Day 1
The brief
A 30-minute call. Routines, calendars, what you want left alone, and the rhythm of your week.
For Melbourne households
Household management
in Melbourne.
Quietly Kept introduces busy Melbourne families to an experienced household manager, and gives the household a shared place that takes the week out of one head. The dry cleaning, the bins, the cleaner’s brief — someone else’s to keep.
Placement fee$295 once
Then$49 / month
Settled in3-4 weeks
Where we work
Across Melbourne, close to home.
Our Melbourne managers live across the city they keep. Most are within a short drive of Stonnington, the bayside suburbs and Boroondara, so a Tuesday school run in Camberwell and a Thursday tradesperson in Albert Park stay practical, not heroic. We shortlist close to your home, and keep it that way.
Stonnington
South Yarra, Toorak, Armadale, Malvern, Prahran, Windsor
Boroondara
Camberwell, Hawthorn, Kew, Canterbury, Balwyn, Surrey Hills
Port Phillip & Bayside
St Kilda, Albert Park, Middle Park, Elwood, Brighton, Hampton
City & inner west
Docklands, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Williamstown, Yarraville, Point Cook
We also work across regional Victoria. The briefing, shortlist and platform work the same way wherever you are.
A typical engagement
Brief to settled, in three to four weeks.
Week 1
The shortlist
Two or three candidates considered against your brief. Full profiles, references available on request.
Week 2
Introductions
Brief video introductions with the candidates you like. We can sit in for the first if you prefer, then you move to an in-person meeting.
Week 3
Engagement
You engage your manager directly. We help with the paperwork and onboard your household into the platform.
Quarter 1
Settled
Three months in: nobody has had to ask where the spare key is, when the bins go out, or what time piano starts. Quietly kept from here.
What is included
One engagement. Three things kept well.
A shortlist, an engagement, and the platform. Priced as one because they belong together.
A considered shortlist
A 30-minute briefing call, then two or three managers chosen for the way your Melbourne household runs. ID, references and right-to-work validated. For a one-off $295 fee.
You engage directly
The working relationship is yours. We help with the contract, onboarding, and a quarterly review — but the manager reports to you, not to us.
Calm, on one page
Calendars, routines, handovers, the pantry and the gate codes — on one shared platform your manager keeps and your family reads. For $49 a month.
Investment
A small placement fee. A quiet monthly subscription.
A one-off $295 placement fee, then $49 a month for the platform, a named partner, and successor candidates on file. The household pays the manager directly — we take no margin on their wages.
The household subscription
Cancel any timePlacement
$295once
Then
$49/ month
Two to three shortlisted candidates, with full profiles
Quietly Kept platform — included for the life of the subscription
Named household partner & successor candidates on file
If a placement doesn't settle in 90 days, we re-shortlist at no further placement fee
All prices in AUD, ex GST. Manager wages are paid by you, directly.
Melbourne FAQs
The questions Melbourne households ask.
If yours is not here, write to us. We answer in plain language, by email, by the next business day.
01Do you have managers across Melbourne?
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Yes. Most of our Melbourne managers are across Stonnington and Boroondara, the bayside from St Kilda through to Brighton, and the inner west out toward Point Cook: Toorak, Camberwell, Albert Park and Docklands among them. We shortlist within a practical commute of your home.
02What does a household manager actually do?
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The day-to-day running of the home: calendars, tradespeople, the pantry, school logistics, household admin. Not a nanny, not a cleaner — think chief of staff for a household, working alongside your family remotely.
03How long does a Melbourne placement take?
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Most engagements settle in three to four weeks, from briefing call to start date. Our Melbourne network is growing steadily, and shortlists come together within the first week.
04What do managers typically charge in Melbourne?
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Between $45 and $75 per hour depending on the scope, hours, and experience. You agree the rate directly with your manager — we take nothing from their wages.
05Can I meet my manager before engaging?
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Yes. We arrange brief video introductions first, then an in-person meeting before you commit. You decide the pace.
Begin an enquiry
Tell us about your household.
A short, considered form — fifteen minutes at most. A partner will be in touch within two business days, by phone or by note, as you prefer.
“We treat your home with the discretion you’d expect of a family office.”
The household engages the manager directly · Verification reduces risk, it does not guarantee suitability · We do not provide legal, tax, payroll or migration advice