Bulk billing in Murray and Mallee

In Apr–Jun 2026, 92.6% of GP visits by people living in Murray and Mallee were bulk billed. That ranks 57th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 10.1 percentage points above South Australia overall (82.5%).

Bulk billed: 92.6%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year: +9.7 ptsfrom 82.9%
Gap fee: $64.78when not bulk billed
Cost per visit: $4.79Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

A year earlier the rate was 82.9%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Murray and Mallee 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 6.0 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

Alawoona, Angas Valley, Annadale, Apamurra, Ashville, Avoca Dell, Bakara, Bakara Well, Barmera, Beatty, Beaumonts, Berri, Big Bend, Billiatt, Black Hill, Blanchetown, Bolto, Bookpurnong, Boolgun, Borrika, Bowhill, Brenda Park, Brinkley, Bugle Hut, Bunbury, Burdett, Cadell, Caliph, Callington, Caloote, Cambrai, Carcuma, Caurnamont, Chaffey, Chapman Bore, Claypans, Cobdogla, Colebatch, Cooke Plains, Cooltong, Coomandook, Coombe, Coonalpyn, Coorong, Copeville, Cowirra, Crescent, Culburra, Deepwater, Devlins Pound, Dutton East, Eba, Elwomple, Ettrick, Field, Fisher, Five Miles, Forster, Frahns, Frayville, Galga, Geranium, Gerard, Gifford Hill, Glossop, Golden Heights, Good Hope Landing, Gurra Gurra, Halidon, Holder, Holder Siding, Jabuk, Jervois, Julanka Holdings, Kanni, Karoonda, Karte, Katarapko, Kepa, Keyneton, Ki Ki, Kingston On Murray, Kringin, Lake Albert, Lake Alexandrina, Lake Carlet, Lameroo, Langs Landing, Lindley, Long Flat, Loveday, Lowbank, Loxton, Loxton North, Lyrup, Maggea, Malinong, Malpas, Mannum, Mantung, Marama, Markaranka, Marks Landing, Maude, McBean Pound, Meningie, Meningie East, Meningie West, Mercunda, Meribah, Milendella, Mindarie, Mobilong, Monarto, Monarto South, Monash, Monteith, Moorlands, Moorook, Moorook South, Morgan, Morphetts Flat, Mount Mary, Mount Pleasant, Mulgundawa, Mundic Creek, Murbko, Murrawong, Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Murtho, Mypolonga, Naidia, Narrung, Naturi, Netherton, New Residence, New Well, Ngarkat, Nildottie, North West Bend, Northern Heights, Notts Well, Old Calperum, Old Teal Flat, Overland Corner, Paisley, Pallamana, Palmer, Parilla, Paringa, Parrakie, Paruna, Pata, Peake, Peebinga, Pellaring Flat, Perponda, Pike River, Pinnaroo, Poltalloch, Pompoota, Ponde, Pooginook, Port Mannum, Punthari, Punyelroo, Purnong, Pyap, Pyap West, Qualco, Ramco, Ramco Heights, Renmark, Renmark North, Renmark South, Renmark West, Riverglades, Riverglen, Rockleigh, Rocky Gully, Rocky Point, Salt Creek, Sandalwood, Sanderston, Sandleton, Schell Well, Sedan, Sherlock, Spectacle Lake, Steinfeld, Stockyard Plain, Stuart, Sunlands, Sunnydale, Sunnyside, Swan Reach, Swanport, Tailem Bend, Taldra, Taplan, Taylorville, Teal Flat, Tepko, Tintinara, Toora, Towitta, Truro, Tungkillo, Veitch, Waikerie, Walker Flat, Wall Flat, Waltowa, Wanbi, Wappilka, Wellington, Wellington East, White Hill, White Sands, Wigley Flat, Winkie, Wombats Rest, Wongulla, Wonuarra, Woodlane, Woodleigh, Woods Point, Woolpunda, Wunkar, Wynarka, Yamba, Yinkanie, Younghusband, Younghusband Holdings, Yumali, Zadows Landing.

Postcodes: 5236, 5237, 5238, 5253, 5254, 5259, 5260, 5261, 5264, 5265, 5266, 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304, 5306, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5320, 5321, 5322, 5330, 5331, 5332, 5333, 5340, 5342, 5343, 5344, 5345, 5346, 5353, 5354, 5356, 5357.

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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Since Jul–Sep 2021

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