Home cleaning prices in Grafton (2460)
Compare home cleaning rates in Grafton, New South Wales: self-managed Support at Home against the major full-service providers. Real local market figures where we have them.
Detailed comparison · Cleaning in 2460
| Provider | Care Type | Saving vs Trilogy | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Trilogy Care · Self Managed | Self Managed | Baseline | $71/hr |
Commonwealth Government Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025 | Benchmark | +$39/hr (+55%) | $110/hrmedian$117/hrupperRange $100 to $117 |
| Typical market rate in GraftonGeneral house cleaning · $66–$71 | Local market | $71/hr | |
Bolton Clarke | Full Service | +$28/hr (+39%) | $99/hr |
Catholic Healthcare | Full Service | +$34/hr (+48%) | $105/hr |
Anglicare | Full Service | +$38/hr (+54%) | $109/hr |
Uniting Care | Full Service | +$39/hr (+55%) | $110/hr |
Calvary Care | Full Service | +$39/hr (+55%) | $110/hr |
KinCare | Full Service | +$44/hr (+62%) | $115/hr |
Baptcare | Full Service | +$45/hr (+63%) | $116/hr |
Australian Unity | Full Service | +$46/hr (+65%) | $117/hr |
HammondCare | Full Service | +$49/hr (+69%) | $120/hr |
Blue Care | Full Service | +$64/hr (+90%) | $135/hr |
Trilogy Care · Self Managed
Self Managed$71/hrvs TrilogyBaselineCommonwealth Government
Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025Benchmark$110/hrmedian$117/hrupperRange $100 to $117vs Trilogy+$39/hr (+55%)Typical market rate in Grafton
General house cleaning · $66–$71Local market$71/hrBolton Clarke
Full Service$99/hrvs Trilogy+$28/hr (+39%)Catholic Healthcare
Full Service$105/hrvs Trilogy+$34/hr (+48%)Anglicare
Full Service$109/hrvs Trilogy+$38/hr (+54%)Uniting Care
Full Service$110/hrvs Trilogy+$39/hr (+55%)Calvary Care
Full Service$110/hrvs Trilogy+$39/hr (+55%)KinCare
Full Service$115/hrvs Trilogy+$44/hr (+62%)Baptcare
Full Service$116/hrvs Trilogy+$45/hr (+63%)Australian Unity
Full Service$117/hrvs Trilogy+$46/hr (+65%)HammondCare
Full Service$120/hrvs Trilogy+$49/hr (+69%)Blue Care
Full Service$135/hrvs Trilogy+$64/hr (+90%)
About the Commonwealth Government median and upper prices
- These are not price caps and are not recommended prices.
- Weekday rates only. Services delivered on weekends or public holidays may cost more.
- Blended across metropolitan, rural and regional areas, so prices may differ in your area.
- Prices include the participant's means-tested contribution.
Source: Department of Health, Support at Home, November to December 2025. View the source
Rates above are sourced from publicly available home care price guides as required by My Aged Care. Trilogy Care prices are sourced from the actual price paid by thousands of real clients over the last 12 weeks and represent the most frequently paid price. See the methodology.
Self management means you get to select your own workers, in your local area for a price you negotiate and are happy with.
Rates as at May 2026, refreshed every 12 weeks with the My Aged Care release cycle.
The Commonwealth Government row shows the Department of Health Support at Home median and upper prices (Nov-Dec 2025). These are not price caps.
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Weekday rates only. Saturday, Sunday, and public-holiday rates are typically higher and aren't shown here.
“Typical market rate” is the median of realised cleaning prices for postcode 2460. The provider rows above are national rate cards shown for reference.
Real provider pricing
Providers serving Grafton
2 providers with published Support at Home prices serving Grafton and nearby areas, sourced directly from MyAgedCare.
Whiddon Home Care - Far North Coast - Grafton
Grafton, NSW
- Gardening$108/hr
- Direct transport$22/trip
- Indirect transport$22/trip
- Individual social support$108/hr
- Expenses for home maintenance and repairs$140/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$140/hr
- +16 more priced services
Livable Limited - Clarence Valley
Grafton, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$160/hr
- Gardening$126/hr
- Direct transport$190/trip
- Indirect transport$172/trip
- Individual social support$118/hr
- Group social support$40/hr
- +33 more priced services
Prices shown are standard weekday rates each provider publishes on MyAgedCare. Weekend, after-hours and public-holiday rates may differ. Figures are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the latest changes.
Prices last refreshed May 2026 · updated every 12 weeks with the My Aged Care release cycle
Home care in Grafton sits in a well-supplied market. We hold postcode-level pricing for 7 of the most-requested services here, so the rates on this page reflect what households nearby actually pay rather than a national average. Home cleaning runs about $71 an hour locally (typically $66 to $71), and Trilogy Care's self-managed rate is shown right beside it so you can see where the gap sits for Grafton.
Looking for home cleaning in Grafton, NSW? The table above sets Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home home cleaning rate against the ten largest full-service providers serving Grafton, so you can see what the gap is for your suburb at a glance.
Grafton's aged-care market includes 8 services offering home care and residential options. As part of the Far North Coast planning region, which spans 27 suburbs with 87 services total, you'll find a range of providers to choose from. The costs below show what's on offer locally.
Aged Care in Grafton, NSW (2460)
Far North Coast planning region
Grafton has 8 aged care services available, including 5 residential care facilities and 3 home care services.
The suburb is part of the Far North Coast aged care planning region, which has 87 services across 27 suburbs.
Providers in Grafton include charitable, community based, private incorporated body, religious organisations.
- Total Services
- 8
- Residential
- 5
- Home Care
- 3
- Residential Places
- 381
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What full-service home cleaning is costing a Classification 2 package
A full-service package costs about $4,914 a year more on home cleaning in Grafton, for the same care.
That's about 69 fewer hours of home cleaning a year out of the same Support at Home funding.
On a typical Classification 2 plan (1.5 hr/wk for home cleaning), self-managed care saves about $4,914 a year. At full pension rates, roughly $737 of that comes straight off your Services Australia co-contributions.
Based on home cleaning at $71/hr (self-managed) versus $134/hr (full-service panel average). Standard contribution rates shown, yours may differ once assessed by Services Australia.
On a typical Classification 3 plan, full-service home cleaning in Grafton costs about $9,828 a year more, roughly 138 fewer hours of care out of the same Support at Home funding. Based on home cleaning at $71/hr (self-managed) versus $134/hr (national full-service rate-card average), 3 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. Real figures vary by postcode and service, see the methodology.
Pricing data is sourced from government records and provider submissions. Actual costs may vary. Always confirm pricing directly with your chosen provider.
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Frequently asked questions about home cleaning in Grafton
Grafton, NSW · Far North Coast planning region
Understanding your costs
Make sense of home care pricing in Grafton
Short, plain-English guides to the funding, caps, and fees behind the numbers above.
How to read a home care invoice
Spot coordination fees, admin loadings, and what you are actually paying for.
Support at Home price caps explained
The caps that limit what providers can charge per service from 1 November 2025.
Why the same worker costs more under full service
Where the gap between self-managed and full-service pricing actually comes from.
Navigating the Support at Home classifications
How classifications 1-8 set your funding and what that means for your budget.
What self-managed actually means
What you manage, what your provider manages, and how the funding stays yours.
How our pricing is calculated
The open methodology behind every figure on this page.
Sources
- Local market rates
- Median of realised service prices from 71,547 service records across 2,640 postcodes (My Aged Care sector data).
- Period covered
- 1 January 2026 to 28 February 2026
- Trilogy Care rate
- Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home rate. For everyday services this reflects the local market rate in your area; clinical services show the national rate.
- Full-service providers
- National rate-card averages for the ten largest full-service providers, shown as a reference for the coordinated-package premium.
- Last refreshed
- 8 May 2026 · updated every 12 weeks with the My Aged Care release cycle.
- Coverage flags
- Where a postcode has thin data, the figure cascades to the nearest reliable tier (SA3 region, then state). Each rate shows its resolution tier.
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