Locum physiotherapists, sorted.
NDIS caps, APA titled premium, and MSK private rates side by side, with travel billed correctly per MMM band and the invoice your provider agreement can actually sign off on.
Physiotherapists in Australia, 2025 to 2026
The market you actually work in
Verified figures for locum physiotherapists, so you can sense-check a rate card before you sign it.
- 47,761
- AU physios on the register
- $55 to $95/hr + super
- Employee locum SEEK
- $183.99/hr national (state loadings removed)
- NDIS 2025-26 cap
- $20 to $40/hr on top of base
- APA titled premium
How Sessional helps
Built for how locum physiotherapists actually work
The admin, compliance, and earnings platform for AHPRA-registered locums and independent contractors. Every agency, every direct clinic, every public pool, source-agnostic.
NDIS cap and travel rules enforced
NDIS 2025-26 cap $183.99/hr national. Travel reimbursable at 50% of rate, 30-min one-way cap in MMM 1 to 3, 60-min cap in MMM 4 to 5. Sessional applies the correct cap and travel rule per workplace postcode so your NDIS invoice does not get kicked back.
APA titled and specialist endorsements priced
Titled physio endorsements (Sports, MSK, Neuro, Paed, Continence and Women's Health, Cardiorespiratory, Gerontological, Pain, Aquatic, Occupational) attract a $20 to $40/hr premium across private and NDIS work. Sessional stores your endorsement and defaults your rate accordingly.
WorkCover state by state
WorkCover accreditation does not reciprocate: VIC TAC, NSW icare, QLD WorkCover, SA RTWSA, WA WorkCover. Sessional tags the accredited scheme against each workplace and warns you before each renewal.
Award loadings on employee work
Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 loads Saturday +50% and Sunday +75%. NDIS contractor work falls outside award coverage. Sessional separates award-loaded employee sessions from NDIS contractor sessions so your tax reserve sizes against the self-employed total.
Dry needling, acupuncture, and extended scope
Acupuncture and dry-needling sit separately under AHPRA endorsement. Sessional stores the endorsement against your profile so workplaces that require it can verify in one click.
State by state
AHPRA is national. Your secondary credentials are not.
WorkCover accreditation is state-administered and not reciprocal: VIC TAC, NSW icare, QLD WorkCover, SA RTWSA, WA WorkCover. Sports club medical accreditation and WWCC for paediatric NDIS are also state-based. AHPRA registration is national, the scheme credentials above are not. Sessional stores the current state against your profile so the scheme names in your document reminders match your actual jurisdiction.
AHPRA verified
Your AHPRA number on your profile
Your AHPRA number appears on every invoice you generate and on your public profile. Workplaces verify your AHPRA, Physiotherapy Board of Australia registration at a glance. No back-and-forth emails, no chasing paperwork.
Sessional Australia is source-agnostic. Track every channel in one place.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
How much does Sessional Australia cost for locum physiotherapists?
Sessional Australia offers three tiers (AUD). Free ($0) covers shift tracking, a public profile, and basic invoicing. Plus ($29.99/month) adds unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and tax planning. Pro ($39.99/month) adds API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting. No commission on any plan.
What does Sessional Australia track for physiotherapists?
Every shift with date, rate type (hourly, daily, per-session, or percentage of billings), and workplace. Invoices, expenses with ATO cents-per-km, professional documents including your AHPRA registration, and tax planning for sole trader, Pty Ltd, or Trust structures. All income streams (agency, direct, public, NDIS) in one place.
Is Sessional Australia a locum marketplace?
No. Sessional Australia is the admin, compliance, and earnings platform. We do not compete as a marketplace and we do not take a commission on your work. Keep using Wavelength, Medrecruit, Ochre, HealthCare Australia, direct clinic relationships, and any other source that works for you. Sessional unifies the admin side across all of them.
Does Sessional Australia work with AHPRA registration?
Yes. Sessional Australia understands AHPRA registration and your AHPRA number. It appears on every invoice you generate and on your public profile, so workplaces can verify your AHPRA, Physiotherapy Board of Australia registration at a glance.
Does Sessional Australia handle percentage-of-billings arrangements?
Yes. Each shift is logged with a rate type: hourly, daily, per-session, or percentage of billings. Percentage-of-billings shifts skip the invoice step because the workplace bills Medicare or the patient and pays you a net share. Sessional handles the split automatically on the earnings dashboard and tax planner.
Plans (AUD)
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Free
Shift diary, public profile, and basic invoicing. Free forever.
Plus
Most popularEarly-access price for the first 3 months, then $29.99/mo. Unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and ATO tax planning.
Pro
Everything in Plus plus API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting.
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