Virtual assistant Australia: admin and reception support on Australian time.
A virtual assistant Australia businesses can rely on works AEST or AWST hours and covers admin, customer support and bookkeeping. MyRemoteVA VAs start the same day, from $5.62 an hour.
Australian founders face high local wages and a tight labour market, and many are turning to remote support instead. A virtual assistant Australia businesses hire on their own time zone gets the same work done without the recruiting wait.
Virtual assistant Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and beyond
Looking for a virtual assistant Sydney or virtual assistant Melbourne teams can use? Whether you're in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth, your VA works your hours. We staff shifts across AEST, ACST and AWST, and adjust for daylight saving in the states that use it.
What Australian clocks look like from Kerala
Our team is based in Kerala, India. Australia spans several time zones, so here is what 9am looks like for each:
- Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra: 3:30am in Kerala in January and 4:30am in July.
- Brisbane: 4:30am all year, because Queensland has no daylight saving.
- Adelaide: about 4am to 5am, depending on the season.
- Perth: 6:30am all year, a gap of only two and a half hours.
We plan early shifts for your assistant, so your work is covered during your day. Tell us your hours at sign-up and we match them.
What an Australian virtual assistant handles
- Inbox and calendar management.
- Data entry, filing and supplier research.
- Bookkeeping support in Xero or MYOB.
- Customer support and order handling for online stores.
- Property and rental admin for real estate teams.
- Virtual reception and call handling.
Virtual receptionist Australia: every call answered
Tradies, clinics and agencies lose jobs when calls ring out. A virtual receptionist Australia callers reach answers in your business name, takes details and books the job, while you're on site.
Why Australian businesses go remote
A local hire adds super, leave entitlements and payroll tax on top of wages. Virtual staff Australia businesses hire remotely cost only the hours you use. You can scale up for busy periods like end of financial year, then back down.
A dedicated full-time assistant starts from $5.62 an hour, which is 160 hours for $899 a month. A part-time plan is 80 hours for $500. Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour and the hours never expire. Plans are priced in USD, and PayPal converts the amount to Australian dollars.
Built for Australian formats
Your VA can work in Australian spelling, GST-ready invoicing and local date formats. Bookkeeping is kept ready for your accountant well before BAS deadlines and the 30 June financial year end.
How to start in Australia
- Pick one task you repeat every week.
- Share tool access with limited permissions.
- Review the first week line by line.
- Add hours as trust grows.
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Bookkeeping for Australia businesses
Australian bookkeeping runs on the BAS cycle. Kerala sits 2.5 to 5.5 hours behind Australian east and west coast cities, so our working day covers your afternoon: work you send before lunch can usually be reconciled and coded the same day.
| Tax authority | Australian Taxation Office (ATO) |
|---|---|
| GST rate | 10% |
| GST registration | GST turnover of $75,000 or more ($150,000 for non-profits) |
| Reporting | Business activity statement (BAS) lodged with the ATO |
What a bookkeeper keeps up to date for you:
- Code GST on each transaction so the BAS figures are ready for your BAS agent
- Reconcile Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB bank feeds weekly
- Keep supplier bills and receipts matched to payments
Bookkeeping is record-keeping, not tax advice. Your accountant or registered agent files returns and advises on tax. Sources: ATO: registering for GST; ATO: GST and the BAS.
Services our clients hand off first.
Executive Assistant
Inbox, calendar, travel, admin
Social Media VA
Content calendars, community
Bookkeeping VA
Invoicing, reconciliation
Customer Support VA
Ticket queues, live chat
E-commerce VA
Shopify, Amazon, fulfilment
Real Estate VA
MLS, CRM, transactions
Virtual Receptionist
Calls, booking, follow-up
Admin & Data Entry VA
Data entry, documents, admin
Questions from Australia businesses
Can a virtual assistant work Australian hours?
Yes. We staff shifts for AEST, ACST and AWST, so your VA is online during your working day in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth.
How much does a virtual assistant cost in Australia?
MyRemoteVA starts at $5.62 USD/hr on a full-time plan, or $12 USD/hr pay-as-you-go. PayPal converts to AUD when you subscribe.
Do you work with Australian tools?
Yes, including Xero, MYOB and the CRMs Australian small businesses commonly use.
What are the shift times for Australian cities?
When it is 9am in Sydney or Melbourne, it is 3:30am in Kerala in January and 4:30am in July. For Brisbane it is 4:30am all year, for Adelaide about 4am to 5am, and for Perth 6:30am all year. We plan shifts around your hours.
Can a virtual assistant help before BAS and end of financial year?
Yes. Many Australian firms add hours before BAS dates and before 30 June to tidy records and chase invoices. Filing and tax advice stay with you or your accountant.
Can a virtual assistant cover Australia business hours?
Yes. Our team is based in Kerala, India, and shifts are planned around your Australia working day. Tell us your hours at sign-up and we match them.
Can you keep the books for a Australia business?
Yes. A bookkeeper reconciles your bank accounts, records bills and invoices, and codes GST so the figures are ready for your accountant, who still files returns. Bookkeeping uses the same plans as other work, from $5.62 an hour on the full-time plan.
More in Australia (all locations): Perth Melbourne Adelaide Canberra Gold Coast Sunshine Coast Darwin
How many hours would you hand off?
Tick your tasks to see a weekly timeline, the hours you win back and a plan that fits. Takes about a minute.
Tell us about your business.
Not ready to start? Tell us about the work and we will reply by email, or arrange a call. The consultation is free.
- Tell us the tasks. We suggest the right role and plan.
- Or call +1 (917) 920 7030 (US number).
- Prefer to just start? Start for $1.