The Cheapest 1300 Numbers in Australia, Answered Properly
The cheapest published 1300 plan is $10 per month — but cheapest to run depends on call rates and your callers. Reading cheap honestly, without calculating.
The cheapest published 1300 plan is $10 per month — the Prepaid tier. Whether it is the cheapest number for your business is a different question, because a 1300 is a shared-cost arrangement: callers pay a local call cost and the business pays the remainder, at the per-minute rates of the chosen plan. "Cheap" therefore has two published parts, and this page keeps both honest.
The cheap end of the published ladder
- $10 per month — Prepaid: lists $5 call credit, with rates of 12c per minute to fixed lines and 32c to mobiles.
- $15 per month — Light: the same $5 call credit at the same published rates (12c/32c), at a higher monthly fee.
- $39 per month and up: the Cap tiers add included minute allowances and lower rates — Cap39 lists 250 fixed line plus 100 mobile minutes at 10c/30c.
Full tables, including the $79 and $99 tiers, are on the pricing page; rates are per minute on a per-second basis, and on Cap plans the monthly fee is the only charge until the included value is used.
Why the lowest fee is not automatically cheapest
The published structure makes the trade-off visible without any calculating: the Prepaid and Light tiers carry higher per-minute rates than the Cap tiers, and the Cap tiers carry allowances instead of credit. A business with steady call volume faces different running costs on each, and the published rate tables are the comparison point — the pricing page exists precisely so the decision does not rest on a "from" figure. This page quotes published amounts without calculating examples.
What "cheap" should not include
No claim on this page extends to outcomes or exclusivity — a cheap plan is not published as a growth tool, and no plan is described as best. The word format is priced separately (from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting a specific word's price), so "cheapest" among word numbers is likewise a matter of the confirmed word, not a listed ranking. Service terms are governed by the terms and conditions.
Related reading: cheap 1300 number rates, cheap 1300 number value, or what 1300 numbers cost.
Cheapest 1300 number questions
What is the cheapest published 1300 plan?
The Prepaid plan at $10 per month, listing $5 call credit with 12c and 32c per minute rates to fixed lines and mobiles. Verify on the current pricing page.
Is the $10 plan the cheapest overall?
Not necessarily — the Cap tiers trade a higher fee for included minutes and lower rates, which can suit busier lines better. Compare the published tables rather than the fee alone.
Are there hidden costs beyond the plan?
The published structure is the monthly fee plus per-minute call rates, with inclusions listed per plan. Read the pricing page and the terms and conditions for billing detail.
Is a cheap word number possible?
Word pricing starts from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the specific word's price — the confirmed word at connection is the real answer.
Cheap, defined
Find the plan that is actually cheapest for you
Read the published plan ladder, or compare rates directly.