Built by BDI Resourcing to help internationally trained GPs orient themselves on Australia's three overlapping workforce classifications — the rules that determine where an IMG can practise and bill Medicare.

Distribution Priority Area (DPA)

Under s.19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973, IMGs must work in a DPA catchment for the 10-year moratorium to access Medicare. 824 non-overlapping catchments, reassessed each March.

Modified Monash Model (MMM 2023)

Remoteness scale from MM1 (major metro) to MM7 (very remote). Areas MM2–MM7 are automatically DPA. Tasmania and the Northern Territory are entirely DPA. MMM also drives rural incentive payments and HELP debt reduction.

Data sources

• DPA 2025 & MMM 2023 — Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (data.gov.au). CC-BY 2.5 AU.
• GP practices — National Health Services Directory via Geoscience Australia. CC-BY 4.0.
• Basemap — CARTO + OpenStreetMap contributors.

Important

This atlas is for orientation only. Before an IMG commits to a role or lodges a visa, DPA status should be verified against the official Health Workforce Locator.