Find a Business Number
Finding a business number takes two decisions: the type (1300, 1800 or word) and availability. Search available numbers here, then compare published plans.
Finding a business number is two decisions in order. First the type: a 1300 number (shared cost — callers pay a local call rate), an 1800 number (free for customers to call in the stated Australian 1800-number context, with the business paying call charges), or a Phoneword (a 13, 1300 or 1800 number that spells a word on the keypad). Then availability, which is the only part you cannot decide in advance — you search it. This page walks both decisions with the published facts and no guarantees: no specific number is promised to be available, and no type is promised to perform better than another.
Step one: choose the type
- 1300: the shared-cost option. The business pays the per-minute rate; callers pay a local call rate on 1300.
- 1800: the toll-free option. Callers pay nothing in the stated Australian context; the business pays the call charges.
- Phoneword: the word option. Up to six letters on a 1300 or 1800 base, four on 13. The word is what makes the number read as a name — the published example here is 1300 327 934, which spells 1300 EASY DIAL.
Both 1300 and 1800 are national inbound numbers with no area code, so the type choice is about caller cost and format, not geography.
Step two: search availability
Find a Number searches the currently available 1300 and 1800 Phonewords by word or by the last six digits, with a prefix filter. A listed result is a live snapshot, not a reservation — listings move as other businesses connect their numbers, and the confirmation step at sign-up is what secures one. The tool is not a number-owner lookup: it answers what is available, not who holds a number already in use.
If the first-choice word is not listed, a variant spelling or a shorter word sometimes is. Search again rather than assuming the idea has no answer.
Step three: read the plan behind the number
The number sits on a plan, and the published rows are on the pricing page: 1300 and 1800 plans at $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month, all ex GST, with standard plans month-to-month and no lock-in. A Phoneword adds word pricing from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the exact figure. Call rates and included value differ by row, so read the row you would actually buy rather than the headline start price.
Related reading: find a 1300 number, find a phone word, or find a number in Australia.
Find a business number questions
Which type should a small business choose?
That depends on what you want callers to pay and how you want the number to read. A 1300 shares the call cost with callers, an 1800 removes the caller charge in the stated Australian context, and a Phoneword spells a word. This page does not rank them — the caller-cost difference is the published fact to decide on.
Can I reserve a number I find?
The search itself reserves nothing. A listing is a live snapshot, and the number is secured at the confirmation step during sign-up.
How much does a business number cost?
Published 1300 and 1800 plans start at $10 per month ex GST, and a Phoneword adds word pricing from $40 per month depending on availability and desirability. The pricing page holds the current rows.
Can I look up who owns a number that is in use?
No. The search tool covers available numbers only and is not a number-owner lookup.
Type first, then availability
Find the number that fits the business
Choose between 1300, 1800 and Phonewords, search what is available, and check the published plan behind it.