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.id.au domains
Register a .id.au — $20 a year, same at renewal
A .id.au costs $20 a year inc GST at Chill Domains, and renewal is the same $20 list price. It’s a personal domain for individuals who are Australian citizens or permanent residents, and the name has to be yours: a match, acronym or abbreviation of your legal, first or family name, or your nickname.
Type just the name — we’ll assume .id.au on this page.
.id.au at a glance
| Price | $20 a year, inc GST |
|---|---|
| Renewal | $20 a year — the same list price as the first year |
| Transfer in | No transfer fee. Free, unless it’s within 90 days of expiry: then it includes the renewal ($20) |
| Term | 1 year when you register; renew for longer from your dashboard (auDA’s maximum is 5 years) |
| Who can register | Individual Australian citizens and permanent residents; no ABN needed |
| Name rules | Your legal, first or family name, an acronym or abbreviation of it, or your nickname |
| Not allowed | Registering a name only to sell, lease or hold it for revenue |
| Public in WHOIS | Your name, eligibility type and registrar; contact email on auDA’s web WHOIS only. Not your street address, phone or the domain’s dates. No privacy option. |
| After expiry | auDA allows renewal for 30 days, then the name is released |
| Rules and registry | auDA sets the rules; Identity Digital Australia runs the registry for auDA |
| Included | DNS hosting, email and URL forwarding, DNSSEC, passkey and two-factor sign-in |
Who can register a .id.au?
People, not organisations. auDA’s Licensing Rules make .id.au a licence for a “natural person”, and its guidance says Australian citizens and permanent residents. Companies, businesses and associations can’t hold one, and you don’t need an ABN. auDA notes you may be asked for proof, such as government-issued photo ID.
Which names can you register?
- a match of your legal name, first name or family name — Jane Citizen could use janecitizen.id.au, jane.id.au or citizen.id.au
- an acronym or abbreviation of those names, such as jc.id.au
- your nickname — a familiar name for you, not the name of a company, trade mark, profession or service
You can’t register a .id.au only to sell, lease or hold it for revenue, or just to pass it on to someone else. auDA prohibits this “monetisation” in .id.au.
Why a .id.au?
It’s tied to you rather than to a job or a business, so it suits a personal email address or site you plan to keep. Email forwarding is included, so mail to your .id.au can land in the inbox you already use. There’s no ABN attached, so the ABN and ACN check that can stop a business domain renewing doesn’t come into it — you just need to stay eligible.
Ordering and transferring
Our checkout’s .au eligibility form is built around ABNs. If you’re registering a .id.au without one, email info@digitalgreenhouse.com.au with the name you want and we’ll process it by hand.
Transfers in have no transfer fee. If your .id.au is within 90 days of expiry, the transfer includes its renewal ($20 for a year); otherwise it’s free and your expiry date stays the same. You need the domain password (auth code) from your current provider, or from auDA’s recovery tool at pw.auda.org.au, which emails it to the registrant contact. Once the code is accepted, .au transfers usually finish within a few hours. Start a .id.au transfer.
.id.au questions
Do I need an ABN for a .id.au?
No. A .id.au is for individuals, so no ABN is involved.
Will my name be public?
Yes. auDA’s WHOIS shows the registrant’s name for every .au domain, and the contact email appears on auDA’s web WHOIS. Your street address, phone number and the domain’s creation and expiry dates aren’t published, and there’s no privacy option for .au.
Can I use a .id.au for my business?
The licence stays in your personal name and the domain must be your name, so it isn’t built for a business. A sole trader with an ABN can register a .com.au in their own name, and anyone with an Australian presence can take a direct .au.