Shopify development for Australian brands
Custom Shopify and Shopify Plus development for Australian merchants, with GST, pay-later checkout, inventory and shipping integrations handled by developers working in your afternoon.
Shopify Development for Australia brands
Australian Shopify builds tend to be tightly connected to the back office. Many brands run Xero for accounts, Cin7 or a similar tool for inventory across stores and wholesale, and a shipping platform that compares carriers for every order. Plenty are also moving off Neto, now Maropost, or older WooCommerce sites. The new store has to keep those systems in step while giving shoppers a fast, mobile-first experience with pay-later options visible early.
BOOST STAR Experts provides Shopify developers to Australian brands from our remote team in India. We build custom themes and sections, configure Shopify Plus features such as B2B and checkout extensions, connect inventory, accounting and shipping systems, and write custom apps for unusual workflows. India is a few hours behind the east coast, so a developer is online through your afternoon for live fixes.
- Custom Shopify theme build
- GST and tax configuration
- Afterpay and Zip integration
- Cin7 or Xero connection
- Shippit or Starshipit setup
- Neto to Shopify migration
What shopify development in Australia needs
Pay-later messaging built into the theme
Afterpay and Zip work best when instalment amounts appear on product pages, in the cart drawer and in quick-view popups, not only at checkout. We build these placements into theme code so they load without slowing the page, respect each provider’s display rules and update correctly when a shopper changes variant.
Inventory, accounting and wholesale
Australian brands with retail stores or wholesale accounts often use Cin7, Unleashed or Dear Inventory with Xero. We connect these to Shopify, decide which system owns stock and pricing, and set up Shopify B2B or a wholesale channel so stockists can order online with their own price lists and payment terms.
Shipping platforms and delivery logic
Platforms such as Shippit and Starshipit let a store compare Australia Post, Aramex, CouriersPlease and others on every order. We integrate them, show postcode-based delivery estimates at checkout, and add rules for oversized items, remote areas or carriers that cannot reach certain regions so shoppers are never quoted a rate that fails later.
Accessibility under the DDA
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 covers goods and services provided online, and the Australian Human Rights Commission points to WCAG as the guide for websites. We build with clear structure, keyboard access, captions where needed and colour contrast that holds up in testing, so the store works for every customer.
Payments, delivery and compliance in Australia
- Visa & Mastercard
- Afterpay
- Zip
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- PayPal
- Shop Pay
- Australia Post
- StarTrack
- Sendle
- CouriersPlease
- Aramex
- DHL Express
- GST (10%, prices shown inclusive)
- Australian Consumer Law guarantees
- Spam Act 2003 email consent
- Privacy Act 1988 (APPs)
How we work
Discovery call
We learn your goals, catalogue, tech stack and market, then agree what success looks like.
Audit & roadmap
A store, SEO and competitor audit turns into a prioritised roadmap with a timeline and fixed quote.
Design & build
UX, design and development in sprints, with a private preview store you review at every step.
Launch
QA across devices, redirects, tracking and a planned go-live with no downtime.
Grow
SEO, CRO and paid campaigns compound results month after month, with clear reporting.
Ongoing support
A dedicated team for fixes, new features and seasonal campaigns when you need them.
Frequently asked questions
Can you migrate our store from Neto or Maropost to Shopify?
Yes. We move products and variants, customers, order history and content, rebuild the design in a Shopify theme and set up 301 redirects from every old URL. Neto stores often have custom fields and pricing groups, so we map those to Shopify metafields, B2B catalogues or customer tags before migrating.
Do your developers work in Australian business hours?
For a large part of your day, yes. India is 4.5 to 5.5 hours behind Sydney and Melbourne, depending on daylight saving, so we are online from your early afternoon into the evening. Perth clients overlap with us for almost the whole working day.
Can you set up separate stores for Australia and New Zealand?
We can, but Shopify Markets often removes the need. One store can sell in Australian and New Zealand dollars, show the right tax for each country and use different shipping rules. If your NZ range, pricing or team is very different, a separate store is worth considering, and we will explain the trade-offs.
How long does a Shopify build take for an Australian brand?
Typical projects take 4 to 10 weeks. A theme customisation with standard payments and shipping sits at the shorter end, while a Shopify Plus build with inventory software, wholesale pricing and a migration from another platform takes longer. You get a dated plan after scoping.