Bulk Billing Tracker

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Bulk billing in Kiama - Shellharbour

In Apr–Jun 2026, 88.5% of GP visits by people living in Kiama - Shellharbour were bulk billed. That ranks 111th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 1.0 percentage points above New South Wales overall (87.5%).

Bulk billed
88.5%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+9.4 ptsfrom 79.1%
Gap fee
$56.47when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$6.49Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

70%80%90%100%202220242026Kiama - Shellha…88.5%NSW87.5%Australia84.1%

A year earlier the rate was 79.1%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Kiama - Shellharbour 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 7.5 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

Albion Park, Albion Park Rail, Barrack Heights, Barrack Point, Barren Grounds, Blackbutt, Bombo, Broughton Village, Budderoo, Calderwood, Croom, Curramore, Dunmore, Flinders, Foxground, Gerringong, Gerroa, Jamberoo, Jerrara, Kiama, Kiama Downs, Kiama Heights, Lake Illawarra, Macquarie Pass, Minnamurra, Mount Warrigal, Oak Flats, Rose Valley, Saddleback Mountain, Shell Cove, Shellharbour, Shellharbour City Centre, Tongarra, Toolijooa, Tullimbar, Warilla, Werri Beach, Willow Vale, Yellow Rock.

Postcodes: 2527, 2528, 2529, 2533, 2534.

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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