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Bulk billing in Sorell - Dodges Ferry

In Apr–Jun 2026, 75.7% of GP visits by people living in Sorell - Dodges Ferry were bulk billed. That ranks 251st of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 5.1 percentage points below Tasmania overall (80.8%).

Bulk billed
75.7%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+6.8 ptsfrom 68.9%
Gap fee
$76.25when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$18.53Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

60%70%80%90%202220242026Australia84.1%Tas80.8%Sorell - Dodges…75.7%

A year earlier the rate was 68.9%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Sorell - Dodges Ferry 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 5.7 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

Boomer Bay, Bream Creek, Carlton, Carlton River, Connellys Marsh, Copping, Dodges Ferry, Forcett, Kellevie, Lewisham, Marion Bay, Midway Point, Nugent, Orielton, Pawleena, Penna, Primrose Sands, Richmond, Sorell, Wattle Hill.

Postcodes: 7025, 7171, 7172, 7173, 7174, 7175, 7176, 7182, 7184.

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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