Bulk Billing Tracker

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Bulk billing in Wollongong & Illawarra Catchment Reserve

In Apr–Jun 2026, 81.7% of GP visits by people living in Wollongong & Illawarra Catchment Reserve were bulk billed. That ranks 202nd of Australia’s 332 local areas and is 5.8 percentage points below New South Wales overall (87.5%).

Bulk billed
81.7%Australia 84.1%
Change on a year
+6.4 ptsfrom 75.3%
Gap fee
$57.93when not bulk billed
Cost per visit
$10.60Australia $9.60

Since Jul–Sep 2021

Share of GP visits bulk billed, by quarter

60%80%100%202220242026NSW87.5%Australia84.1%Wollongong & Il…81.7%

A year earlier the rate was 75.3%. On the ABS disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021), Wollongong & Illawarra Catchment Reserve 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 6.4 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

Austinmer, Avon, Balgownie, Bellambi, Bulli, Cataract, Coalcliff, Coledale, Coniston, Cordeaux, Corrimal, Darkes Forest, East Corrimal, Fairy Meadow, Fernhill, Figtree, Gwynneville, Helensburgh, Keiraville, Lilyvale, Maddens Plains, Mangerton, Mount Keira, Mount Lindsey, Mount Ousley, Mount Pleasant, Mount Saint Thomas, North Wollongong, Otford, Russell Vale, Scarborough, Stanwell Park, Stanwell Tops, Tarrawanna, Thirroul, Towradgi, West Wollongong, Wilton, Wollongong, Wombarra, Woonona, Woronora Dam.

Postcodes: 2500, 2508, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2525, 2526, 2574, 2576.

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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