Bulk Billing Tracker

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Bulk billing in West Pilbara

In Apr–Jun 2026, 75.0% of GP visits by people living in West Pilbara were bulk billed. That ranks 258th of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 1.8 percentage points below Western Australia overall (76.8%).

Bulk billed
75.0%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+13.3 ptsfrom 61.7%
Gap fee
$63.68when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$15.92Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

50%70%90%202220242026Australia84.1%WA76.8%West Pilbara75.0%

A year earlier the rate was 61.7%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), West Pilbara sits in the second 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 3.4 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

Antonymyre, Barrow Island, Baynton, Bulgarra, Burrup, Cane, Chichester, Cleaverville, Cooya Pooya, Cossack, Dampier, Dampier Archipelago, Fortescue, Gap Ridge, Gnoorea, Hamersley Range, Innawanga, Juna Downs, Karijini, Karratha, Karratha Industrial Estate, Maitland, Mardie, Millars Well, Millstream, Mount Anketell, Mount Sheila, Mulataga, Mulga Downs, Nanutarra, Nickol, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo, Peedamulla, Pegs Creek, Rocklea, Roebourne, Sherlock, Stove Hill, Talandji, Tom Price, Whim Creek, Wickham, Wittenoom, Yannarie.

Postcodes: 6710, 6712, 6713, 6714, 6716, 6718, 6720, 6751, 6754, 6798.

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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