Meals prices in Wowan (4702)
Compare meals rates in Wowan, Queensland: self-managed Support at Home against the major full-service providers. Real local market figures where we have them.
Detailed comparison · Meal Preparation in 4702
| Provider | Care Type | Saving vs Trilogy | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Trilogy Care · Self Managed | Self Managed | Baseline | $64/hr |
Commonwealth Government Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025 | Benchmark | +$36/hr (+56%) | $100/hrmedian$115/hrupperRange $70 to $115 |
| Typical market rate in WowanMeal preparation · $65–$72 | Local market | $65/hr | |
Bolton Clarke | Full Service | +$35/hr (+55%) | $99/hr |
Catholic Healthcare | Full Service | +$44/hr (+69%) | $108/hr |
Anglicare | Full Service | +$46/hr (+72%) | $110/hr |
Uniting Care | Full Service | +$46/hr (+72%) | $110/hr |
Baptcare | Full Service | +$52/hr (+81%) | $116/hr |
Australian Unity | Full Service | +$53/hr (+83%) | $117/hr |
HammondCare | Full Service | +$56/hr (+88%) | $120/hr |
KinCare | Full Service | +$63/hr (+98%) | $127/hr |
Calvary Care | Full Service | +$68/hr (+106%) | $132/hr |
Blue Care | Full Service | +$71/hr (+111%) | $135/hr |
Trilogy Care · Self Managed
Self Managed$64/hrvs TrilogyBaselineCommonwealth Government
Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025Benchmark$100/hrmedian$115/hrupperRange $70 to $115vs Trilogy+$36/hr (+56%)Typical market rate in Wowan
Meal preparation · $65–$72Local market$65/hrBolton Clarke
Full Service$99/hrvs Trilogy+$35/hr (+55%)Catholic Healthcare
Full Service$108/hrvs Trilogy+$44/hr (+69%)Anglicare
Full Service$110/hrvs Trilogy+$46/hr (+72%)Uniting Care
Full Service$110/hrvs Trilogy+$46/hr (+72%)Baptcare
Full Service$116/hrvs Trilogy+$52/hr (+81%)Australian Unity
Full Service$117/hrvs Trilogy+$53/hr (+83%)HammondCare
Full Service$120/hrvs Trilogy+$56/hr (+88%)KinCare
Full Service$127/hrvs Trilogy+$63/hr (+98%)Calvary Care
Full Service$132/hrvs Trilogy+$68/hr (+106%)Blue Care
Full Service$135/hrvs Trilogy+$71/hr (+111%)
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 meal preparation prices for postcode 4702. The provider rows above are national rate cards shown for reference.
Real provider pricing
Providers serving Wowan
3 providers with published Support at Home prices serving Wowan and nearby areas, sourced directly from MyAgedCare.
Baralaba Community Aged Care Association
Baralaba, QLD
- Nursing assistant clinical care$90/hr
- Gardening$85/hr
- Direct transport$20/trip
- Individual social support$85/hr
- Group social support$20/hr
- Allied health assistance$85/hr
- +14 more priced services
Wowan/Dululu Multi Purpose Centre
Wowan, QLD
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$197/trip
- Indirect transport$13/trip
- Individual social support$112/hr
- Group social support$56/hr
- Allied health assistance$214/hr
- +35 more priced services
Gemfields Community Support Assoc. Inc. SAH
The Gemfields, QLD
- Nursing assistant clinical care$140/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$39/trip
- Individual social support$111/hr
- Group social support$45/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$120/hr
- +19 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
Pricing for Wowan is drawn from postcode-level market data, the closest reliable read for this area. Meals sits around $65 an hour (typically $65 to $72), and every figure on this page is flagged with its data tier so you can tell a postcode-specific rate from a wider regional one. Trilogy Care's self-managed rate is the same here as everywhere in Australia.
Looking for meals in Wowan, QLD? The table above sets Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home meals rate against the ten largest full-service providers serving Wowan, so you can see what the gap is for your suburb at a glance.
Wowan has one aged-care service offering home care support. As part of the Fitzroy planning region, which spans 29 suburbs with 60 services, you'll find more options if you're willing to travel to nearby towns. Check the comparison below to see what's available locally and in the wider region.
Aged Care in Wowan, QLD (4702)
Fitzroy planning region
Wowan has 1 aged care services available, including 1 home care services.
The suburb is part of the Fitzroy aged care planning region, which has 60 services across 29 suburbs.
Providers in Wowan include community based organisations.
- Total Services
- 1
- Home Care
- 1
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What full-service meals is costing a Classification 2 package
A full-service package costs about $1,664 a year more on meals in Wowan, for the same care.
That's about 26 fewer hours of meals a year out of the same Support at Home funding.
On a typical Classification 2 plan (0.5 hr/wk for meals), self-managed care saves about $1,664 a year. At full pension rates, roughly $250 of that comes straight off your Services Australia co-contributions.
Based on meals at $64/hr (self-managed) versus $128/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 meals in Wowan costs about $9,984 a year more, roughly 156 fewer hours of care out of the same Support at Home funding. Based on meals at $64/hr (self-managed) versus $128/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 meals in Wowan
Wowan, QLD · Fitzroy planning region · regional template
Understanding your costs
Make sense of home care pricing in Wowan
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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