Aged care homes near Kensington, side by side
3 homes near Kensington. All publish room prices, read from each operator's own page.
Rooms start lowest at Estia Health Brunswick, from $445k; the highest top price is $1.54m at Rathdowne Place.
Paid as a daily payment instead, rooms start at $103.75 a day at Estia Health Brunswick and $174.86 a day at Rathdowne Place.
The cheapest single room with its own ensuite is $750,000 (Single Room with Ensuite) at Estia Health Brunswick.
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
- $445k
- Estia Health Brunswick
- Highest room price
- $1.54m
- Rathdowne Place
- Lowest daily payment
- $103.75 a day
- Estia Health Brunswick
- Cheapest single with ensuite
- $750k
- Estia Health Brunswick
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.
Baptcare - Westhaven CommunityFootscray VIC $530k to $630k Read by AI |
Estia Health BrunswickBrunswick West VIC $445k to $774k Read by AI |
Rathdowne PlaceCarlton VIC $750k to $1.54m Read by AI |
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| Costs | |||
| Room pricerefundable lump sum (RAD) | $530,000 to $630,000 | Lowest$445,000 to $774,263 | $750,000 to $1,535,000 |
| Daily payment insteadfor the room, instead of the lump sum | $123.57 to $146.88 a day | Lowest$103.75 to $180.52 a day | $174.86 to $357.89 a day |
| Each month, cheapest roomall by daily payment, plus fees | $5,855 to $9,858 with the most the means test adds Work it out | Lowest$5,252 to $9,255 with the most the means test adds Work it out | $7,415 to $11,418 with the most the means test adds Work it out |
| Price list date | No date on the page checked 8 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 7 Nov 2026 | No date on the page checked 9 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 | The price list has no room named as a single. | $750,000 or $174.86 a day Single Room with Ensuite | The price list has no room named as a single. |
| Cheapest single room | The price list has no room named as a single. | $750,000 or $174.86 a day Single Room with Ensuite | The price list has no room named as a single. |
| Cheapest shared room | The price list has no room named as shared. | $445,000 or $103.75 a day Shared room with Ensuite | The price list has no room named as shared. |
| Room types on the price list | 3 0 single, 0 shared, 3 name does not say | 3 2 single, 1 shared, 0 name does not say | 6 0 single, 0 shared, 6 name does not say |
| Rooms by lump sum | Under $500k0 $500k to $749k3 $750k and over0 |
Under $500k1 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over2 |
Under $500k0 $500k to $749k0 $750k and over6 |
| Bathrooms | Every room listed has its own ensuite | Some rooms have their own ensuite, some share | Every room listed has its own ensuite |
| Care and specialties | |||
| Dementia care | Not mentioned. Ask the home. | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned | Cares for people living with dementia; no separate unit mentioned |
| Languages and culturesnamed on the home's website | None named | None named | None named |
| Places | 127 | 60 | 162 |
| Run by | Baptcare Religious organisation | Estia Health Private company | Australian Unity Private company |
| In briefwritten by AI from our facts | Baptcare - Westhaven Community is a residential aged care home with 127 places in Footscray, a major city suburb in the Maribyrnong council area of Victoria. | Estia Health Brunswick is in Brunswick West, in a major city. It is run by Estia Health, a private company, and has 60 places. The operator publishes its room prices. | Rathdowne Place is in Carlton, in a major city, and has 162 places. |
| Facilities | |||
| Photos from the operator | None yet | 3 photos | 2 photos |
| Outdoorsseen in the operator's photos | Garden beds, outdoor seating and a walking path | A courtyard, outdoor seating and a paved terrace | A lawn |
| Shared spacesseen in the operator's photos | A lounge | A dining room and a lounge | A library |
| Rooms and outlookseen in the operator's photos | Not in the photos we read | A garden view and large windows | A district or water view and large windows |
| Everyday life and visiting | |||
| Nearest supermarketas recorded in OpenStreetMap | 4 min walk 10 within 1 km | 3 min walk 3 within 1 km | Nearest3 min walk 8 within 1 km |
| Nearest pharmacyas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest1 min walk 10 within 1 km | 8 min walk 3 within 1 km | 7 min walk 7 within 1 km |
| Nearest GP or clinicas recorded in OpenStreetMap | Nearest5 min walk 9 within 1 km | 10 min walk 5 within 1 km | 7 min walk 7 within 1 km |
| Public transport from the citydoor to door, weekday and Sunday | 26 min 26 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | 46 min 48 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall | Quickest23 min 23 min on a Sunday from Melbourne Town Hall |
| Visiting and carein the operator's words | Visiting GPs are arranged; outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Outings offered; nursing or care staff 24/7 (registered nurse not stated). | Pets can visit; family can share meals. |
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 "Baptcare - Westhaven Community" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Estia Health Brunswick" | Search the Commission My Aged Care search "Rathdowne Place" |
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 | 13 22 78 operator's central line | 03 8378 5400 | 03 9240 7000 |
| Address | 50 Pickett Street, Footscray 3011 | 17 Egginton Street, Brunswick West 3055 | 497-513 Rathdowne Street, Carlton 3053 |
| 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 Kensington has the lowest room price?
Estia Health Brunswick: its rooms start at $445k 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.