Bulk Billing Tracker

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Bulk billing in West Coast

In Apr–Jun 2026, 97.2% of GP visits by people living in West Coast were bulk billed. That ranks 11th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 16.4 percentage points above Tasmania overall (80.8%).

Bulk billed
97.2%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+8.9 ptsfrom 88.3%
Gap fee
$78.37when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$2.19Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

60%80%100%202220242026West Coast97.2%Australia84.1%Tas80.8%

A year earlier the rate was 88.3%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), West Coast 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 6.1 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

Alcomie, Arthur River, Black River, Boat Harbour, Boat Harbour Beach, Brittons Swamp, Broadmeadows, Bungaree, Calder, Christmas Hills, Corinna, Couta Rocks, Cowrie Point, Cradle Mountain, Crayfish Creek, Currie, Detention, Edgcumbe Beach, Edith Creek, Egg Lagoon, Elliott, Flowerdale, Forest, Gormanston, Granville Harbour, Grassy, Guildford, Hellyer, Henrietta, Irishtown, Lake Margaret, Lake St Clair, Lapoinya, Lileah, Loorana, Luina, Lymwood, Macquarie Heads, Marrawah, Mawbanna, Mella, Mengha, Meunna, Milabena, Montagu, Montumana, Moorleah, Mount Hicks, Myalla, Nabageena, Naracoopa, Nelson Bay, Nugara, Oldina, Oonah, Parrawe, Pearshape, Pegarah, Port Latta, Preolenna, Queenstown, Redpa, Reekara, Renison Bell, Rocky Cape, Roger River, Rosebery, Savage River, Scopus, Scotchtown, Sea Elephant, Sisters Beach, Sisters Creek, Smithton, South Forest, Stanley, Strahan, Surprise Bay, Table Cape, Takone, Temma, Togari, Trial Harbour, Trowutta, Tullah, Waratah, West Coast, West Montagu, West Takone, Wickham, Wiltshire, Woolnorth, Yambacoona, Yarra Creek, Yolla, Zeehan.

Postcodes: 7256, 7321, 7325, 7330, 7331, 7466, 7467, 7468, 7469, 7470.

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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