Aged care homes near Ballarat, side by side

5 homes near Ballarat. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.

Rooms start lowest at Calvary Kirralee, from $250k; the highest top price is $789k at Nazareth House Ballarat.

Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $58.29 a day at Calvary Kirralee and $183.96 a day at Nazareth House Ballarat.

The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $500,000 (Single room with private ensuite) at Calvary Kirralee.

2 homes have a dedicated dementia area: Nazareth House Ballarat and Estia Health Mount Clear.

Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 to 9 Nov 2026 on each operator's page. Homes and places from the government's list of 30 June 2026. Rebuilt every week from the newest data.

Lowest room price: $250k; Calvary Kirralee
Highest room price: $789k; Nazareth House Ballarat
Lowest daily payment: $58.29 a day; Calvary Kirralee
Cheapest single with ensuite: $500k; Calvary Kirralee

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Large red-brick institutional building with lawn, flower beds, shrubs and a curved driveway, Nazareth House Ballarat

Nazareth House Ballaratfrom $789k

Modern aged-care building exterior with entrance ramp and handrails, mecwacare Wahroonga

mecwacare Wahroongafrom $575k

Seating lounge with chairs and fireplace, Calvary Kirralee

Calvary Kirraleefrom $250k

Calvary Kelaston building, entrance landscaping and sign, Calvary Kelaston

Calvary Kelastonfrom $500k

A low-rise care home exterior with a covered entry, paved approach and planted garden beds, Estia Health Mount Clear

Estia Health Mount Clearfrom $590k

Aged care homes near Ballarat, side by side
Costs
	Nazareth House Ballarat Ballarat VIC $789k Read by AI	mecwacare Wahroonga Canadian VIC $575k to $675k Read by AI	Calvary Kirralee Ballarat VIC $250k to $600k Read by AI	Calvary Kelaston Wendouree VIC $500k to $600k Read by AI	Estia Health Mount Clear Mount Clear VIC $590k to $615k Read by AI
Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD)	$789,000	$575,000 to $675,000	Lowest$250,000 to $600,000	$500,000 to $600,000	$590,000 to $615,000
Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum	$183.96 a day	$134.06 to $157.38 a day	Lowest$58.29 to $139.89 a day	$116.58 to $139.89 a day	$137.56 to $143.39 a day
Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees	$7,692 to $11,695 with the most the means test adds Work it out	$6,174 to $10,177 with the most the means test adds Work it out	Lowest$3,870 to $7,872 with the most the means test adds Work it out	$5,643 to $9,645 with the most the means test adds Work it out	$6,281 to $10,284 with the most the means test adds Work it out
Price list date	No date on the page checked 9 Nov 2026	Prices from 1 Oct 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026	Prices from 1 Oct 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026	Prices from 1 Oct 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026	No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026
Where the prices come from	Operator's price page	Operator's price page	Operator's price page	Operator's price page	Operator's price page
Rooms
Cheapest single room with its own ensuite	$789,000 or $183.96 a day Single Room with Private Bathroom	The price list has no room named as a single.	Lowest$500,000 or $116.58 a day Single room with private ensuite	Lowest$500,000 or $116.58 a day Single room with private ensuite	$590,000 or $137.56 a day Classic Suite The home's page: Single room Private ensuite
Cheapest single room	$789,000 or $183.96 a day Single Room with Private Bathroom	The price list has no room named as a single.	Lowest$350,000 or $81.60 a day Single room with shared ensuite	$500,000 or $116.58 a day Single room with private ensuite	$590,000 or $137.56 a day Classic Suite The home's page: Single room Private ensuite
Cheapest shared room	The price list has no room named as shared.	The price list has no room named as shared.	$250,000 or $58.29 a day Shared room with shared ensuite	The price list has no room named as shared.	The price list has no room named as shared.
Room types on the price list	1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say	2 0 single, 0 shared, 2 name does not say	4 3 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say	2 2 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say	2 2 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say
Rooms by lump sum	Under $500k0 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over1	Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0	Under $500k2 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0	Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0	Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0
Bathrooms	Every room listed has its own ensuite	Not stated. Ask the home.	Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share	Every room listed has its own ensuite	Every room listed has its own ensuite
Care and specialties
Dementia care	A dedicated dementia area: Secure Dementia & Memory Support Unit	Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned	Not mentioned. Ask the home.	Not mentioned. Ask the home.	A dedicated dementia area: Memory Support Unit
Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website	None named	None named	None named	None named	None named
Places	145	90	113	90	120
Run by	Nazareth Care Religious organisation	mecwacare Community organisation	Calvary Charity	Calvary Charity	Estia Health Private company
In briefwritten by AI from our facts	Nazareth House Ballarat is a residential aged care home in Ballarat, a regional area of Victoria. It is run by Nazareth Care, a church-based organisation, and has 145 places.	mecwacarecare Wahroonga is in Canadian, in a regional area, and has 90 places.	Calvary Kirralee is a residential aged care home with 113 places in Ballarat, a regional area in Victoria. The home is run by Calvary, which is a charity.	Calvary Kelaston is run by Calvary, a charity, and has 90 places.	Estia Health Mount Clear is in Mount Clear, a regional area, and has 120 places. It is operated by Estia Health, a private company, and the operator publishes its room prices.
Facilities
Photos from the operator	1 photo	3 photos	2 photos	3 photos	3 photos
Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos	Garden beds and a lawn	A lawn and a walking path	Not in the photos we read	Garden beds and a lawn	Garden beds, outdoor seating and a paved terrace
Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos	Not in the photos we read	A library and a lounge	A cafe or kiosk, a hair salon and a lounge	A dining room, a hair salon and a lounge	A dining room, a hair salon and a lounge
Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos	Not in the photos we read	Large windows	Not in the photos we read	Large windows	Large windows
Everyday life and visiting
Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap	11 min walk 2 within 1 km	2.0 km none recorded within 1 km	13 min walk 1 within 1 km	6 min walk 4 within 1 km	Nearest5 min walk 1 within 1 km
Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap	10 min walk 4 within 1 km	1.2 km none recorded within 1 km	13 min walk 1 within 1 km	6 min walk 3 within 1 km	Nearest5 min walk 1 within 1 km
Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap	13 min walk 1 within 1 km	2.9 km none recorded within 1 km	3.2 km none recorded within 1 km	15 min walk 1 within 1 km	Nearest4 min walk 1 within 1 km
Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday	146 min 146 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall	167 min 162 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall	156 min 164 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall	Quickest137 min 137 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall	162 min from Melbourne Town Hall
Visiting and carein the operator's words	Outings offered.	Outings offered; registered nurses mentioned (hours not stated).	Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated).	Not stated; ask the home	Nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated).
Nearby places from OpenStreetMap; public transport from the state timetables. Credits and licences are at the foot of this page.
Quality and licence status
Official recordsstar rating, care minutes, audits	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Nazareth House Ballarat"	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "mecwacare Wahroonga"	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Calvary Kirralee"	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Calvary Kelaston"	Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Estia Health Mount Clear"
We hold star ratings, care minutes and Commission records but may not show them until their publishers agree, so each home links to its official pages instead.
Contact
Phone	1300 629 273 operator's central line	03 5364 2500	1800 527 272 operator's central line	1800 527 272 operator's central line	03 5330 3107
Address	218 Mill Street, Ballarat 3350	124 Spencer Street, Canadian 3350	207-213 Richard Street, Ballarat 3350	2-4 Park Street, Wendouree 3355	112-114 Whitehorse Road, Mount Clear 3350
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Prices are each operator's published maximum room prices; a home may agree a lower price, and some rooms are set aside for people with low means. Rooms are lined up by the words in their own names: how we line them up. Want different homes? Use Add to compare on any home's page and build your own.

Questions families ask

Which of these homes in Ballarat has the lowest room price?

Calvary Kirralee: its rooms start at $250k as a refundable lump sum (RAD). Room prices are each operator's published maximum; a home may agree a lower price.

Do I have to pay the room price as a lump sum?

No. Each room has one price, paid as a refundable lump sum (RAD), as a daily payment (DAP), or part of each. From November 2025 a home keeps 2% a year of a lump sum for up to five years.

Is the room price all I pay?

No. The basic daily fee and any means-tested fees are on top. The monthly row in the table adds them for the cheapest room at each home.

How up to date are these prices?

We read each operator's own price page and checked these between 7 Nov 2026 and 9 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.