vittoria, Walang, Wambool, Wattle Flat, Watton, West Bathurst, White Rock, Wiagdon, Wimbledon, Winburndale, Windradyne, Wisemans Creek, Yarras, Yetholme.

Postcodes: 2795.

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

These are rates for the whole area, not for any one clinic. Ask when you book, or search healthdirect’s service finder, which lists practices and how they bill. More on getting bulk billed.

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