Find the Best Shopify Experts in Australia

One detail decides how quickly an Australian store can go live. GST runs through Shopify's Basic Tax service here, and that service needs your tax registration number before it does anything. Have it ready before your expert starts.

As of October 2026, 74 Shopify experts in Australia list a profile on shopexperts: 67 agencies and 7 freelancers. Nearly all handle store setup and most build on Shopify. Consulting is listed almost as often as marketing, so plenty of these teams sell strategy alongside delivery.

That's useful if you're rebuilding how the business sells online. It's overhead if you only need a theme fixed.

Judge each one on the Australian stores it has launched, then shortlist three below and send each the same brief.

Top-rated Shopify experts in Australia

Katherine Stevenson

Shopify ConsultantCanberra, AustraliaFrom $3000

5.00(26 reviews)

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Hey! I'm Kat. I've been working with Shopify since 2018, offering store set up, development, and eCommerce consulting services. I have products listed on both the Shopify Theme Store (Divide, Leap, Explore, Move, and Treat), and Shopify App Store (QuickSwatch), and am listed on the Shopify Partner directory. I primarily work with brands in the premium-to-luxury lifestyle space (think: fashion, accessories, food and drink, home, kids products) both in Australia and internationally. I'm a Shopify, Klaviyo, and Judge.me. partner. Whether you're a new brand looking for store set up, or a more established one wondering how you can improve your website (think conversions, integrations, and development support), feel free to reach out.

Offered services

Consulting & Strategy

Shopify Development

Store Setup & Management

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Eddie Dunk

CRO SpecialistCanberra, AustraliaFrom $2500

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I’ve worked in e-commerce for over 15 years, specialising in Shopify-based growth, CRO, and international expansion for DTC brands. Leading e-commerce growth for established UK and international brands across beauty, wellness, and lifestyle My focus is on commercial performance, not surface-level design. I work hands-on across site architecture, conversion optimisation, analytics, and experimentation, often acting as a fractional Head of E-commerce or CRO lead for growing brands. I’m pragmatic, data-driven, and comfortable owning results end-to-end, from hypothesis through to implementation and measurement.

Offered services

Store Setup & Management

Consulting & Strategy

Marketing & Growth

Training, Coaching & Support

Shopify Development

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Benjamin Cofrancesco

Shopify Plus EngineerCanberra, AustraliaFrom $100

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I build Shopify stores that don’t just look good, they convert. If you’re tired of “pretty” stores that make $0, I’m the developer who fixes that and actually keeps your accountant happy. From upsells and flows to full rebuilds, I turn browsers into buyers and analytics into bragging rights. I’ve worked on some of the world’s leading Shopify brands and a combined total revenue of nine figures. I know what it takes to scale stores, optimise conversions, and create a shopping experience that keeps customers coming back. I work with Shopify Plus, Liquid, React, Rust for checkout extensions, GraphQL, TypeScript, and modern frontend tools like Lit and Tailwind to deliver fast, scalable, and maintainable solutions. Hire me and you’re not just getting a Shopify developer, you’re getting the only developer you will ever need, someone who can handle everything from storefront design to backend wizardry without making you cry over code.

Packaged services

Storefront Architecture™,Growth Vessel™

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Red Gorilla

AgencyCanberra, AustraliaFrom $1000

5.00(3 reviews)

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We design, build, and optimise Shopify and Shopify Plus stores with a focus on performance, scalability, and long-term growth. Our team has deep experience delivering complex Shopify Plus builds, multi-store and POS rollouts, CRO-driven redesigns, and full platform migrations from legacy systems such as WordPress and custom builds.

Packaged services

10 Hour Monthly Shopify Support Retainer,Shopify POS Rollout

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Bedford Lane®

AgencyCanberra, AustraliaFrom $10000

5.00(4 reviews)

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For brands that demand ✦ extraordinary experiences. Bedford Lane designs and builds high performance Shopify experiences for ambitious commerce brands. Strategy, design, and engineering working as one.

Packaged services

Store build or redesign

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Endless Digital

AgencyMelbourne, AustraliaFrom $250

5.00(152 reviews)

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We’re a results-driven eCommerce growth team helping Shopify brands scale with expert strategy, Google ads, Meta ads, CRO and Email/SMS. With over 10 years’ experience and millions in revenue generated, we turn data into growth for brands ready to reach the next level.

Offered services

Store Setup & Management

Shopify Development

Marketing & Growth

Design, UX & Branding

Copywriting & Content

Consulting & Strategy

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Jaboo Media

AgencySydney, AustraliaFrom $150

5.00(337 reviews)

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We're a top-tier web development and design studio with over 15 years of experience. We specialise in creating stunning websites on Shopify, using the latest web technologies to deliver unique and visually captivating solutions that perform.

Offered services

Store Setup & Management

Shopify Development

Marketing & Growth

Consulting & Strategy

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eChic.com.au

AgencySydney, AustraliaFrom $75

4.90(133 reviews)

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Our goal is to help you make smart choices about your website. Are you a startup on a microbudget who needs help setting up a custom site? Or a thriving business who wants to take their website to the next level? We can help you find an approach that meets your needs.

Offered services

Store Setup & Management

Shopify Development

Marketing & Growth

Design, UX & Branding

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Insider Media Group

AgencyPort Melbourne, AustraliaFrom $100

5.00(139 reviews)

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Established in 2012, our experienced Melbourne based Shopify team love working with online retailers. From basic Shopify setups, store migrations, search & social marketing, and advanced customisations, our affordable range of services will help build your business.

Offered services

Store Setup & Management

Shopify Development

Marketing & Growth

Consulting & Strategy

Design, UX & Branding

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Inspire Small Business

AgencySydney, Australia

5.00(74 reviews)

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Turn your Shopify store into a revenue machine. Authenticated Shopify Expert since 2019 $300M+ generated for clients, 40+ business awards & 170+ 5-star reviews on Google & Shopify. We specialize in new builds, redesigns & migrations from other platforms.

Offered services

Store Setup & Management

Shopify Development

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Australia's Shopify bench: agency-led and strategy-heavy

Consulting almost matches marketing. 49 of the 74 experts based in Australia list Marketing & Growth and 46 list Consulting & Strategy. If a candidate proposes a paid discovery phase, it can earn its fee on a replatform. On a defined fix, skip it.

Agencies, mostly. 67 of the 74 experts based in Australia are agencies and 7 are freelancers, more than nine firms for every solo specialist. If you want one person doing the work and taking the calls, start with those seven profiles.

Development is the norm, tax is rare. 71 list Store Setup & Management and 61 list Shopify Development, but only 3 list Finance, Taxes & Compliance. Expect whoever builds your store to set up GST as well, and ask each candidate how they've handled it before.

Cities and languages. Profiles name Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Perth and South Yarra. Remote delivery is normal for Shopify work, so a store in Perth can hire Shopify developers in Australia based in Sydney or Melbourne without giving much up. English is on 71 profiles; Spanish (5), Italian (3), French (3) and Hindi (2) are rare, so a store selling in another language may need a separate translator.

Who appears below. Australian profiles sit at the top. Beneath them you'll find experts from other countries who serve Australian and New Zealand stores too. Scroll past the local profiles if none fits your budget or your stack.

Shortlist on category first. A store that needs a rebuild wants development depth; a store with traffic but weak sales wants the marketing side. Then ask each candidate for one Australian store they launched and how long it really took.

What do Shopify experts and agencies in Australia charge?

Starting prices appear on 41 of the 74 Australian profiles. They're quoted in US dollars as of October 2026, and profiles showing zero don't count. A starting price is the smallest job an expert will price, never a quote for your store.

Middle half of starting prices

$100 – $1,000

Where half of the 41 Australian prices sit

Median starting price

$250

Median of the 41 starting prices listed

Top quarter of listed prices

$1,000 – $30,000

The highest quarter of Australian starting prices

Convert before you compare. Your Shopify payouts arrive in Australian dollars, and a USD figure can look cheaper or dearer than it is. Ask for quotes in AUD, and ask whether GST is added to the expert's own invoice.

What drives the number. Catalogue size, custom theme work versus an adapted theme, a migration, POS across one or more shops, and how much strategy is bundled in. With consulting on 46 Australian profiles, ask whether a discovery phase is included and whether you can drop it.

For an accurate quote, send your store URL, SKU count, sales channels, deadline and a budget band. The tighter the brief, the closer the first number lands.

What an Australian store needs from its Shopify set-up

GST through Basic Tax. Australia isn't a Shopify Tax region. GST runs through Shopify's Basic Tax service, which requires a tax registration number. Your expert can't finish this part without it, so send the number with the brief and have your accountant check the settings before launch.

AUD payouts. Australian-based stores get Shopify Payments, paid out in Australian dollars. Shopify Capital is offered to eligible Australian businesses, though that's a conversation with Shopify rather than a job for your expert. Do check that payouts land in the right bank account during testing, not after the first sales weekend.

Shops and pop-ups. Australian merchants can order POS hardware direct from Shopify's hardware store. Shopify POS can also turn a phone into a card reader with Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android, but only once Shopify Payments is switched on, so get payments live before you plan a counter around phones.

Language. Admin and checkout run in English. Translation only becomes set-up work if you start selling into non-English markets.

What a good expert asks. Your GST registration status, whether you sell in person, which payment methods you need beyond cards and whether Shopify Payments covers them, and who will own the store and its app subscriptions. If none of these come up in the first call, keep looking.

What experts based in Australia list most

Consulting sits just three profiles behind marketing on the Australian list, and tax work barely registers.

Store Setup & Management

On 71 profiles, nearly every local expert

Shopify Development

Listed by 61 of the 74 Australian profiles

Marketing & Growth

49 offer acquisition, email and retention work

Consulting & Strategy

46, nearly level with marketing

Design, UX & Branding

33 list design; Copywriting & Content sits at 28

Finance, Taxes & Compliance

Only 3, so test GST know-how in the first call

Shopify experts in Australia: GST, offshore help and other questions

Is a Shopify freelancer in Australia ever the better hire?

Yes, for contained jobs: a theme change, an app configured, a batch of product pages. You also get the person doing the work on every call. With only seven freelancers among the Australian profiles, though, expect a short list. Once design, build and marketing all have to move together, an agency makes more sense.

Should I hire offshore Shopify developers instead of Australian ones?

Offshore developers can do well on tightly specified development tasks. Set-up decisions are different: GST under Basic Tax, Shopify Payments, POS and Tap to Pay are easier with someone who has configured Australian stores before. If you go offshore, keep GST and Shopify Payments with someone who has set them up for an Australian store, and hand over only work with a written spec.

What if I don't have a tax registration number yet?

Shopify's Basic Tax service needs one, so your expert can't complete GST set-up without it. Don't let anyone launch with tax switched off as a workaround. Ask your accountant whether you need to register before you start trading online, and let the expert build everything else while you sort it.

How do I check an Australian expert's past work?

Ask for live Australian stores they built, not mock-ups. Load them on your phone, add something to the cart and walk to the checkout to see how GST appears. Then ask one client what went wrong during the project and how the expert handled it. That answer tells you more than the portfolio.

Does a Shopify agency in Australia need to be in my city?

Look across Australia, in most cases. Shopify projects run remotely, and the best fit for your category may sit in another state. City only matters when you want in-person workshops or help setting up POS in a physical shop. If you're in Sydney and want someone local, start with the Shopify experts in Sydney.

How do I check whether a Shopify partner in Australia is listed with Shopify?

Shopify Partner is Shopify's own programme for agencies and freelancers who build on the platform, and a profile here doesn't confirm it on its own. Ask for the expert's listing in Shopify's Partner Directory, then compare the stores and reviews shown there with what they told you. If the two don't line up, ask why before you sign.