Bulk billing in Limestone Coast

In Apr–Jun 2026, 82.8% of GP visits by people living in Limestone Coast were bulk billed. That ranks 186th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 0.3 percentage points above South Australia overall (82.5%).

Bulk billed: 82.8%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year: +2.7 ptsfrom 80.1%
Gap fee: $60.36when not bulk billed
Cost per visit: $10.38Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

A year earlier the rate was 80.1%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Limestone Coast sits in the second 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 5.4 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 East, Avenue Range, Bangham, Beachport, Binnum, Blackfellows Caves, Blackford, Boatswain Point, Bool Lagoon, Bordertown, Bordertown South, Bray, Brimbago, Buckingham, Burrungule, Cadgee, Cannawigara, Canunda, Cape Douglas, Cape Jaffa, Carew, Caroline, Carpenter Rocks, Caveton, Clay Wells, Coles, Comaum, Compton, Conmurra, Coonawarra, Custon, Dismal Swamp, Donovans, Eight Mile Creek, Fox, Frances, Furner, German Creek, German Flat, Glenburnie, Glencoe, Glenroy, Greenways, Hatherleigh, Hynam, Joanna, Kalangadoo, Kangaroo Inn, Keilira, Keith, Keppoch, Kingston Se, Kongal, Kongorong, Koorine, Koppamurra, Krongart, Kybybolite, Laffer, Lochaber, Lowan Vale, Lucindale, Maaoupe, Magarey, Makin, Marcollat, McCallum, Mil-Lel, Millicent, Mingbool, Moerlong, Monbulla, Moorak, Mount Benson, Mount Burr, Mount Charles, Mount Gambier, Mount Light, Mount Mcintyre, Mount Schank, Moyhall, Mundulla, Mundulla West, Nangwarry, Naracoorte, Nene Valley, Nora Creina, Ob Flat, Padthaway, Pelican Point, Penola, Petherick, Pine Hill, Pinks Beach, Pleasant Park, Pooginagoric, Port Macdonnell, Racecourse Bay, Reedy Creek, Rendelsham, Robe, Rocky Camp, Rosetown, Sandy Grove, Sebastopol, Senior, Shaugh, Sherwood, Short, Southend, Spence, Square Mile, Stewart Range, Struan, Suttontown, Swede Flat, Tantanoola, Taratap, Tarpeena, The Gap, Thornlea, Tilley Swamp, Wandilo, Wangolina, Wattle Range, Wattle Range East, Wepar, West Range, Western Flat, Wild Dog Valley, Willalooka, Wirrega, Wolseley, Woolumbool, Worrolong, Wrattonbully, Wye, Wyomi, Yahl.

Postcodes: 5262, 5263, 5267, 5268, 5269, 5270, 5271, 5272, 5273, 5275, 5276, 5277, 5278, 5279, 5280, 5290, 5291.

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 Limestone Coast

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Suburbs and postcodes in this area

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