Speech pathologist providers in South Australia
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Best Speech Pathologist providers in South Australia
Showing 10 of 71 providers·How we chose these
Salisbury Plain, SA · Regional provider
Specialises in Occupational therapy · Speech pathology
Also supports Autism · Speech Delay
Based in Salisbury Plain, South Australia, My Speech is an NDIS registered provider. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. Occupational therapy and speech pathology are among their most-requested supports.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
Action Psychology SA is an NDIS registered provider in Gawler, South Australia, with a team that includes developmental educators and psychologist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Developmental Educators, Psychologist, Speech Pathologist
North Plympton, SA
Specialises in Therapy · Allied Health · Speech Pathology
Based in North Plympton, South Australia, Rehab Solutions Adelaide is an NDIS registered provider, with a speech pathologist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
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Tiddy Widdy Beach, SA
Specialises in Therapy · Allied Health · Speech Pathology
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
Based in Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Guiding Pathways is an NDIS registered provider, with a team that includes developmental educators and psychologist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Developmental Educators, Psychologist, Speech Pathologist
Adelaide, SA and 2 othersAlso servesFootscray, VIC · Melbourne, VIC
Specialises in Physiotherapy · Occupational Therapy · Speech Pathology
Tilegne Therapy is an NDIS registered provider serving Adelaide, South Australia, with a team that includes music therapist and occupational therapist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Music Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
Prospect, SA and 1 otherAlso servesAdelaide, SA
Specialises in Personal Care · Support Workers · Social Support
Ascend Health Group works across 13 NDIS support categories in Prospect, South Australia.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker
Based in Woodville, South Australia, Making Milestones SA is an NDIS registered provider, with a speech pathologist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
St Peters, SA
Specialises in Physiotherapy · Occupational Therapy · Podiatry
Based in St Peters, South Australia, Leading Therapies Adelaide Metro is an NDIS registered provider, with a team that includes dietician and occupational therapist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
Kensington, SA
Specialises in Therapy · Allied Health · Other Services
Lively Eaters Feeding Services is an NDIS registered provider serving Kensington, South Australia, with a team that includes dietician and speech pathologist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Dietician, Speech Pathologist
How we rank providers
Rankings in South Australia 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 Speech Pathologist among their professions, or offer speech pathology 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 South Australia 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.
71
providers in South Australia
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
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Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
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Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionSpeech Pathologist at a Glance
Funding
NDIS Capacity Building, Support at Home, Medicare, Private
Availability
Weekdays, some weekend availability
Wait Time
1-3 weeks depending on therapist availability
Cost
Up to $193.99/hour
Hours
By appointment
Median Response
6 minutes
Speech Pathologist in South Australia (SA): what to know
Carevo lists 71 speech pathologist providers with active coverage in South Australia, concentrated around Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla but reaching regional SA as well. Families in SA made 231 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
71
Providers in SA
534
NDIS registered
61
Active in last 30 days
231
Requests, last 90 days
70%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in South Australia
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 132 | Adelaide |
| Salisbury | 70 | Salisbury |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 70 | Port Adelaide |
| Playford | 58 | Munno Para |
| Charles Sturt | 58 | Findon |
| Onkaparinga | 56 | Christies Beach |
| Unley | 46 | Wayville |
| West Torrens | 44 | MILE END |
| Marion | 44 | Mitchell Park |
| Norwood Payneham St Peters | 34 | Norwood |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in South Australia need the NDIS Worker Check, administered by the SA Department of Human Services Screening Unit. 534 of the 607 speech pathologist providers listed in SA 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 South Australia as everywhere else in Australia. Higher caps apply in areas classified remote or very remote, which covers parts of South Australia.
How much does speech pathologist cost in South Australia?
Speech Pathologist in South Australia typically costs Up to $193.99/hour (NDIS price limit, non-remote). Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for speech pathologist
Funding options include NDIS Capacity Building. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Speech Pathologist by suburb in South Australia
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is in-home speech pathology?
Speech pathology is allied health support for people with difficulties in speech, language, communication or swallowing. Delivered at home rather than in a clinic, an NDIS-registered speech pathologist assesses and treats these issues under the Therapeutic Supports registration group, price code 0128, at up to $193.99 an hour (NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26).
How to choose a provider for this service
Use the ranking methodology explained above the provider list as your starting point, then check what matters most for this service. Registration: confirm Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) membership, and for agency-managed NDIS plans, registration with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission under the Therapeutic Supports group. Response time: a slow reply matters more here than for many services, since dysphagia referrals carry real aspiration risk; 70 per cent of provider replies on Carevo land within an hour. Pricing transparency: ask for a written rate schedule against the $193.99 hourly cap and separate travel charges before you book. Coverage: 332 speech pathologists are listed on Carevo, so prioritise a therapist who already services your area and has AAC or paediatric feeding experience if that is your need.
Which funding pays for speech pathology at home?
NDIS participants have speech pathology funded under Capacity Building, Improved Daily Living, using the Therapeutic Supports registration group, when a planner accepts it as reasonable and necessary for the participant’s goals (NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26). It is available to any participant with a permanent, significant disability affecting communication, language or swallowing, and self-managed or plan-managed participants can book directly without a referral. For older Australians, Support at Home funds speech pathology as an allied health service in the Clinical Care category, which carries no participant contribution (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025).
Where speech pathologists are available
Speech pathologists are listed across 4,782 suburbs on Carevo, with 332 speech pathologists in the network nationally. Sessions are often paired with occupational therapy in the same visit, or coordinated through therapy assistants for participants managing several allied health goals in one plan.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many speech pathologist providers are there in South Australia?
There are 71 speech pathologist providers with active listings in South Australia (SA) 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 speech pathologist cost in South Australia?
Speech Pathologist in South Australia typically costs Up to $193.99/hour (NDIS price limit, non-remote). Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in South Australia?
Providers in South Australia respond to new requests in a median of 6 minutes, and 70% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional South Australia or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of South Australia, 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 South Australia have the most speech pathologist providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Adelaide (132 providers), Salisbury (70 providers), Port Adelaide Enfield (70 providers). Regional SA is covered too: many providers service wide areas beyond their base suburb.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for speech pathologist in SA?
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. 534 of the 607 speech pathologist providers listed in SA on Carevo are NDIS registered.