A new survey from GP clinics across Australia has found just 35 per cent of adult visits are fully subsidised.
New South Wales has a total bulk-billing rate of 49 per cent, compared to 34.6 per cent for Victoria and 26.5 per cent for Queensland, Nine newspapers have reported.
Residents in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and northern beaches are forking out more than $50 every time they visit the GP.
But the worst area for it in NSW is Newcastle, where none of the clinics surveyed said they provided bulk-billing.
Western Sydney is comparatively better off, with residents paying less than $30 for a GP visit.
Tasmania and the ACT are the worst off nationally, with under seven per cent of clinics in both jurisdictions offering bulk-billing.
Read Related Also: First official portrait of Charles III is unveiled: King wears bracelet from indigenous leader
In other states and territories, South Australia recorded 24.2 per cent, Western Australia 26.6 per cent, and the Northern Territory 20.6 per cent.
The report, from Cleanbill, is set to be forwarded to federal and state MPs, including Health Minister Mark Butler, ahead of this month’s National Cabinet meeting.
Sign up here to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
Where Australia ranks in countries with the greatest health freedoms
