Streaming account sharing in Australia: what it costs (November 2026)
Netflix and Disney+ sell a paid extra member in Australia, for someone who lives in another home. Apple TV and YouTube Premium share through a family plan or group. Every other service is for one household: a second home needs its own subscription. Below: screens at once, profiles, the household rule and the cheapest way to cover two homes, from the plans we checked. We read each service’s own pages on 15 November 2026.
Sharing, service by service
| Service | Paid extra member | Screens at once | Profiles | Cheapest for two homes | Household rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix | $8.99/mth ($6.99 with ads) | 2 on Standard with ads, 2 on Standard and 4 on Premium | 5 | $19.98/mth2 x Standard with ads | Your Netflix household is the devices connected to the internet at the main place you watch; it cannot be shared outside it.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Disney+ | Yes, price at checkout | 2 on Standard with Ads, 2 on Standard and 4 on Premium | Not stated | $19.98/mth2 x Standard with Ads | A Disney+ household is the devices tied to the account holder's main home, used by the people who live there.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Apple TV | No (Family Sharing, up to 6 people) | 6 | Not stated | $15.99/mth1 x Monthly with Family Sharing | Apple TV is shared through Family Sharing: up to 6 people with their own Apple Account and the same home country. Apple does not require one address.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| YouTube Premium | No (the Family plan, up to 6 people) | Not stated | Not stated | $33.98/mth2 x Individual | Family members must live at the same home address as the family manager; YouTube pauses Premium for a member it cannot confirm.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Prime Video | No | 3 | Not stated | $25.98/mth2 x Amazon Prime | Prime is for the account holder: Amazon's Australian Prime terms say the membership cannot be transferred, and there is no paid extra member.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Stan | No | 1 on Basic with ads, 2 on Standard and 4 on Premium | Not stated | $19.98/mth2 x Basic with ads | Stan's terms say you must keep your account details private and not share them, and Stan streams in Australia only.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Binge | No | 1 on Basic, 2 on Standard and 4 on Premium | Not stated | $20/mth2 x Basic | Only members of your household may use the account, for personal viewing (Hubbl streaming terms).Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Kayo | No | 1 on Standard and 2 on Premium | Not stated | $59.98/mth2 x Standard | Only members of your household may use the account, for personal viewing (Hubbl streaming terms).Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Foxtel Now | No | 2 on every plan | Not stated | $70/mth2 x Starter | Only members of your household may use the service (Foxtel Now terms, clause 33).Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Paramount Plus | No | 1 on Basic with Ads, 2 on Standard and 4 on Premium | Not stated | $15.98/mth2 x Basic with Ads | Only people who live permanently at your main home may use the account (Paramount+ terms, clause 9.2).Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| HBO Max | No | 2 on Basic With Ads, 2 on Standard and 4 on Premium | Not stated | $23.98/mth2 x Basic With Ads | The account is for the people who live with you; someone in another home needs their own subscription.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Hayu | No | 1 | Not stated | $17.98/mth2 x Monthly Subscription | The account is for one person: hayu streams on one device at a time.Source, checked 15 Nov 2026 |
“Cheapest for two homes” compares one plan plus an extra member with two subscriptions of the cheapest plan, a month each. Prices are the plans in our plans data when checked in the last 90 days, otherwise the price we read on the service’s page. “Not stated” means the service’s own pages do not say, so we do not guess.
Account sharing FAQ
How much does it cost to share Netflix in Australia?
Yes: an extra member outside your home costs $8.99 a month ($6.99 with ads) on Netflix (1 on Standard and 2 on Premium). The extra member gets their own login and one profile, watches on one device at a time, must be in Australia, and the account owner pays. Not on Standard with ads or accounts billed by another company.
How much does it cost to share Disney+ in Australia?
Yes: Disney+ sells one extra member per account, and not every plan supports it; the price shows when you add one. One extra member per account: 18 or older, in Australia, with no Disney+ subscription of their own; they get their own login and profile and stream on one device at a time. Disney+ says not every plan supports it and shows the price when you add one; accounts billed by another company cannot.
Which streaming services let you share outside your home in Australia?
Netflix and Disney+ sell a paid extra member for someone in another home. Apple TV and YouTube Premium share through a family plan or group. The others are for one household: someone in another home needs their own subscription.
What counts as a household?
For most services it is the people who live in the same home as the account holder. Some check it: Netflix, for example, looks at the devices that use your home internet connection.
Weighing up services? See the best streaming services in Australia compared, which ones have a free trial, or add up what you pay with the streaming cost calculator.