Aged care homes near Balmain, side by side
6 homes near Balmain. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service, from $450k; the highest top price is $720k at Uniting Aldersgate Lilyfield.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $104.91 a day at Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service and $167.87 a day at Uniting Aldersgate Lilyfield.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $450,000 (Private Room with Private Ensuite) at Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service.
Prices checked 7 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
- $450k
- Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service
- Highest room price
- $720k
- Uniting Aldersgate Lilyfield
- Lowest daily payment
- $104.91 a day
- Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $450k
- Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service
Lowest marks the lowest price in a row; Nearest and Quickest do the same for distances and travel. Swipe the table sideways to see every home.
Uniting Aldersgate LilyfieldLilyfield NSW $720k Read by AI |
Annandale Grove Care CommunityAnnandale NSW $550k to $580k Read by AI |
Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care ServiceDarlinghurst NSW $450k Read by AI |
St Vincent's Care Services HaberfieldHaberfield NSW $700k Read by AI |
Catholic Healthcare The Sister Anne Court Aged CareDarlinghurst NSW $700k Read by AI |
Catholic Healthcare Gertrude Abbott Aged CareDarlinghurst NSW $550k to $675k Read by AI |
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| Costs | ||||||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $720,000 | $550,000 to $580,000 | Lowest$450,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $550,000 to $675,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $167.87 a day | $128.23 to $135.23 a day | Lowest$104.91 a day | $163.21 a day | $163.20 a day | $128.23 to $157.37 a day |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $7,203 to $11,206 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $5,997 to $10,000 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Lowest$5,288 to $9,291 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $7,061 to $11,064 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $7,061 to $11,064 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $5,997 to $10,000 with the most the means test adds Work it out |
| Price list date | Prices from 3 Nov 2026 checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page 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 | Operator's price page |
| Rooms | ||||||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | The price list has no room named as a single. | $580,000 or $135.23 a day Superior Single The home's page: Type: Single Size: 13m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
Lowest$450,000 or $104.91 a day Private Room with Private Ensuite | The price list does not say which single rooms have an ensuite. Ask the home. | $700,000 or $163.20 a day Private Room with Private Ensuite | $675,000 or $157.37 a day Private Room with Private Ensuite |
| Cheapest single room | The price list has no room named as a single. | $580,000 or $135.23 a day Superior Single The home's page: Type: Single Size: 13m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
Lowest$450,000 or $104.91 a day Private Room with Private Ensuite | $700,000 or $163.21 a day Standard room The home's page: Standard room |
$700,000 or $163.20 a day Private Room with Private Ensuite | $675,000 or $157.37 a day Private Room with Private Ensuite |
| Cheapest shared room | $720,000 or $167.87 a day Double room | Lowest$550,000 or $128.23 a day Standard Room The home's page: Type: Companion Size: 27-36m2 4 Beds Ensuite |
The price list has no room named as shared. | The price list has no room named as shared. | The price list has no room named as shared. | Lowest$550,000 or $128.23 a day Shared Room with Shared Bathroom |
| Room types on the price list | 1 0 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 2 1 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 1 1 single, 0 shared, 0 name does not say | 2 1 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k0 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k1 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
| Bathrooms | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Not stated. Ask the home. | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share |
| Care and specialties | ||||||
| Dementia care | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned | Not mentioned. Ask the home. | Not mentioned. Ask the home. | Not mentioned. Ask the home. | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 96 | 68 | 30 | 50 | 67 | 100 |
| Run by | Uniting Religious organisation | Opal HealthCare Private company | Catholic Healthcare Charity | St Vincent's Care Religious organisation | Catholic Healthcare Charity | Catholic Healthcare Charity |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Uniting Aldersgate Lilyfield is in Lilyfield, in a major city, and has 96 places. | Annandale Grove Care Community is in Annandale, NSW, in a major city. It is operated by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and has 68 places. The operator publishes its room prices. | Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service is in Darlinghurst, in a major city. It is run by Catholic Healthcare, a charity, and has 30 places. The operator publishes its room prices. | St Vincent's Care Haberfield is operated by St Vincent's Care, a church-based organisation. It has 50 beds and is in Haberfield, in a major city; the operator publishes its room prices. | Catholic Healthcare Gertrude Abbott Aged Care is in Darlinghurst, in a major city. It is run by Catholic Healthcare, a charity, and has 100 places. | |
| Facilities | ||||||
| Photos from the operator | None yet | 3 photos | 2 photos | 3 photos | 3 photos | 3 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | No photos read yet | Garden beds, outdoor seating and raised planters | Outdoor seating, a paved terrace and a veranda or pergola | Not in the photos we read | Outdoor seating and a paved terrace | Outdoor seating and a paved terrace |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | No photos read yet | Not in the photos we read | An activity room, a library and a lounge | A chapel or quiet room and a dining room | A lounge | A dining room and a lounge |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | No photos read yet | Not in the photos we read | A district or water view | A balcony | A district or water view and large windows | A district or water view and large windows |
| Everyday life and visiting | ||||||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 10 min walk 1 within 1 km | 7 min walk 4 within 1 km | 4 min walk 14 within 1 km | 13 min walk 2 within 1 km | Nearest1 min walk 9 within 1 km | Nearest1 min walk 9 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.3 km none recorded within 1 km | 5 min walk 1 within 1 km | 5 min walk 16 within 1 km | 13 min walk 3 within 1 km | Nearest4 min walk 8 within 1 km | Nearest4 min walk 8 within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 15 min walk 1 within 1 km | 1.2 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest2 min walk 14 within 1 km | 13 min walk 3 within 1 km | 3 min walk 9 within 1 km | 3 min walk 9 within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | 22 min 23 min on a Sunday from Sydney Town Hall | 32 min 29 min on a Sunday from Sydney Town Hall | Quickest8 min 8 min on a Sunday from Sydney Town Hall | 36 min 37 min on a Sunday from Sydney Town Hall | 17 min 18 min on a Sunday from Sydney Town Hall | 17 min 18 min on a Sunday from Sydney Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Open visiting is warmly invited.. Open visiting; residents can keep their own GP; some outings cost extra; registered nurse on site daily (24/7 not stated). | Pets can visit; a private family dining room; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Outings offered; registered nurses mentioned (hours not stated). | Outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Registered nurses mentioned (hours 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 "Uniting Aldersgate Lilyfield" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Annandale Grove Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "St Vincent's Care Services Haberfield" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Catholic Healthcare The Sister Anne Court Aged Care" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Catholic Healthcare Gertrude Abbott Aged Care" |
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 | 1800 864 846 operator's central line | 02 8585 1900 | 02 8063 0700 | 02 9799 8753 | 02 9192 6100 | 02 9192 6100 |
| Address | 16 Fredbert Street, Lilyfield 2040 | 76 Johnston Street, Annandale 2038 | 48 Yurong Street, Darlinghurst 2010 | 7 Tillock Street, Haberfield 2045 | 180 Albion Street, Darlinghurst 2010 | 180 Albion Street, Darlinghurst 2010 |
| Ask about a room | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire |
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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 Balmain has the lowest room price?
Catholic Healthcare Vincentian Aged Care Service: its rooms start at $450k 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 7 Nov 2026. They are re-read every week; the operator's page is the final word.