Best acupuncture in Perth
Acupuncture is a regulated profession in Australia, so the first thing worth knowing is that every practitioner should be registered with AHPRA, and you can look any of them up yourself in about a minute. Beyond that, the useful comparisons are practical ones: how long the practitioner has been in clinic, what else they offer alongside the needles, whether the clinic opens in the evening or on a Saturday, and whether rebates come off at the counter. This guide compares on those, and on nothing else.
The Oria shortlist
Where we'd start.
Six picks in this guide. These are the three we'd start with.
6 picks 6 suburbs Prices checked 16 Sep 2026
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Best overall Baolin Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Centre Perth CBD · Published prices The only clinic in the directory that publishes a full price list, which in this field is worth saying out loud. See why we chose it
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Most experienced Tao Acupuncture Shenton Park · Depth of training Qin Wang holds a bachelor, master and PhD in traditional Chinese medicine and has more than thirty years in clinic, practising both Chinese and Japanese acupuncture alongside herbal medicine, cupping and moxibustion. See why we chose it
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Best house rule TCM Health Care Leeming · Experienced practitioners only Kimberley Zhang's Leeming clinic has run since 2012 with a rule you rarely see published: every practitioner must have at least ten years of clinical experience beyond their degree and registration. See why we chose it
Quick answer
Baolin on Newcastle Street is the only clinic in the directory publishing a full price list — $95 for an initial acupuncture consultation, $75 after, with HICAPS on the spot and a second clinic in Subiaco. Tao in Shenton Park is run by a practitioner with a PhD and thirty years in clinic. TCM Health Care in Leeming requires every practitioner to have ten years' experience beyond registration. TCM Acupuncture in North Perth runs evenings to 7pm and Saturdays.
Compare the picks
| Practice | Suburb | Best for | From | Time | Highlights |
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| Baolin Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Centre | Perth CBD | Published prices | Initial consultation $95, subsequent $75, herbal $50, cupping $40 — prices checked September 2026 | — | Full price list published · Three AHPRA-registered practitioners · HICAPS on the spot · CBD and Subiaco |
| Tao Acupuncture | Shenton Park | Depth of training | Price not published | — | PhD in Chinese medicine · 30+ years in clinic · Chinese and Japanese acupuncture · Shenton Park |
| TCM Health Care | Leeming | Experienced practitioners only | Price not published | — | Ten years' experience required of every practitioner · Tui-na meridian massage · Telehealth consults · HICAPS |
| TCM Acupuncture Perth | North Perth | Evenings and Saturdays | Price not published | — | Evenings to 7pm · Open Saturdays · Online booking · Electroacupuncture and cosmetic acupuncture |
| Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic | Belmont | Health-fund cover | Price not published | — | Established 1999 · 40+ health funds accepted · Saturday mornings · Belmont |
| Aligned & Centred Acupuncture | Alexander Heights | Fertility and IVF support | Price not published | — | Fertility-focused practice · IVF cycle and transfer support · Naturopath and massage on site · Alexander Heights |
A name in the table jumps to that pick below.
6 places worth a first visit
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Oria Best ofBest acupunctureBaolin Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Centre
Perth CBD · Holistic & Natural Therapies
The only clinic in the directory that publishes a full price list, which in this field is worth saying out loud. Three AHPRA-registered practitioners on Newcastle Street with a second clinic in Subiaco, offering acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping and remedial massage, with HICAPS rebates processed on the spot.
- Full price list published
- Three AHPRA-registered practitioners
- HICAPS on the spot
- CBD and Subiaco
Initial consultation $95, subsequent $75, herbal $50, cupping $40 — prices checked September 2026 View practice Visit website -
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Tao Acupuncture
Shenton Park · Holistic & Natural Therapies
Qin Wang holds a bachelor, master and PhD in traditional Chinese medicine and has more than thirty years in clinic, practising both Chinese and Japanese acupuncture alongside herbal medicine, cupping and moxibustion. If length of training is the thing you want to compare on, this is the longest in the guide.
- PhD in Chinese medicine
- 30+ years in clinic
- Chinese and Japanese acupuncture
- Shenton Park
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TCM Health Care
Leeming · Holistic & Natural Therapies
Kimberley Zhang's Leeming clinic has run since 2012 with a rule you rarely see published: every practitioner must have at least ten years of clinical experience beyond their degree and registration. Acupuncture, herbal medicine, tui-na meridian massage and cupping, with telehealth consults and HICAPS rebates.
- Ten years' experience required of every practitioner
- Tui-na meridian massage
- Telehealth consults
- HICAPS
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Oria Best ofBest evening appointmentsTCM Acupuncture Perth
North Perth · Holistic & Natural Therapies
Open Tuesday to Saturday with weekday evening slots to 7pm, booked online or by phone — which matters more than most comparison points if you work ordinary hours. Acupuncture, electroacupuncture, cosmetic acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping and moxibustion, with dietary advice from the TCM frame.
- Evenings to 7pm
- Open Saturdays
- Online booking
- Electroacupuncture and cosmetic acupuncture
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Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic
Belmont · Holistic & Natural Therapies
Established in 1999 and run by two AHPRA-registered practitioners specialising in Master Tung's acupuncture and the Dr Tan Balance Method. More than forty private health funds are accepted with HICAPS rebates on the spot, and Saturday mornings are open — a useful combination if cover and timing are both constraints.
- Established 1999
- 40+ health funds accepted
- Saturday mornings
- Belmont
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Aligned & Centred Acupuncture
Alexander Heights · Holistic & Natural Therapies
An Alexander Heights clinic where two acupuncturists work alongside a naturopath and a massage therapist, with practice concentrated on fertility care — during natural conception, through IVF cycles and embryo transfer, in early pregnancy, and for male fertility — plus group fertility sessions. Talk to your fertility specialist about anything you add alongside treatment.
- Fertility-focused practice
- IVF cycle and transfer support
- Naturopath and massage on site
- Alexander Heights
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What we considered
We compared clinics on objective, checkable things: AHPRA registration, years in clinic, qualifications the practitioner publishes, what is offered alongside acupuncture, opening hours including evenings and weekends, whether online booking exists, and whether health-fund rebates are processed on site. We do not rank practitioners by clinical outcomes, and nothing in this guide says acupuncture treats any condition — that is not a claim a directory is in a position to make.
Best Of guides are editorial. No practice paid to appear here; paid placements on Oria Haven are always labelled Featured.
Pick by your situation
- Choose Baolin Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Centre if you want to know the price before you ring.
- Choose Tao Acupuncture if you want the most experienced practitioner you can find.
- Choose TCM Acupuncture Perth if you need an evening or Saturday appointment.
- Choose Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic if your health fund matters most.
- Choose Aligned & Centred Acupuncture if you are going through fertility treatment.
Before you go
Yes. Chinese medicine has been a registered profession since 2012, and acupuncturists must be registered with AHPRA to use the title. You can search any practitioneru2019s name on the AHPRA register yourself and see their registration and any conditions on it. It is worth doing.
Only one clinic in our directory publishes a full price list: Baolin, at $95 for an initial consultation and $75 for subsequent ones. Most clinics quote on enquiry. Expect an initial appointment to cost more than a follow-up because it includes an assessment, and expect to be asked about your health history at length.
An initial appointment usually runs an hour or more because most of it is the consultation. Follow-ups are commonly thirty to forty-five minutes, part of which is spent resting with the needles in place. Ask when booking — the length varies more between clinics than the price does.
Loose clothing that can be rolled above the elbow and knee, since many commonly used points are on the forearms and lower legs. If more access is needed you will be draped, as you would be for a massage.
No. You can book directly. Private health extras cover often applies where the practitioner is registered, and several clinics here process the rebate on the spot through HICAPS. Medicare does not cover acupuncture except in limited circumstances through a GP.
Check the AHPRA register, then look at the practical fit: how near the clinic is, whether the hours suit you, whether they speak a language you are comfortable in, and whether they offer the other things you might want alongside — herbal medicine, cupping, massage. A clinic that explains what an appointment involves before you book is a good sign.
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