Bulk billing in Townsville

In Apr–Jun 2026, 86.4% of GP visits by people living in Townsville were bulk billed. That ranks 144th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 4.4 percentage points above Queensland overall (82.0%).

Bulk billed: 86.4%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year: +4.6 ptsfrom 81.8%
Gap fee: $63.38when not bulk billed
Cost per visit: $8.62Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

A year earlier the rate was 81.8%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Townsville 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 6.5 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

Aitkenvale, Alice River, Alligator Creek, Annandale, Arcadia, Balgal Beach, Barringha, Beach Holm, Belgian Gardens, Black River, Bluewater, Bluewater Park, Bohle, Bohle Plains, Brookhill, Burdell, Bushland Beach, Calcium, Cape Cleveland, Castle Hill, Clemant, Cluden, Condon, Cosgrove, Cranbrook, Crystal Creek, Cungulla, Currajong, Deeragun, Douglas, Florence Bay, Garbutt, Granite Vale, Gulliver, Gumlow, Heatley, Hermit Park, Horseshoe Bay, Hyde Park, Idalia, Jensen, Julago, Kelso, Kirwan, Lynam, Majors Creek, Mount Elliot, Mount Louisa, Mount Low, Mount St John, Mount Stuart, Mundingburra, Murray, Mutarnee, Mysterton, Nelly Bay, Nome, North Ward, Oak Valley, Oonoonba, Pallarenda, Picnic Bay, Pimlico, Pinnacles, Railway Estate, Rangewood, Rasmussen, Reid River, Rollingstone, Roseneath, Ross River, Rosslea, Rowes Bay, Saunders Beach, Shaw, Shelly Beach, South Townsville, Stuart, Thuringowa Central, Toolakea, Toomulla, Toonpan, Town Common, Townsville City, Vincent, West End, West Point, Woodstock, Wulguru, Yabulu.

Postcodes: 4810, 4811, 4812, 4814, 4815, 4818, 4819.

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 Townsville

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Suburbs and postcodes in this area

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