Side by side
3 facilities, one basis: the cheapest unit big enough for a one-bedroom flat (9.5 m² or more) at each, for a 6-month stay. StoreLocal Sunshine costs least: $1,184 in total.
| Item | National Storage Caroline Springs 9 Kingswood Place, Ravenhall VIC 3023 · 1.1 km Book on nationalstorage.com.au (leaves StorageCheck) | StoreLocal Sunshine 503 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine VIC 3020 · 7.0 km Lowest total Book on storelocal.com.au (leaves StorageCheck) | Roomia Truganina 477 Dohertys Road, Truganina VIC 3029 · 6.5 km Book on roomia.com.au (leaves StorageCheck) |
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| Total, 6 monthsincl. published one-off fees | $1,569 about $262 a month on average | $1,184 about $197 a month on average | $1,650 about $275 a month on average |
| How it adds up |
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| Offer, as written | “50% off 1st Month”, costed for 1 month. Length from the operator's booking data. | “50% Off Three Months”, costed for 3 months. Length from the operator's booking data. Also listed: “10% discount on long-term storage (6+ months)”. Conditions not published, so not in the total (up to about $118 less). | No offer on this unit. |
| Monthly rate after the offer | $281 a month | $263 a month | $275 a month |
| Leaving early or late | If you leave and are not in default, you can ask for a refund of fees paid in advance for future whole months. Notice given late can cost up to $281 more. | Managed sites refund only whole months not yet started. The owned-site lease has no refund clause for rent. At a managed site, notice given late can cost up to $263 more. | Refunds are for whole months; rent paid ahead is refunded at the store manager's discretion. Notice given late can cost up to $275 more. |
| Other fees | Move-in fee $24, included above. Amount not published: monthly administrative fee ($4.40 on the fee schedule; who pays it is not stated). | Amount not published: late payment fee. | Amount not published: cleaning fee, late payment fee. |
| Insurance | Insuring your goods is a condition of storage: your own policy, or National Storage's from $17.50 a month for up to $5,000 ($250 excess a claim). Not in our totals. Not included in the total. | StoreLocal does not sell insurance and does not require it. Check whether your home and contents policy covers goods in storage. Not included in the total. | Optional StoreReady goods protection (not insurance). Its price is not published under that name: the $2.50 a month on Roomia's pages is for StoreProtect, which it says was withdrawn on 7 October 2026. Not in our totals. Not included in the total. |
| The unit | |||
| Size, to scale |
15 m², 2.5 × 6 m
about 30 m³ stacked to 2 m, about 140 boxes |
12 m², 4 × 3 m
about 24 m³ stacked to 2 m, about 112 boxes |
13.5 m², 4.5 × 3 m
about 27 m³ stacked to 2 m, about 126 boxes |
| Name | Large (the operator calls it “Large - 15m² (2.5 × 6m)”) | Large (the operator calls it “Medium”) | Large (the operator calls it “Three Quarter Garage Upper”) |
| Floor | Upper level Upper Level | Ground floor Ground floor. Easy access near main loading area. | Level 1 |
| Using the site | |||
| Gate access | Every day, 5am – 9pm | Every day, 6am – 9pm | Every day, 5am – 10pm |
| Office hours | Mon–Fri 8am – 5pm, Sat 9am – 2pm, Sun closed | Mon–Fri 9am – 5pm | Mon–Fri 9am – 5pm, Sat 9am – 2pm, Sun closed |
| 24/7 access | No: gate every day, 5am – 9pm | No: gate every day, 6am – 9pm | No: gate every day, 5am – 10pm |
| Locked overnight | Gate shut outside every day, 5am – 9pm | Gate shut outside every day, 6am – 9pm | Gate shut outside every day, 5am – 10pm |
| In before 6am | Gate every day, 5am – 9pm | No: the gate opens at 6am | Gate every day, 5am – 10pm |
| Drive-up | Not stated on the operator's page | Not this unit; other units here: drive-up units | Not this unit; other units here: drive-up units |
| Ground floor or lift | Not this unit; other units here: ground-floor units |
This unit
Ground floor. Easy access near main loading area. |
Not this unit; other units here: ground-floor units |
| Loading bay | Not stated on the operator's page |
This unit
Ground floor. Easy access near main loading area. |
Not stated on the operator's page |
| Climate control | Not stated on the operator's page | Not stated on the operator's page | Not stated on the operator's page |
| Business services |
24/7 access for business customers
With broad access hours across every day of the year, and 24/7 entry for business customers, National Storage offers convenient storage solutions for... |
Business storage services
7m x 5m Mini Warehouse |
Workspace or meeting room
With Roomia’s modern, secure self storage facility conveniently located right on your doorstep, you’ll be able to create the space you’ve been longing for... |
| Takes deliveries | Not stated on the operator's page | Not stated on the operator's page |
Its on-site team can take delivery of your stock and send orders out.
Our on-site team can take delivery of your stock and help get orders back out the door, so your business keeps moving when you can't be there in person. |
| Contract | |||
| Notice to leave | 7 days, in writing, after the first month. Either side can end the agreement after the one-month minimum with 7 days' written notice. | 30 days (managed sites) or one month (owned sites). Managed sites: the period in your schedule, or 30 days if it sets none. Owned sites: one month. The location page does not say which agreement it uses, so ask. | 14 days, in writing. Either side can end the lease once the first month is over. Roomia's refund policy asks for a month's notice so the lease ends at the start of a billing cycle. |
| Price rises | 14 days' notice of a rise after the first month. If you don't accept it, you can leave on 7 days' notice. | 28 days' notice of a rise. If you object, you can end the agreement before those 28 days are up and leave on 24 hours' notice. | One month's written notice of a rise. |
| Prices checked | 9 Nov 2026 on nationalstorage.com.au | 8 Nov 2026 on storelocal.com.au | 8 Nov 2026 on roomia.com.au |
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Ravenhall; * means the operator publishes no map position, so we measure to its suburb's centre. All prices as advertised to new customers on the date shown. Totals assume you give notice on time and the advertised rates hold for your stay. How we work out totals.