Australia's poor along with those who don't speak English at home, have recorded far less positive healthcare experiences than their better-off peers who do.
Nearly all Australians aged 45 and over have a regular general practitioner or usual clinic where they receive care, according to a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.
The overwhelming number of patients feel positively about these services, according to a 2016 survey which forms the basis of the report.
Almost 90 per cent feeling they are involved in decisions about their care and an even higher number believe test results are explained in a way they can understand.
However some groups of Australians have more unstable healthcare arrangements and poorer experiences.
These include people on low incomes or with low levels of education, as well as those who speak languages other than English at home.
Eighty six per cent of people in the highest socio-economic group considered the healthcare they received to be "very good" or "excellent", compared to 79 per cent in the lowest group.
The outcomes mirror results from the same survey reported earlier this year, where people living in rural and remote areas had less positive experiences of healthcare than those in the major cities.
