The quick path, done right
Get a 1300 Number in Australia: The Short Path
Getting a 1300 number in Australia is four steps — search, choose, plan, publish — and the search costs nothing. The whole path is online, works identically in every state, and ends with a number routed to the phones you already answer.
- Free search, no account
- Plans from $10/month
- Nothing to install
Quick-start questions
How quickly can I get a 1300 number?
A number drawn from the availability pool connects once the plan is in place — routing is configuration, not construction. Premium phonewords can take longer if they pass through an auction; porting an existing number depends on the losing carrier.
What does it cost to get one?
Nothing to search, and the plan starts at $10 a month with per-second call charges once calls arrive. Phonewords add a premium lease from $40 a month. The full table is on the pricing page.
Do I need a business landline first?
No. A 1300 number is virtual and routes to whatever you answer — mobile, landline or team. Many small businesses run theirs entirely to mobiles and change the destination as staffing evolves.
You know you want a 1300 number; this page is the shortest honest path to one. Four steps, no hardware, nothing to install — and a deliberate pause at step two, because the number you choose is the only part of the process you cannot change later without reprinting advertising.
Step 1: search the pool (free)
The availability search lists every 1300 number that can be connected right now — standard patterns and phonewords, with lease prices where they apply. It is free and needs no account: available numbers. Go in with a shortlist of acceptable patterns rather than one exact string; the pool is finite and moves as businesses surrender numbers.
Step 2: choose the number
Two tiers, two budgets:
- Standard patterns — from $10 a month, no premium. The right choice for most businesses; callers do not need a word to dial you.
- Phonewords — numbers spelling words, leased from $40 a month on top of the plan, with the strongest patterns passing through auctions. The trade-offs are worked through in smart numbers.
The over-dialling tactic — presenting 1300 4 SIMPLE while callers dial the underlying digits — widens the field if your exact word is taken.
Step 3: pick the plan and set routing
Choose the plan that matches your expected call volume — the tiers and per-second rates are on the pricing page, and the matching method is in 1300 number plans. Then point the number at the phones you answer: a mobile, a landline or a team, with time-based, overflow, round-robin and location-based routing available. How it all behaves once live is on the 1300 numbers product page.
Step 4: publish it everywhere
The number earns nothing until it is printed: website, Google Business Profile, invoices, signatures, vehicles. Because the number is virtual and national, one number covers every state and survives every future office move — publish it once, confidently.
The variation: you already have a number
If a 1300 number is in service with another carrier, skip steps 1–2: porting it across keeps the number and changes the carrier, and callers notice nothing. The decision between buying new and porting is worth ten minutes before step 1 — our 1300 numbers purchase pages cover it.
Step one is free
Search the live 1300 pool
Every number connectable right now, with tier and lease prices — free, no account.