Bulk billing rates for GP attendances
This section presents 40 years of bulk billing rates for GP attendances (that is, the proportion of consultations provided by GPs that are billed to Medicare with no patient contribution) with a focus on the last 20 years between 2003 and the end of October 2024.
The data explores annual and monthly GP bulk billing rates in Australia, as well as comparisons across states and territories, socioeconomic areas and remoteness areas. The section also looks at the 10 highest bulk billed Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 10 lowest bulk billed LGAs for GP attendances in the last 5 years.
GP attendances can be delivered in hospital and in non-hospital settings (that is, outside of a hospital). In 2023, 99.8% of GP attendances were delivered in non-hospital settings. Both settings are included in the calculation of GP bulk billing rates.