Occupational therapy providers in New South Wales
Compare occupational therapy providers across New South Wales (NSW). 1,557 families in New South Wales have used Carevo to find a provider.
For occupational therapy
- 443 providers across New South Wales
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Best Occupational Therapy providers in New South Wales
Showing 10 of 443 providers·How we chose these
Norwest, NSW · Hyperlocal provider
Specialises in Occupational Therapy · Functional Capacity Assessment
Also supports Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Based in Norwest, New South Wales, Advance Occupational Therapy is an NDIS registered provider. They focus closely on their local area. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
HealthWISE is an NDIS registered provider in Armidale, New South Wales. Active on Carevo in the past week. They typically respond to enquiries quickly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Campbelltown, NSW and 1 otherAlso servesSydney, NSW · Regional provider
Specialises in Personal care · Cleaning · Allied health
Also supports Epilepsy · Stroke · OCD · Post-Stroke Care
Cross Care works across 13 NDIS support categories in Campbelltown, New South Wales. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. They have a track record of following through on more than 25 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for personal care and cleaning.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Counsellor, Developmental Educators, Dietician
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Wollongong, NSW · Hyperlocal provider
Specialises in Occupational Therapy · Functional Capacity Assessment
Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Advocate OT is an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider. They focus closely on their local area. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Freedom OT is an NDIS registered provider in Austral, New South Wales. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Explore and Soar is an NDIS registered provider serving Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Play & Grow Therapy and Early Intervention is an NDIS registered provider serving Armidale, New South Wales. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Based in Emu Heights, New South Wales, Bloom Paediatric Studio is an NDIS registered provider, with an occupational therapist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Relationship Works Tuggerah is an NDIS registered provider in Tuggerah, New South Wales. They typically respond to enquiries quickly. Families most often connect with them for social support.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
How we rank providers
Rankings in New South Wales are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here list Occupational Therapist among their professions, or offer occupational therapy and allied health. Generalist providers who only mention this service in passing are excluded, so the list reflects genuine, demonstrated capability.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in New South Wales rank above those covering only the broader region.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
443
providers in New South Wales
28,928
providers nationally
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.
NDIS registration
Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.
Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)ABN you can check
Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.
Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
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Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionOccupational Therapy at a Glance
Funding
NDIS Capacity Building, Support at Home (formerly Home Care Packages), Medicare, Private
Availability
Weekdays, some weekend availability
Wait Time
1-3 weeks depending on therapist availability
Cost
$193.99/hour
Hours
By appointment
Median Response
6 minutes
Occupational Therapy in New South Wales (NSW): what to know
Carevo lists 443 occupational therapy providers with active coverage in New South Wales, concentrated around Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong but reaching regional NSW as well. Families in NSW made 1,165 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
443
Providers in NSW
3,049
NDIS registered
177
Active in last 30 days
1,165
Requests, last 90 days
72%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in New South Wales
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 340 | Bankstown |
| Sydney | 261 | Sydney |
| Liverpool | 256 | Liverpool |
| Blacktown | 248 | Blacktown |
| Parramatta | 220 | Parramatta |
| Cumberland | 202 | Auburn |
| Fairfield | 175 | Fairfield |
| Central Coast | 157 | Gosford |
| Newcastle | 152 | Newcastle |
| The Hills Shire | 144 | Castle Hill |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in New South Wales need the NDIS Worker Check (NDISWC), administered by the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian. 3049 of the 3313 occupational therapy providers listed in NSW are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Unregistered providers can still deliver many supports if your plan is plan managed or self managed.
NDIS price caps do not change by state: the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set the same maximum rates in New South Wales as everywhere else in Australia.
What families say about providers in NSW
Feedback shared by families after connecting with providers on Carevo. Quotes are anonymous and providers cannot edit them.
“Brilliant service Dr Said had a wonderful manner with my father (& me) and made such a difference with great recommendations for ongoing care”
“Excellent, energetic and over effective service.”
How much does occupational therapy cost in New South Wales?
Occupational Therapy in New South Wales typically costs $193.99/hour (NDIS price limit, 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Schedule). Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for occupational therapy
Funding options include NDIS Capacity Building. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Occupational Therapy by suburb in New South Wales
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is occupational therapy at home?
Home-based occupational therapy is therapy delivered by a university-trained, AHPRA-registered practitioner in a client’s own home, covering safety assessments, daily living skills training, and equipment or home modification recommendations. It suits people recovering from injury or stroke, managing disability, or ageing in place who need practical strategies for showering, cooking, or moving safely at home (NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, 2025).
How to choose a provider for this service
The list above is ranked using the criteria explained in the methodology above it. Four checks matter specifically when you compare occupational therapy providers.
Registration. Confirm the OT holds current AHPRA registration and check NDIS Commission status if you’re agency-managed; self-managed and plan-managed participants can use any qualified OT.
Response time. Assessments often follow a hospital discharge or a plan review deadline. Benchmark actual reply speed against the response-time table further down this page, not a stated turnaround.
Pricing transparency. Ask for a rate card separating the hourly rate from travel, report and equipment fees, and stating whether it bills to Capacity Building or Support at Home.
Coverage. Occupational therapy is named in 43 of the 4,347 tracked inquiries on Carevo, but OTs aren’t rostered in every suburb; confirm the provider has clinical staff actually covering your area before booking.
Which funding pays for occupational therapy at home, and who qualifies?
For NDIS participants, occupational therapy is funded under the Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living budget, approved when a therapist’s assessment links the therapy to disability-related need; self-managed and plan-managed participants can engage any qualified OT, while agency-managed participants need a provider registered in the Therapeutic Supports group (NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, 2025). For people 65 and over, or 50 and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Support at Home funds OT as a clinical and independence support once a Single Assessment System assessment sets your ongoing classification level (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025). Lower-intensity OT linked to a CHSP plan suits people not yet assessed for Support at Home.
Availability
Carevo lists 642 occupational therapists among 7,072 allied health providers across 4,782 suburbs nationally, with records updated 2026-06-27. For equipment and mobility aid assessments, see assistive technology; for a formal NDIS functional report, compare providers on functional capacity assessments.
How this page is compiled
The provider rankings and figures on this page come from Carevo platform records, including provider registrations, measured response times and coverage, together with the cited official sources. Carevo is an Australian platform that connects families with vetted NDIS and aged care providers. Carevo does not deliver care itself.
Helpful NDIS resources for New South Wales
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many occupational therapy providers are there in New South Wales?
There are 443 occupational therapy providers with active listings in New South Wales (NSW) on Carevo. Providers are ranked by trust score based on real outcomes with families on our platform, not by who pays for placement.
How much does occupational therapy cost in New South Wales?
Occupational Therapy in New South Wales typically costs $193.99/hour (NDIS price limit, 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Schedule). Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in New South Wales?
Providers in New South Wales respond to new requests in a median of 6 minutes, and 72% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional New South Wales or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of New South Wales, including regional and rural areas. Many providers service wide regions, and some supports (like plan management) are delivered Australia-wide by phone and online portal.
Which areas of New South Wales have the most occupational therapy providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Canterbury-Bankstown (340 providers), Sydney (261 providers), Liverpool (256 providers). Regional NSW is covered too: many providers service wide areas beyond their base suburb.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for occupational therapy in NSW?
It depends on how your plan is managed. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also use unregistered providers. 3049 of the 3313 occupational therapy providers listed in NSW on Carevo are NDIS registered.