Occupational therapy providers in Tasmania
Compare occupational therapy providers across Tasmania (TAS). 123 families in Tasmania have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Occupational Therapy providers in Tasmania
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Angel Care Wings is an NDIS registered provider in Sorrell, Tasmania, with a team that includes architect and building designer.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Architect, Building Designer, Building Inspector / Works Assessor
Based in North Hobart, Tasmania, Holistic Allied Health Australia is an NDIS registered provider. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Nursing are among their most-requested supports. They support both NDIS and aged care funding.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Dietician, Music Therapist, Occupational Therapist
Lenah Valley, TAS
Specialises in Support Workers · Social Support · Cleaning
Based in Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Independent Kids Occupational therapy is an NDIS registered provider, with a team that includes counsellor and occupational therapist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Counsellor, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
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West Hobart, TAS
Specialises in Social Support · Therapy · Allied Health
Mobile Tasmania Occupational Therapy is an NDIS registered provider serving West Hobart, Tasmania, 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
Occupational Therapy is an NDIS registered provider in Ulverstone, Tasmania, 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
East Launceston, TAS
Specialises in Support Workers · Personal Care · Transport
Able Australia - Launceston is an NDIS registered provider in East Launceston, Tasmania, with a team that includes disability support worker and interpreter/translator.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker, Interpreter/Translator, Occupational Therapist
Launceston, TAS
Specialises in Occupational Therapy · Therapy · Allied Health
Launceston Allied Health is an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider in Launceston, Tasmania. Active on Carevo in the past week.
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, Physiotherapist, Speech Pathologist
South Launceston, TAS and 5 othersAlso servesClyde North, VIC · Davoren Park, SA · Inala, QLD · Launceston, TAS · Thurgoona, NSW · National provider
Specialises in SIL
Re.Connect Support Services is an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider in South Launceston, Tasmania. Families most often connect with them for SIL. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Registered across 16 NDIS support categories, including SDA, Assistive Technology and Home Modifications.
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 Carpenter / Joiner, Building Work Supervisor, Physiotherapist
Hobart is an NDIS registered provider in Lenah Valley, Tasmania, with a team that includes disability support worker and exercise physiologist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker, Exercise Physiologist, Occupational Therapist
Ulverstone, TAS · Regional provider
Specialises in Personal Care · Support Workers · Social Support
Elpe Health is an NDIS registered provider in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. 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 Disability Support Worker, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
How we rank providers
Rankings in Tasmania 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 Tasmania 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.
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providers in Tasmania
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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
If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.
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
1 hour 6 min
Occupational Therapy in Tasmania (TAS): what to know
Carevo lists 37 occupational therapy providers with active coverage in Tasmania, concentrated around Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie but reaching regional TAS as well. Families in TAS made 83 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
37
Providers in TAS
130
NDIS registered
14
Active in last 30 days
83
Requests, last 90 days
49%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in Tasmania
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 49 | Hobart |
| Launceston | 40 | Launceston |
| Clarence | 22 | Bellerive |
| Glenorchy | 21 | Glenorchy |
| Devonport | 11 | Devonport |
| West Tamar | 7 | Riverside |
| Burnie | 7 | Burnie |
| Derwent Valley | 5 | NEW NORFOLK |
| Kingborough | 4 | Blackmans Bay |
| Central Coast | 4 | Ulverstone |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in Tasmania need the NDIS worker screening through the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People scheme, administered by the Tasmanian Government. 130 of the 153 occupational therapy providers listed in TAS 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 Tasmania as everywhere else in Australia.
How much does occupational therapy cost in Tasmania?
Occupational Therapy in Tasmania 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 Tasmania
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 Tasmania
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many occupational therapy providers are there in Tasmania?
There are 37 occupational therapy providers with active listings in Tasmania (TAS) 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 Tasmania?
Occupational Therapy in Tasmania 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 Tasmania?
Providers in Tasmania respond to new requests in a median of 1 hour 6 min, and 49% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional Tasmania or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of Tasmania, 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 Tasmania have the most occupational therapy providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Hobart (49 providers), Launceston (40 providers), Clarence (22 providers). Regional TAS 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 TAS?
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. 130 of the 153 occupational therapy providers listed in TAS on Carevo are NDIS registered.