Reliable virtual receptionists Adelaide businesses trust

Have business calls answered seamlessly by professional virtual receptionists. Welcome to OfficeHQ, a trusted answering service for Adelaide businesses.


We help your business thrive, by connecting you with customers … anytime, anywhere, anyhow

24/7 live call answering

We operate all day, every day, so we can answer your calls around the clock if you turn on after-hours live answering.

Australian receptionists

Calls are answered by professionals in Australia, with overflow support to ensure a fast speed of answer.

Fast speed of answer

Even at high volumes, your calls are answered within four rings on average, which is among industry leaders.

Customised greetings

Custom call greetings and scripted responses to customer questions ensure a seamless caller experience.

No lock-in contract

Month-to-month subscriptions and no cancellation fees mean flexibility to scale up (or down) as needs change.

7-day free trial

Instantly activate and set up your call answering service to have us start taking care of your customer calls.


Australia’s leading virtual
reception solutions provider

Australia’s leading virtual reception solutions provider

We answer business telephone calls for businesses of all sizes in Adelaide, regional South Australia and throughout Australia.

Our clients include sole traders and home-based businesses, other small businesses across various industries, large corporations, and government departments. We offer packages to cater for different needs and budgets, including PAYG and pay-per-call plans.

What Adelaide business owners say

Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Sunshine Coast | Adelaide | Perth

Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane
Sunshine Coast | Adelaide | Perth

We have converted nearly all prospects into clients though OfficeHQ, rather than 50% when using standard message bank.
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We love the 24/7 use of our 1300 number and market the use toward the calls that we don’t want to miss.
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Trusted by Adelaide businesses across different industries

Trusted by Adelaide
businesses of all sizes

How our call answering service works

What is a live call answering service?

New to the concept? Get our free explainer guide to discover what a call answering service entails, how it works and why it’s good for business.

Or schedule an introductory call to learn how an answering service could support your business.

What is a live call answering service?

New to the concept? Get our free explainer guide to discover what a call answering service entails, how it works and why it’s good for business.

Or schedule an introductory call to learn how an answering service could support your business.

What is live call answering?

New to the concept? Get our free explainer guide to discover what a call answering service entails, how it works and why it’s good for business.

Or schedule an introductory call to learn how an answering service could support your business.

We do far more than just take messages

Our answering services can include taking payments, inputting data into your CRM or raising support tickets in customer service software. Even scheduling appointments using your preferred online calendar or practice management software. On a MyAssistant or MyDiary plan, your tools are our tools!

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Client portal access
7-day free trial

We work across multiple industries and business types

Our staff are highly trained in different industries and we have bespoke solutions for multiple sectors. We also work with a range of software and scheduling systems for seamless client management while delivering a personalised service.

Our call answering solutions

Caller greeting
List staff or departments
Collect information from callers
Warm call transfers
Advise business hours/location
Answer common questions
Scripted questions & responses
Quote fees & take payments
CRM input or submit online forms
Escalation management
Outbound calling
Appointment scheduling
Diary management
MessageExpress
From $25 per month*
Personalised
1 person or team
3 details
MyAssistant
From $49 per month*
Fully customised
Unlimited contacts
Unlimited
MyDiary
From $49 per month*
Fully customised
Unlimited contacts
Unlimited

*Plus GST. Additional charges may apply for add-ons. Refer to Terms & Conditions.

Our call answering solutions

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Caller greeting
List staff or departments
Collect information from callers
Warm call transfers
Advise business hours/location
Answer common questions
Scripted questions & responses
Quote fees & take payments
CRM input or submit online forms
Outbound calling
Appointment scheduling
Diary management
MessageExpress
From $25 per month*
Inclusions
  • Personalised greeting
  • Single contact/department
  • 3 details collected
MyAssistant
From $49 per month*
Inclusions
  • Fully customised greeting
  • Unlimited contacts/departments
  • Unlimited details taken
  • Advise business hours and location
  • Answer common questions
  • Scripted questions and responses
  • Quote fees and take payments
  • CRM input or submit online forms
  • Outbound calling
MyDiary
From $49 per month*
Inclusions
  • Fully customised greeting
  • Unlimited contacts/departments
  • Unlimited details taken
  • Warm call transfers
  • Advise business hours and location
  • Answer common questions
  • Scripted questions and responses
  • Quote fees and take payments
  • CRM input or submit online forms
  • Outbound calling
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Diary management

*Plus GST. Additional charges may apply for add-ons. Refer to Terms & Conditions.

Receptionist

Introductory offer 15 calls for $39

A simple way to start professional call answering with the MyReceptionist 15 plan.

  • 15 included calls per month
  • Call transfers available
  • Instant notification via SMS / Email
  • Capture 3 key details per call
  • Client portal access

Stay in control of your reception

Stay in control of your reception

Access Anywhere

Manage your communications wherever work happens. The portal works seamlessly on your desktop, laptop or mobile so you stay connected in the office or on the move.

  • Desktop & mobile compatible
  • Accessible from multiple devices
  • Multi user access
  • Real time updates

No extra setup or learning curve required.

Answering service FAQs

Many callers hang up when their call goes to voicemail, so you can miss out on vital conversations or leads.  Ensuring your calls are answered by a real person, rather than voicemail or a robot, increases customer satisfaction, builds loyalty and improves your opportunity to create a rapport and obtain caller details.

Live call answering also allows you to screen calls, as you can advise your receptionist to transfer or take messages for only those call types you wish to receive.  Once answered, you can see each message as it’s taken and prioritise who you will call back first.

Live call answering increases revenue through better customer connections, reduces costs as you’re not paying for a full time receptionist and helps you to be more efficient with your time.

Yes. OfficeHQ is a privately-owned Australian company, serving businesses throughout Australia. We started in Sydney in 2003 and our head office is now on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

Our telecommunications network extends to 66 telephone exchanges, giving us the largest range of local numbers of any Australian virtual reception services provider.

We can also provide our customers with virtual addresses in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

Yes. OfficeHQ offers two Adelaide virtual addresses, giving your business a professional CBD presence without the cost of physical office space: one in Hindmarsh Square and the other in Gawler Place. We also offer virtual addresses in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

Yes, our team of receptionists can answer calls you’d usually miss.  You may be on another call or simply unable to answer because you’re busy at the time. Our receptionists will take a detailed message and send to you instantly by email or SMS. Many clients who subscribe to our service are surprised when they learn how many calls they’d been missing prior to having their calls answered by OfficeHQ.

Yes. This is referred to as “call overflow”.

A lot of companies require their phone calls to be answered only when they are unable to take the call themselves. For example, if you step out of the office for an hour or your in-house receptionist goes to lunch, is on leave or is busy on another call and you have multiple calls coming in at the one time.

You can set your business phone number to divert (to the unique local phone number we allocate your business during the Free Trial setup process) only when the phone rings for more than a specified period (such as after 5 rings) or if your line is busy/engaged.

In such instances our receptionists will then answer the phone as if we were in your office. You’re always in control and can relax knowing you will never miss another important call again! 

Yes – if you’re on a MyAssistant or MyDiary plan.  For MessageExpress and MyReceptionist plans, the majority of calls are answered by our team in Australia, with overflow support available from our global offices, e.g. in NZ, the UK and the US, during unforeseen peaks in call volumes.  This enables us to ensure your calls are always answered as fast as possible, reducing the risk of call abandonment. We know Average Speed of Answer (ASA) is very important to our clients and one of our key differentiators is that we’re able to answer calls in under 15 seconds, on average.

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Yes. Our receptionists are available 24/7, so we can answer your calls outside standard business hours – including evenings, weekends and Australian national public holidays. You choose when you want us to answer.

Standard call answering covers 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday in your local time zone. If you want us to answer your calls outside of those hours, simply let us know you’d like to activate after-hours live answering.

If you’re located in Adelaide or anywhere else in South Australia, but receive calls from interstate, 8am to 6pm translates as follows (depending on the time of year):

  • When on Australian Central Standard Time (ACST):
    • 8.30am to 6.30pm AEST (NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, ACT)
    • 6.30am to 4.30pm AWST (WA)
  • When on Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT):
    • 8.30am to 6.30pm AEDT (NSW, VIC, TAS, ACT)
    • 7.30am to 5.30pm AEST (QLD)
    • 7am to 5pm ACST (NT)
    • 5.30am to 3.30pm AWST (WA)

Calls answered outside standard hours or on Australian national public holidays incur a small surcharge. See our terms and conditions for details.

Yes. OfficeHQ can provide you with a local number with an 08 area code that you can use as your business phone number. If you’d prefer a national presence, we can also provide 1300 and 1800 numbers.


Need a virtual address in Adelaide or elsewhere?

Whether you’re wanting to keep your residential address private, make your business appear larger or provide increased confidence to interstate prospects, OfficeHQ can provide prestigious CBD office addresses across Australia.

Register a virtual office address in Adelaide, other state capitals or regional Australia for as little as $2 a day.

Other available bundle options

Phone numbers

Set up additional local numbers for different states or 1300/1800 numbers.

Custom-built IVR

Have calls handled differently based on which menu option the caller selects.

Voicemail-to-email

Don’t need live answering 24/7? Have after-hours voicemail sent to your inbox.


We’d love to help your business too!

Have questions? Please fill in your details below and we’ll be in touch. Want to put our live call answering services to the test? Sign up now to a 7-day free trial.

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OfficeHQ Adelaide

Address: Level 3, 97 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Phone:
1300 267 937

OfficeHQ Adelaide

Address: Level 3, 97 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Phone:
1300 267 937

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