Aged care homes near Birtinya, side by side
3 homes near Birtinya. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Caloundra Place Care Community, from $385k; the highest top price is $700k at Kawana Waters Care Community.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $89.76 a day at Caloundra Place Care Community and $151.55 a day at Churches of Christ Little Mountain Aged Care Service.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $545,000 (Classic) at Caloundra Place Care Community.
2 homes have a dedicated dementia area: Kawana Waters Care Community and Caloundra Place Care Community.
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
- $385k
- Caloundra Place Care Community
- Highest room price
- $700k
- Kawana Waters Care Community
- Lowest daily payment
- $89.76 a day
- Caloundra Place Care Community
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $545k
- Caloundra Place Care Community
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.
Kawana Waters Care CommunityBirtinya QLD $395k to $700k Read by AI |
Churches of Christ Little Mountain Aged Care ServiceLittle Mountain QLD $650k to $700k Read by AI |
Caloundra Place Care CommunityDicky Beach QLD $385k to $545k Read by AI |
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| Costs | |||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $395,000 to $700,000 | $650,000 to $700,000 | Lowest$385,000 to $545,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $92.09 to $163.21 a day | $151.55 to $163.21 a day | Lowest$89.76 to $127.07 a day |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $4,898 to $8,901 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $6,706 to $10,709 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Lowest$4,827 to $8,830 with the most the means test adds Work it out |
| Price list date | No date on the page 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 |
| Rooms | |||
| Cheapest single room with its own ensuite | $600,000 or $139.89 a day Classic The home's page: Classic Type: Single Size: 21.5m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$700,000 or $163.21 a day Cottage suite The home's page: Single room with private ensuite |
Lowest$545,000 or $127.07 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 13m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
| Cheapest single room | $600,000 or $139.89 a day Classic The home's page: Classic Type: Single Size: 21.5m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
$700,000 or $163.21 a day Cottage suite The home's page: Single room with private ensuite |
Lowest$545,000 or $127.07 a day Classic The home's page: Type: Single Size: 13m2 1 Bed Ensuite |
| Cheapest shared room | $395,000 or $92.09 a day Superior Companion The home's page: Superior Companion Type: Companion Size: 26.5m2 2 Beds Ensuite |
The price list has no room named as shared. | Lowest$385,000 or $89.76 a day Standard Companion The home's page: Type: Companion Size: 22-35m2 3 Beds Ensuite |
| Room types on the price list | 6 4 single, 2 shared, 0 name does not say | 2 1 single, 0 shared, 1 name does not say | 2 1 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k1 $500k to $749k5 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k2 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k1 $500k to $749k1 $750k and over0 |
| Bathrooms | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share |
| Care and specialties | |||
| Dementia care | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Care Neighbourhood | Not mentioned. Ask the home. | A dedicated dementia area: Memory Care Neighbourhood |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 151 | 96 | 69 |
| Run by | Opal HealthCare Private company | Churches of Christ Religious organisation | Opal HealthCare Private company |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Kawana Waters Care Community is in Birtinya, in a major city, and has 151 places. It is operated by Opal HealthCare, a private company, and the operator publishes its room prices. | Churches of Christ Little Mountain Aged Care Service is in Little Mountain, in a major city, and has 96 places. | Caloundra Place Care Community is a residential aged care home with 69 places in Dicky Beach, Queensland, in the Sunshine Coast council area. Located in a major city, the home is run by Opal HealthCare, a private company. The operator publishes its maximum room prices. |
| Facilities | |||
| Photos from the operator | 3 photos | 3 photos | 3 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | Garden beds, a lawn, outdoor seating and a paved terrace | Garden beds | A courtyard, garden beds, a lawn and outdoor seating |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A cafe or kiosk, a dining room and a lounge | An activity room, a library and a lounge | A dining room |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | Large windows | Not in the photos we read |
| Everyday life and visiting | |||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 8 min walk 1 within 1 km | Nearest7 min walk 1 within 1 km | 1.8 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.2 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest7 min walk 1 within 1 km | 1.8 km none recorded within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 1.2 km none recorded within 1 km | Nearest7 min walk 1 within 1 km | 12 min walk 1 within 1 km |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Pets can visit; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. | Family can share meals; outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Pets case by case; outings offered; registered nurse on site 24/7. |
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 "Kawana Waters Care Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Churches of Christ Little Mountain Aged Care Service" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Caloundra Place Care Community" |
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 | 07 5390 5100 | 07 5436 4100 | 07 5390 0200 |
| Address | 1 Reflection Crescent, Birtinya 4575 | 211 Parklands Boulevard, Little Mountain 4551 | 4 Lyon Street, Dicky Beach 4551 |
| Ask about a room | Enquire | Enquire | Enquire |
Every row reads the same for these homes.
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 Birtinya has the lowest room price?
Caloundra Place Care Community: its rooms start at $385k 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.