For journalists, researchers + analysts
Press kit + open datasets
Our verified data on Australian residential aged-care, including ACQSC star ratings + RAD prices, available as CSV downloads. Use freely for media, research + analysis with attribution. CC BY 4.0 licensed.
Datasets
2 datasets, all CSV, all free
Australian aged-care providers directory 2026
60 rows
60 verified Australian residential aged-care providers with ACQSC star ratings, RAD prices, bed capacity, ownership type (faith-based / NFP / ASX-listed / private) and operating history. Sourced from My Aged Care register + Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission quarterly ratings.
Fields
name · slug · city · suburb · provider group · ownership type · ACQSC star rating (1-5) · bed count · published daily fee (AUD) · published max RAD (AUD) · years in operation · founded year
Suggested citation
Best Aged Care Australia, "Australian residential aged-care directory 2026", https://bestagedcareaustralia.com.au/, 2026. Source: ACQSC + My Aged Care.
Australian aged-care RAD prices 2026
56 rows
Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) prices for 56 Australian residential aged-care providers, sorted by RAD value descending. Compliant with the 2024 aged-care transparency requirements which mandate at least one published RAD per service.
Fields
name · slug · city · suburb · ACQSC star rating · bed count · published max RAD (AUD) · published daily fee (AUD) · ownership type
Suggested citation
Best Aged Care Australia, "Australian aged-care RAD prices 2026", https://bestagedcareaustralia.com.au/fee-inflation/, 2026. Source: provider-published schedules per Aged Care Act 2024 transparency requirements.
Story angles + headline data
If you're writing about Australian aged care, here's the headline-ready data points pulled from these CSVs:
- ACQSC sector average: approximately 3.4 stars across all Australian residential aged-care services. 4-star ("Good") = exceeds standard; 5-star ("Excellent") = substantially exceeds.
- RAD price spread: Sydney metropolitan 4-star homes price RADs $550k–$800k. Melbourne $450k–$700k. Brisbane $350k–$600k. Adelaide $300k–$550k. Perth $450k–$650k. Premium harbour-view + ocean-view homes price above $1m.
- Sector composition: ~60% NFP (faith-based + secular charities like HammondCare, Bolton Clarke, ACH Group, Catholic Healthcare), ~30% ASX-listed (Regis, Estia), ~10% private operators.
- Basic daily fee 2026: $66.80/day federally regulated, indexed twice yearly with the Age Pension. Same across every Australian aged-care service.
- Care minutes target: 215 minutes per resident per day (federal AN-ACC mandate, includes 44 minutes of registered-nurse time). Compliance is a key ACQSC quality indicator.
- 2024 RAD transparency rule: Every Australian residential aged-care service must publish at least one room's RAD price. Many publish full RAD ranges. This is the basis for the price comparability our directory enables.
Direct quote attribution: "Best Aged Care Australia" or "bestagedcareaustralia.com.au".
Use of our data
All datasets above are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may:
- Republish in articles, papers, blog posts, podcasts
- Build derivative datasets + analyses
- Use for commercial purposes
- Embed in research outputs
Required: attribution to "Compare Private Schools" with link back to compareprivateschools.com.au + the relevant page (e.g. /fee-inflation/, /outcomes/).
Where source data is from third parties (ACARA NAPLAN, Better Education ATAR), please cite the original source as well — full citation provided per dataset above.