Bulk billing in Melbourne City

In Apr–Jun 2026, 76.0% of GP visits by people living in Melbourne City were bulk billed. That ranks 247th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 9.7 percentage points below Victoria overall (85.7%).

Bulk billed: 76.0%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year: +2.3 ptsfrom 73.7%
Gap fee: $66.28when not bulk billed
Cost per visit: $15.91Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

A year earlier the rate was 73.7%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Melbourne City 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 4.7 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

Carlton, Docklands, East Melbourne, Flemington, Kensington, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Parkville, South Wharf, Southbank, West Melbourne.

Postcodes: 3000, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3006, 3008, 3031, 3051, 3052, 3053.

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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Bulk billing in Melbourne City

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Suburbs and postcodes in this area

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