Transport prices in Doncaster East (3109)
Compare transport rates in Doncaster East, Victoria: self-managed Support at Home against the major full-service providers. Real local market figures where we have them.
Detailed comparison · Transport in 3109
| Provider | Care Type | Saving vs Trilogy | Per-trip rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Trilogy Care · Self Managed | Self Managed | Baseline | $22/trip |
Commonwealth Government Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025 | Benchmark | +$18/trip (+82%) | $40/tripmedian$78/tripupperRange $25 to $78 |
| Typical market rate in Doncaster East areaDirect transport · $15–$25 | Market rate | $22/tripNearby median | |
Bolton Clarke | Full Service | +$13/trip (+59%) | $35/trip |
Uniting Care | Full Service | +$25/trip (+114%) | $47/trip |
Catholic Healthcare | Full Service | +$32/trip (+145%) | $54/trip |
Australian Unity | Full Service | +$38/trip (+173%) | $60/trip |
Blue Care | Full Service | +$63/trip (+286%) | $85/trip |
KinCare | Full Service | +$67/trip (+305%) | $89/trip |
Calvary Care | Full Service | +$94/trip (+427%) | $116/trip |
Anglicare | Full Service | +$95/trip (+432%) | $117/trip |
HammondCare | Full Service | +$111/trip (+505%) | $133/trip |
Baptcare | Full Service | +$112/trip (+509%) | $134/trip |
Trilogy Care · Self Managed
Self Managed$22/tripvs TrilogyBaselineCommonwealth Government
Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025Benchmark$40/tripmedian$78/tripupperRange $25 to $78vs Trilogy+$18/trip (+82%)Typical market rate in Doncaster East area
Direct transport · $15–$25Market rate$22/tripNearby medianBolton Clarke
Full Service$35/tripvs Trilogy+$13/trip (+59%)Uniting Care
Full Service$47/tripvs Trilogy+$25/trip (+114%)Catholic Healthcare
Full Service$54/tripvs Trilogy+$32/trip (+145%)Australian Unity
Full Service$60/tripvs Trilogy+$38/trip (+173%)Blue Care
Full Service$85/tripvs Trilogy+$63/trip (+286%)KinCare
Full Service$89/tripvs Trilogy+$67/trip (+305%)Calvary Care
Full Service$116/tripvs Trilogy+$94/trip (+427%)Anglicare
Full Service$117/tripvs Trilogy+$95/trip (+432%)HammondCare
Full Service$133/tripvs Trilogy+$111/trip (+505%)Baptcare
Full Service$134/tripvs Trilogy+$112/trip (+509%)
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 transport prices for suburbs within 10km of Doncaster East. The provider rows above are national rate cards shown for reference.
Real provider pricing
Providers serving Doncaster East
18 providers with published Support at Home prices serving Doncaster East and nearby areas, sourced directly from MyAgedCare.
Warrina Home Care
Donvale, VIC
Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.
MannaCare Home Care Packages
Doncaster, VIC
- Gardening$125/hr
- Direct transport$58/trip
- Individual social support$122/hr
- Group social support$28/hr
- Allied health assistance$42/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$125/hr
- +26 more priced services
JOJO Support at Home
Box Hill North, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$130/hr
- Gardening$85/hr
- Direct transport$78/trip
- Individual social support$78/hr
- Group social support$45/hr
- Allied health assistance$120/hr
- +34 more priced services
Vitalcare Support Pty Ltd
Blackburn, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$80/hr
- Gardening$80/hr
- Individual social support$80/hr
- Group social support$80/hr
- Allied health assistance$80/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$80/hr
- +24 more priced services
Active Community Group
Box Hill, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$160/hr
- Gardening$135/hr
- Direct transport$95/trip
- Indirect transport$95/trip
- Individual social support$95/hr
- Group social support$99/hr
- +32 more priced services
Chinese Community Social Services Centre Eastern Metro Region
Box Hill, VIC
- Gardening$115/hr
- Indirect transport$106/trip
- Individual social support$106/hr
- Group social support$45/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$125/hr
- Expenses for home maintenance and repairs$125/hr
- +27 more priced services
Dorset Care NSW
Box Hill, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$143/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$100/trip
- Indirect transport$100/trip
- Individual social support$110/hr
- Group social support$110/hr
- +28 more priced services
Regis Home Care Eastern Metro
Blackburn South, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$189/hr
- Gardening$138/hr
- Direct transport$33/trip
- Individual social support$110/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$110/hr
- Flexible respite$110/hr
- +19 more priced services
Holicare
Ringwood, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$139/hr
- Gardening$106/hr
- Direct transport$121/trip
- Indirect transport$88/trip
- Individual social support$125/hr
- Group social support$125/hr
- +37 more priced services
Christian Home Care
Ringwood, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$85/hr
- Direct transport$99/trip
- Indirect transport$100/trip
- Individual social support$99/hr
- Group social support$99/hr
- +37 more priced services
Southern Cross Care - Victoria Home Care
Forest Hill, VIC
- Gardening$120/hr
- Individual social support$108/hr
- Group social support$108/hr
- Allied health assistance$185/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$110/hr
- Flexible respite$180/hr
- +18 more priced services
Olivet Home Care
Ringwood, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$143/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$100/trip
- Individual social support$100/hr
- Group social support$200/hr
- Allied health assistance$143/hr
- +26 more priced services
Care Companions Melbourne
Blackburn South, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$138/hr
- Gardening$76/hr
- Direct transport$76/trip
- Individual social support$76/hr
- Group social support$76/hr
- Allied health assistance$190/hr
- +27 more priced services
healthAbility Social Support Groups - Eltham
Eltham, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$150/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$134/trip
- Indirect transport$100/trip
- Individual social support$134/hr
- Group social support$95/hr
- +37 more priced services
COMM CARE
Burwood East, VIC
- Gardening$90/hr
- Direct transport$110/trip
- Indirect transport$110/trip
- Individual social support$110/hr
- Group social support$110/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$90/hr
- +19 more priced services
Azure Specialists Home Care Services
Burwood, VIC
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$125/trip
- Individual social support$115/hr
- Group social support$115/hr
- Allied health assistance$175/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$115/hr
- +33 more priced services
BASScare Home Care Services
Canterbury, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$115/hr
- Gardening$96/hr
- Direct transport$100/trip
- Individual social support$90/hr
- Group social support$25/hr
- Allied health assistance$115/hr
- +32 more priced services
Australian Total Health Care Solution
Heidelberg Heights, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$110/hr
- Direct transport$30/trip
- Allied health assistance$145/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$110/hr
- Expenses for home maintenance and repairs$110/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 Doncaster East is drawn from nearby-suburb market data, the closest reliable read for this area. Transport sits around $22 an hour (typically $15 to $25), 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 transport in Doncaster East, VIC? The table above sets Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home transport rate against the ten largest full-service providers serving Doncaster East, so you can see what the gap is for your suburb at a glance.
Doncaster East has just two aged-care services, both offering residential care. As part of the Eastern Metro planning region, which spans 63 suburbs with 257 services, you'll want to see how local options compare for quality and cost.
Aged Care in Doncaster East, VIC (3109)
Eastern Metro planning region
Doncaster East has 2 aged care services across 2 providers, including 2 residential care facilities.
The suburb is part of the Eastern Metro aged care planning region, which has 257 services across 63 suburbs.
Providers in Doncaster East include private incorporated body, religious organisations.
- Total Services
- 2
- Providers
- 2
- Residential
- 2
- Residential Places
- 313
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What full-service transport is costing a Classification 2 package
A full-service package costs about $910 a year more on transport in Doncaster East, for the same care.
That's about 41 fewer trips of transport a year out of the same Support at Home funding.
On a typical Classification 2 plan (0.5 trips/wk for transport), self-managed care saves about $910 a year. At full pension rates, roughly $137 of that comes straight off your Services Australia co-contributions.
Based on transport at $22/trip (self-managed) versus $57/trip (full-service panel average). Standard contribution rates shown, yours may differ once assessed by Services Australia.
On a typical Classification 3 plan, full-service transport in Doncaster East costs about $3,640 a year more, roughly 165 fewer trips out of the same Support at Home funding. Based on transport at $22/trip (self-managed) versus $57/trip (national full-service rate-card average), 2 trips 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 transport in Doncaster East
Doncaster East, VIC · Eastern Metro planning region · regional template
Understanding your costs
Make sense of home care pricing in Doncaster East
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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