Country-code extension · Location
.au Domains: prices, rules and registry
The country-code extension associated with Australia; many projects use a registration suffix beneath it.
- Registry.au Domain Administration (auDA)
- Registration from$7.60
Signal profile
- Brevity 100
- Namespace depth 100
- RDAP readiness 100
- DNSSEC 100
- NS breadth 63
- Registration scale n/a
Choosing an extension
About .au domains
.au is a country-code extension. Its registry manager is .au Domain Administration (auDA). Recorded standard registration prices start at $7.60 for the first year; renewal rates are compared below.
Who can register a .au domain?
Registration eligibility has not yet been verified in this directory. Check the registry’s current policy before registering; country-code and sponsored extensions can have specific requirements.
Registration and renewal costs
Cheapest places to register .au in our comparison
Compare recorded standard retail rates in USD. Registrars are ordered by estimated five-year cost. This is one registration plus four renewals at today’s recorded renewal rate.
| Registrar | Register (1 year) | Renew (1 year) | 5-year cost | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above.com | $7.60 | $7.60 | $38.00 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Porkbun | $8.38 | $8.38 | $41.90 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| QualiSpace | $8.99 | $8.99 | $44.95 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Cloudean | $10.72 | $10.72 | $53.60 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| ClouDNS | $11.49 | $11.49 | $57.45 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| OVHcloud | $12.36 | $12.36 | $61.80 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Regery | $11.99 | $12.99 | $63.95 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| VEBONIX | $11.93 | $13.62 | $66.41 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Openprovider | $14.60 | $14.60 | $73.00 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Internet.bs | $12.88 | $15.39 | $74.44 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Moniker | $12.88 | $15.39 | $74.44 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Hostinger | $10.19 | $16.19 | $74.95 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| GoDaddy | $15.19 | $15.19 | $75.95 | 18 Oct 2026Outside refresh window; confirm rate |
| OnlyDomains | $14.99 | $15.99 | $78.95 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| NameMart | $35.39 | $15.39 | $96.95 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| REGtons | $20.04 | $20.04 | $100.20 | 17 Oct 2026Outside refresh window; confirm rate |
| Subreg.cz | $20.18 | $20.18 | $100.90 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Amazon Route 53 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $105.00 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| DonDominio | $23.58 | $23.58 | $117.90 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
| Rebel | $18.19 | $25.19 | $118.95 | 18 Oct 2026Within recorded refresh window |
These are source-reported prices, not a guarantee of availability or checkout cost. Promotions and premium domains are excluded; tax, fees, eligibility and future renewal changes may affect your total. Open a registrar profile for its source details.
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Root zone and registry agreement
The facts that do not change monthly
Delegation, operator and protocol support, taken from the IANA root zone and the ICANN registry agreement data.
- Registry manager
- .au Domain Administration (auDA)
- Authoritative nameservers
- 5
- DNSSEC signed
- Yes
- RDAP available
- Yes
- Internationalised label
- No
IANA Root Zone Database
IANA root zone
Root delegation DS record
IANA RDAP bootstrap registry
IANA root zone
Namespace beneath .au
32 ICANN boundary rules Registration boundaries recognised beneath this TLD.
3 Private boundary rules Privately operated suffixes, such as hosting subdomains.
Put it to use
Find a .au worth having
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