Transport prices in Mentone (3194)
Compare transport rates in Mentone, Victoria: self-managed Support at Home against the major full-service providers. Real local market figures where we have them.
Detailed comparison · Transport in 3194
| Provider | Care Type | Saving vs Trilogy | Per-trip rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Trilogy Care · Self Managed | Self Managed | Baseline | $44/trip |
Commonwealth Government Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025 | Benchmark | $40/tripmedian$78/tripupperRange $25 to $78 | |
| Typical market rate in Mentone areaDirect transport | Market rate | $44/tripNearby median | |
Bolton Clarke | Full Service | $35/trip | |
Uniting Care | Full Service | +$3/trip (+7%) | $47/trip |
Catholic Healthcare | Full Service | +$10/trip (+23%) | $54/trip |
Australian Unity | Full Service | +$16/trip (+36%) | $60/trip |
Blue Care | Full Service | +$41/trip (+93%) | $85/trip |
KinCare | Full Service | +$45/trip (+102%) | $89/trip |
Calvary Care | Full Service | +$72/trip (+164%) | $116/trip |
Anglicare | Full Service | +$73/trip (+166%) | $117/trip |
HammondCare | Full Service | +$89/trip (+202%) | $133/trip |
Baptcare | Full Service | +$90/trip (+205%) | $134/trip |
Trilogy Care · Self Managed
Self Managed$44/tripvs TrilogyBaselineCommonwealth Government
Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025Benchmark$40/tripmedian$78/tripupperRange $25 to $78Typical market rate in Mentone area
Direct transportMarket rate$44/tripNearby medianBolton Clarke
Full Service$35/tripvs TrilogySame or lowerUniting Care
Full Service$47/tripvs Trilogy+$3/trip (+7%)Catholic Healthcare
Full Service$54/tripvs Trilogy+$10/trip (+23%)Australian Unity
Full Service$60/tripvs Trilogy+$16/trip (+36%)Blue Care
Full Service$85/tripvs Trilogy+$41/trip (+93%)KinCare
Full Service$89/tripvs Trilogy+$45/trip (+102%)Calvary Care
Full Service$116/tripvs Trilogy+$72/trip (+164%)Anglicare
Full Service$117/tripvs Trilogy+$73/trip (+166%)HammondCare
Full Service$133/tripvs Trilogy+$89/trip (+202%)Baptcare
Full Service$134/tripvs Trilogy+$90/trip (+205%)
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 Mentone. The provider rows above are national rate cards shown for reference.
Real provider pricing
Providers serving Mentone
18 providers with published Support at Home prices serving Mentone and nearby areas, sourced directly from MyAgedCare.
AccessCare
Mentone, VIC
- Gardening$115/hr
- Indirect transport$66/trip
- Individual social support$105/hr
- Group social support$203/hr
- Allied health assistance$138/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$151/hr
- +28 more priced services
Just-For-U
Cheltenham, VIC
- Gardening$130/hr
- Direct transport$139/trip
- Indirect transport$139/trip
- Individual social support$119/hr
- Group social support$119/hr
- Allied health assistance$167/hr
- +12 more priced services
Home Care Assistance SE Melbourne
Cheltenham, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$102/hr
- Gardening$95/hr
- Indirect transport$125/trip
- Individual social support$116/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$110/hr
- Home modifications prescription and clinical support$245/hr
- +15 more priced services
Dovida Melbourne Inner South & Bayside
Heatherton, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$240/hr
- Gardening$180/hr
- Direct transport$98/trip
- Individual social support$122/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$410/hr
- Expenses for home maintenance and repairs$410/hr
- +26 more priced services
Accommodation and Care Solutions - VIC
Highett, VIC
Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.
Custodian In Home Services - Melbourne Northern Metro
Dingley Village, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$69/trip
- Indirect transport$40/trip
- Individual social support$110/hr
- Group social support$58/hr
- +37 more priced services
Caring Support @ Home
Braeside, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$135/hr
- Gardening$110/hr
- Direct transport$122/trip
- Indirect transport$50/trip
- Individual social support$102/hr
- Group social support$180/hr
- +30 more priced services
Wintringham Community Care (Southern Peninsula)
Braeside, VIC
- Gardening$150/hr
- Direct transport$150/trip
- Individual social support$130/hr
- Group social support$435/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$200/hr
- Expenses for home maintenance and repairs$150/hr
- +29 more priced services
Serenity Care Partners
Moorabbin, VIC
- Gardening$125/hr
- Indirect transport$139/trip
- Direct transport$139/trip
- Individual social support$115/hr
- Group social support$115/hr
- Allied health assistance$215/hr
- +36 more priced services
Endeavor In Home Care Victoria
Bentleigh East, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$103/hr
- Direct transport$50/trip
- Indirect transport$50/trip
- Individual social support$105/hr
- Group social support$105/hr
- +32 more priced services
Eicare
Clayton, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$170/hr
- Gardening$74/hr
- Direct transport$130/trip
- Indirect transport$130/trip
- Individual social support$74/hr
- Group social support$74/hr
- +30 more priced services
Mayflower Home Care
Brighton East, VIC
- Direct transport$135/trip
- Indirect transport$137/trip
- Individual social support$105/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$112/hr
- Osteopathy$165/hr
- Remedial massage$175/hr
- +16 more priced services
Let's Get Care ACT
Clayton, VIC
- Gardening$81/hr
- Individual social support$80/hr
- Registered nurse clinical care$135/hr
- Home support restorative care management$199/hr
- Physiotherapy$235/hr
- Podiatry$235/hr
- +14 more priced services
Parkglen Home Care Services
Keysborough, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$140/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$125/trip
- Indirect transport$125/trip
- Individual social support$110/hr
- Group social support$110/hr
- +36 more priced services
Polish Community Home Care Packages
Oakleigh, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$110/hr
- Direct transport$45/trip
- Indirect transport$80/trip
- Individual social support$100/hr
- Group social support$155/hr
- +14 more priced services
myHomecare VIC - powered by Australian Unity
Clayton, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$125/hr
- Gardening$81/hr
- Individual social support$124/hr
- Group social support$100/hr
- Assistive technology prescription and clinical support$235/hr
- Home support restorative care management$199/hr
- +17 more priced services
myHomecare VIC - powered by Australian Unity
Clayton, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$125/hr
- Gardening$81/hr
- Individual social support$124/hr
- Group social support$100/hr
- Home modifications prescription and clinical support$235/hr
- Assistive technology prescription and clinical support$235/hr
- +17 more priced services
Like Our Own - Frankston
Brighton, VIC
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$99/hr
- Direct transport$114/trip
- Individual social support$99/hr
- Group social support$99/hr
- Allied health assistance$122/hr
- +34 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 Mentone sits in a well-supplied market. We hold nearby-suburb pricing for 10 of the most-requested services here, so the rates on this page reflect what households nearby actually pay rather than a national average. Transport runs about $44 an hour locally, and Trilogy Care's self-managed rate is shown right beside it so you can see where the gap sits for Mentone.
Looking for transport in Mentone, VIC? The table above sets Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home transport rate against the ten largest full-service providers serving Mentone, so you can see what the gap is for your suburb at a glance.
Mentone has 5 aged-care services offering home care and residential options. As part of the Southern Metro region, which spans 86 suburbs and 269 services, you'll find plenty of choice across the wider area. See what providers in your area charge below.
Aged Care in Mentone, VIC (3194)
Southern Metro planning region
Mentone has 5 aged care services across 4 providers, including 2 residential care facilities and 3 home care services.
The suburb is part of the Southern Metro aged care planning region, which has 269 services across 86 suburbs.
Providers in Mentone include charitable, local government, private incorporated body organisations.
- Total Services
- 5
- Providers
- 4
- Residential
- 2
- Home Care
- 3
- Residential Places
- 116
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What full-service transport is costing a Classification 2 package
A full-service package costs about $338 a year more on transport in Mentone, for the same care.
That's about 8 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 $338 a year. At full pension rates, roughly $51 of that comes straight off your Services Australia co-contributions.
Based on transport at $44/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 Mentone costs about $1,352 a year more, roughly 31 fewer trips out of the same Support at Home funding. Based on transport at $44/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 Mentone
Mentone, VIC · Southern Metro planning region
Understanding your costs
Make sense of home care pricing in Mentone
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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