Registering a company means putting an address on the public record. ASIC requires every company to have a registered office that is a physical street address in Australia, not a PO Box, and anyone who buys information from the company register can see it. If the company does not occupy that address, the owner’s written consent has to be kept on record.

That is one reason so many Victorian businesses use an address they do not work from. Victoria recorded a net increase of 19,581 actively trading businesses in 2025-26, according to the ABS, and every business set up as a company needs a registered office.

A virtual business address keeps a home address off the register and gives post somewhere reliable to land. In Melbourne, a virtual office covering a business address and mail costs from A$30 to A$224 a month across the six providers in this guide, and plans that add a phone number or call answering cost more. The providers below are grouped by area. For how the arrangement works in general, see the explanation of What is a Virtual Office.

At a glance

Melbourne CBD

The address most clients recognise, within walking distance of Flinders Street and Southern Cross stations.

CorporateCubes.Co

Best for: Founders who work from home most weeks but want a CBD base a couple of days a month

Address: 607 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Price: From A$75/month for address and mail

607 Bourke Street is one of four Melbourne addresses on CorporateCubes.Co’s Business Address plan, alongside 333 Collins Street. The plan covers the address, secure mail management, two days a month in any of its business lounges and meeting rooms at member rates. Call handling by on-site staff is a separate plan, from A$115 a month.

Worth knowing: Call handling is not part of the A$75 plan, so a business that needs its phone answered would need a separate or higher plan.

Contact: 03 9982 6300

Learn more: CorporateCubes.Co 607 Bourke Street

Servcorp

Best for: Firms that host clients in person and want a staffed reception at their address

Address: Level 27, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne

Price: From A$224/month for address and mail

Servcorp occupies Level 27 of 101 Collins Street, with a staffed reception, meeting rooms and a coworking lounge on the floor. The Address Package includes a business address, mail and courier management, an hour a day in the lounge, and pay-as-you-go meeting rooms. The Virtual Office, A$379.20 a month, adds a local phone number answered by a receptionist and 24/7 voicemail. Servcorp’s other Melbourne centres are priced separately.

Worth knowing: What 101 Collins Street offers is mostly the staffed floor, support team and call answering, so a business that only needs post to land somewhere would use little of it.

Contact: 03 9653 7300

Learn more: Servcorp 101 Collins Street

The Cluster

Best for: Remote teams that occasionally need a desk or meeting room in the CBD

Address: 31 Queen Street, Melbourne

Price: From A$85/month for address and mail

The Cluster runs private offices and coworking at 31 Queen Street, which it describes as five minutes from Flinders Street and Southern Cross stations. Its Virtual Membership covers a CBD business address and mail handling, with member rates on coworking day passes and meeting room hire.

Worth knowing: The membership covers the address and mail; desk days and meeting rooms are charged separately at member rates.

Contact: 03 9008 5980

Learn more: The Cluster, 31 Queen Street

St Kilda Road and South Melbourne

The office corridor running south from the CBD, and the neighbouring commercial streets of South Melbourne, a short tram ride from the city.

Central House

Best for: Hybrid workers who want an address plus a desk by the day when they need one

Address: 101 Moray Street, South Melbourne

Price: From A$67/month for address and mail

Central House is a coworking and private office centre in South Melbourne, part of a group that also runs The Commons and Forum workspaces. Its Virtual Office membership covers a business address and mail handling, with meeting rooms and day passes across its locations booked pay-as-you-go through its app.

Worth knowing: Mail handling covers up to 10 items, so a business with regular post should check the cost beyond that.

Contact: 1300 886 778

Learn more: Central House, 101 Moray Street

Melbourne Business Centre

Best for: Businesses that are rarely at the address and want their post scanned rather than collected

Address: Ground Floor, 470 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Price: From A$30/month for address and mail

Melbourne Business Centre sells three address plans at 470 St Kilda Road. The Virtual Address plan covers the address and mail, with receiving, scanning and storage at no extra charge and forwarding at cost. The two higher plans, from A$90 a month, add a local phone number, a receptionist to greet visitors and meeting rooms at member rates, with call answering at A$1 a minute.

Worth knowing: The A$30 plan has no phone number or member meeting room rates, so a business expecting calls or visitors would start at the A$90 plan.

Contact: 03 9607 1377

Learn more: Melbourne Business Centre, 470 St Kilda Road

B2B HQ

Best for: Sole traders who collect their own post and want access outside business hours

Address: 141 Cardigan Street, Carlton

Price: From A$69/month for address and mail

B2B HQ operates from 141 Cardigan Street, which its site describes as near the CBD. Its Business Address plan gives each business a permanent unique address and a secure physical mailbox, with 24/7 office access and mail notifications. The Virtual Office plan adds a landline number, with calls redirected to your mobile.

Worth knowing: The Business Address plan has no landline number or call forwarding, so a business that wants a number to publish would need the Virtual Office plan.

Contact: 1800 861 761

Learn more: B2B HQ 141 Cardigan Street

Choosing the right virtual office in Melbourne

Start with what the address has to do. If it only needs to receive post and keep a home address off invoices and the website, an address plan in any of these areas will do. If it is going on the ASIC register, confirm with the provider that the plan you are buying covers registered office use, since some sell that as a separate tier.

Then think about how the mail reaches you. Some plans include scanning, some limit the number of items, and others rely on you collecting it. A business that receives government letters or cheques regularly will feel the difference more than one that receives the occasional parcel.

If clients will visit or call, look beyond the address. A staffed reception, meeting rooms on site and a phone number answered in your company’s name are usually sold in higher tiers, and they matter more than the postcode once clients are involved.

Finally, compare prices on the same basis. Some are quoted month to month, some carry a minimum term, and some leave the term to enquiry, so read the term beside each figure. For more Melbourne addresses, see the list of Melbourne Virtual Offices.