Bulk billing in Baw Baw

In Apr–Jun 2026, 91.9% of GP visits by people living in Baw Baw were bulk billed. That ranks 70th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 6.2 percentage points above Victoria overall (85.7%).

Bulk billed: 91.9%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year: +6.9 ptsfrom 85.0%
Gap fee: $63.09when not bulk billed
Cost per visit: $5.11Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

A year earlier the rate was 85.0%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Baw Baw 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 8.7 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

Aberfeldy, Ada, Allambee, Allambee Reserve, Amor, Athlone, Baw Baw, Baw Baw Village, Bona Vista, Boola, Brandy Creek, Bravington, Buln Buln, Buln Buln East, Caringal, Childers, Cloverlea, Coalville, Crossover, Darnum, Drouin, Drouin East, Drouin South, Drouin West, Ellinbank, Erica, Ferndale, Fumina, Fumina South, Gainsborough, Gentle Annie, Hallora, Hill End, Icy Creek, Jacob Creek, Jericho, Jindivick, Labertouche, Lardner, Lillico, Loch Valley, Longwarry, Longwarry North, Matlock, Moondarra, Mountain View, Narracan, Nayook, Neerim, Neerim East, Neerim Junction, Neerim North, Neerim South, Nilma, Nilma North, Noojee, Piedmont, Rawson, Ripplebrook, Rokeby, Seaview, Shady Creek, Tanjil, Tanjil Bren, Tanjil South, Tetoora Road, Thomson, Thorpdale, Thorpdale South, Toombon, Toorongo, Torwood, Trafalgar, Trafalgar East, Trafalgar South, Vesper, Walhalla, Warragul, Warragul South, Warragul West, Westbury, Willow Grove, Yarragon, Yarragon South.

Postcodes: 3816, 3818, 3820, 3821, 3822, 3823, 3824, 3825, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3835.

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

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Bulk billing in Baw Baw

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Suburbs and postcodes in this area

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