Bulk Billing Tracker

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Bulk billing in Great Lakes

In Apr–Jun 2026, 91.0% of GP visits by people living in Great Lakes were bulk billed. That ranks 81st of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 3.5 percentage points above New South Wales overall (87.5%).

Bulk billed
91.0%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+4.1 ptsfrom 86.9%
Gap fee
$63.06when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$5.68Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

70%80%90%100%202220242026Great Lakes91.0%NSW87.5%Australia84.1%

A year earlier the rate was 86.9%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Great Lakes sits among the most disadvantaged fifth of areas. Visits are counted by where the patient lives, not where the clinic is.

Over the past year, residents had about 7.6 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

Allworth, Blueys Beach, Bombah Point, Boolambayte, Boomerang Beach, Booral, Booti Booti, Bulahdelah, Bungwahl, Bunyah, Charlotte Bay, Coolongolook, Coomba Bay, Coomba Park, Crawford River, Darawank, Elizabeth Beach, Failford, Forster, Girvan, Green Point, Limeburners Creek, Markwell, Mayers Flat, Minimbah, Monkerai, Mungo Brush, Myall Lake, Nabiac, Nerong, Nooroo, Sandbar, Seal Rocks, Shallow Bay, Smiths Lake, Stroud, Stroud Road, Tarbuck Bay, Terreel, The Branch, Tiona, Topi Topi, Tuncurry, Upper Karuah River, Upper Myall, Violet Hill, Wallingat, Wallis Lake, Wards River, Warranulla, Washpool, Weismantels, Whoota, Willina, Wootton, Yagon.

Postcodes: 2312, 2415, 2423, 2425, 2428.

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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