How does buying a .com.au domain here work?

You pay through Dotto, the money is held in our account, and the domain moves to your registrar account. We only pay the seller once the transfer has completed, so neither side has to trust the other first.

Is a .com.au worth more than a .com?

For a business selling to Australians, usually yes. Australian customers read .com.au as local and trustworthy. If you sell internationally, a .com may serve you better.

.com.au domains for sale

7,835 domains available now

.com.au is Australia's address for businesses and other commercial entities. Every name below is already registered, and its seller has 7 business days to transfer it once you pay.

Available domains

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What .com.au names cost

Registering a name no one holds costs only a registrar's fee, paid for one to five years at a time. A name someone already holds costs what they ask, and most names here are open to offers. For those with an asking price, here is what sellers on Dotto ask today, by the length of the name before the dot.

Name length	Priced names	Typical asking price
4 characters or fewer	140	$5,895
5 or 6 characters	88	$5,345
7 to 9 characters	214	$4,755
10 characters or more	455	$3,454

Typical is the middle asking price: half of the priced names ask that or less. Names open to offers only have no asking price and are not counted.

Who can hold a .com.au

Two tests, and you must meet both. First, you need to be a commercial entity: a company, a sole trader or other person with an ABN, an incorporated association, a registered body, or someone who holds or has applied for an Australian trade mark, among others listed in auDA's Licensing Rules.

Second, the name has to connect to you. It can match some or all of your company, business or personal name or your Australian trade mark, or be an acronym of your name. Or it can match, or be a synonym of, a service you provide, goods you sell, an event you register or sponsor, an activity you run, teach or train, or premises you operate.

If your only link to Australia is an Australian trade mark, the name must instead exactly match the trade mark.

An ABN alone is not enough. It can make you a commercial entity, but the name still has to pass the second test.

Buying one from its holder

A .com.au can move from one holder to another, and the person taking it must meet both tests on the day it moves. You then take out a new licence with the registrar, choose its length and pay its fee.

Strictly, no one owns a .com.au. auDA grants a licence to use the name for one to five years at a time, which you can renew while you stay eligible.

.com.au or .au

A .au asks only for an Australian presence, such as being an Australian citizen or permanent resident, so the name does not have to connect to a business. A .com.au asks for a commercial entity and a name that connects to it. Some businesses hold both, and point one at the other.

Questions buyers ask

Who can hold a .com.au domain?: You need to be a commercial entity, such as a company, or a sole trader with an ABN, and the name has to connect to you: it must match your company, business or personal name or your Australian trade mark, be an acronym of your name, or match or be a synonym of a service you provide, goods you sell, an event you register or sponsor, an activity you run, teach or train, or premises you operate. There are a few other routes too. An ABN on its own is not enough. auDA sets these rules, and they apply when you buy a name from its holder as well as when you register one fresh.
How does buying a .com.au domain here work?: You pay through Dotto, the money is held in our account, and the domain moves to your registrar account. We only pay the seller once the transfer has completed, so neither side has to trust the other first.
Is a .com.au worth more than a .com?: For a business selling to Australians, usually yes. Australian customers read .com.au as local and trustworthy. If you sell internationally, a .com may serve you better.