Bulk Billing Tracker

Bulk Billing Tracker / All areas / Western Australia

Bulk billing in South Perth

In Apr–Jun 2026, 68.6% of GP visits by people living in South Perth were bulk billed. That ranks 290th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 8.2 percentage points below Western Australia overall (76.8%).

Bulk billed
68.6%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+3.4 ptsfrom 65.2%
Gap fee
$63.16when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$19.83Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

60%70%80%90%202220242026Australia84.1%WA76.8%South Perth68.6%

A year earlier the rate was 65.2%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), South Perth sits among the least disadvantaged fifth of areas. Visits are counted by where the patient lives, not where the clinic is.

Over the past year, residents had about 5.2 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

Como, Karawara, Kensington, Manning, Salter Point, South Perth, Waterford.

Postcodes: 6151, 6152.

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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