HomeCare Prices

Transport prices in Nelson (3292)

Compare transport rates in Nelson, Victoria: self-managed Support at Home against the major full-service providers. Real local market figures where we have them.

View:CleaningPersonal CareMeal PreparationTransportNursingPhysiotherapySocial Support

  • Trilogy Care · Self Managed

    Self Managed
    $35/trip
    vs TrilogyBaseline

  • Commonwealth Government

    Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025Benchmark
    $40/tripmedian$78/tripupperRange $25 to $78
    vs Trilogy+$5/trip (+14%)

  • Bolton Clarke

    Full Service
    $35/trip
    vs TrilogySame or lower

  • Uniting Care

    Full Service
    $47/trip
    vs Trilogy+$12/trip (+34%)

  • Catholic Healthcare

    Full Service
    $54/trip
    vs Trilogy+$19/trip (+54%)

  • Australian Unity

    Full Service
    $60/trip
    vs Trilogy+$25/trip (+71%)

  • Blue Care

    Full Service
    $85/trip
    vs Trilogy+$50/trip (+143%)

  • KinCare

    Full Service
    $89/trip
    vs Trilogy+$54/trip (+154%)

  • Calvary Care

    Full Service
    $116/trip
    vs Trilogy+$81/trip (+231%)

  • Anglicare

    Full Service
    $117/trip
    vs Trilogy+$82/trip (+234%)

  • HammondCare

    Full Service
    $133/trip
    vs Trilogy+$98/trip (+280%)

  • Baptcare

    Full Service
    $134/trip
    vs Trilogy+$99/trip (+283%)
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.

Spotted a price that looks out of date or incorrect? Report a pricing update.

Weekday rates only. Saturday, Sunday, and public-holiday rates are typically higher and aren't shown here.

Real provider pricing

Providers serving Nelson

8 providers with published Support at Home prices serving Nelson and nearby areas, sourced directly from MyAgedCare.

Village Glen Flexicare Home Support

Rosebud West, VIC

  • Gardening$125/hr
  • Direct transport$140/trip
  • Individual social support$130/hr
  • Group social support$150/hr
  • Allied health assistance$125/hr
  • Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$155/hr
  • +30 more priced services

Village Glen Flexicare - Capel Sound

Capel Sound, VIC

  • Gardening$125/hr
  • Direct transport$140/trip
  • Individual social support$130/hr
  • Group social support$30/hr
  • Allied health assistance$120/hr
  • Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$155/hr
  • +23 more priced services

Real Caring

Torquay, VIC

  • Gardening$120/hr
  • Direct transport$115/trip
  • Indirect transport$115/trip
  • Individual social support$115/hr
  • Group social support$85/hr
  • Allied health assistance$210/hr
  • +28 more priced services

Prestige Inhome Care, Geelong

Geelong, VIC

  • Nursing assistant clinical care$198/hr
  • Gardening$128/hr
  • Direct transport$157/trip
  • Indirect transport$16/trip
  • Individual social support$118/hr
  • Group social support$31/hr
  • +37 more priced services

After-Care

Rosebud, VIC

Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.

City of Greater Geelong Support at Home Program

Geelong, VIC

Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.

Dovida Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast

Geelong West, VIC

  • Nursing assistant clinical care$248/hr
  • Gardening$91/hr
  • Direct transport$117/trip
  • Individual social support$37/hr
  • Group social support$61/hr
  • Allied health assistance$218/hr
  • +24 more priced services

genU Support at Home

Highton, VIC

  • Direct transport$120/trip
  • Indirect transport$120/trip
  • Individual social support$105/hr
  • Group social support$105/hr
  • Allied health assistance$105/hr
  • Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$120/hr
  • +27 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 Nelson is drawn from VIC-wide market data, the closest reliable read for this area. Transport sits around $66 an hour (typically $37 to $80), 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 Nelson, VIC? The table above sets Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home transport rate against the ten largest full-service providers serving Nelson, so you can see what the gap is for your suburb at a glance.

Nelson has one aged-care service offering home care support. As part of the broader Barwon-South Western region, which spans 46 suburbs and 132 services, you'll find a range of options across the area. Use the comparison below to see what's available locally and how pricing stacks up.

Aged Care in Nelson, VIC (3292)

Barwon-South Western planning region

Nelson has 1 aged care services across 1 providers, including 1 home care services.

The suburb is part of the Barwon-South Western aged care planning region, which has 132 services across 46 suburbs.

Providers in Nelson include community based organisations.

Total Services
1
Providers
1
Home Care
1

Personalise your savings

Personalise your package level and pension status for the most accurate savings per annum.

Your package level
Your pension status

What full-service transport is costing a Classification 2 package

A full-service package costs about $572 a year more on transport in Nelson, for the same care.

That's about 16 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 $572 a year. At full pension rates, roughly $86 of that comes straight off your Services Australia co-contributions.

Based on transport at $35/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 Nelson costs about $2,288 a year more, roughly 65 fewer trips out of the same Support at Home funding. Based on transport at $35/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.

How we earn the price claim

Trusted because the methodology is open.

Trilogy Care runs this site. The same calculation that ranks every other provider ranks Trilogy Care too. That's how the comparison stays honest.

Powered by Trilogy Care

Disclosed on every page, including this one

Cross-validated by Trilogy Care’s aged-care specialists

10+ years of in-industry experience applied to ~145,000 Support at Home service interactions, refreshed every 12 weeks

Open methodology

Same calculation for Trilogy Care as every comparator

Refreshed every 12 weeks

Aligned with My Aged Care release cycle

Frequently asked questions about transport in Nelson

Nelson, VIC · Barwon-South Western planning region · regional template

Based on from state-wide data, transport in Nelson typically costs about $66 per trip, ranging from $37 to $80. Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home rate is $35 per trip, the same across Australia. These are indicative market figures that vary by postcode and provider, see our methodology for how they are calculated.

Understanding your costs

Make sense of home care pricing in Nelson

Short, plain-English guides to the funding, caps, and fees behind the numbers above.

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.

Free, no-obligation

Stop paying twice for transport in Nelson.

Talk to a Trilogy Care specialist. We'll show you what you'd save on transport in Nelson 3292, and book the switch if you decide one is worth it. Your existing workers usually stay the same.

Call 1300 318 723

Want to compare every service in this suburb? See the Nelson suburb page · or compare every provider in Nelson.

Powered by Trilogy Care · Open methodology

Call 1300 318 723