Someone who feels like family.
The trusted way for host families and au pairs to find each other in Australia. Verified profiles, simple agreements and protected weekly pay — all in one place.
Available right across Australia — cities, coast and country. Always free for au pairs.
Trust shouldn’t be the hard part.
Sharing a home is a big decision — for the family opening the door, and for the au pair walking through it. Yoohoo is built so both sides can make it with confidence.
The tick means something
Join in seconds — no paperwork wall. Profiles with the green tick have passed ID and Working With Children checks, and you can filter to verified-only in one tap.
Everything in writing
Hours, duties and pay agreed up front in a simple digital agreement, signed by both sides before day one.
Payments, protected
Weekly pay is handled in the app and protected until the placement begins. Money is never exchanged directly between members.
Four steps to part of the family.
Get the tick
Join free in seconds. Verify your ID — and a Working With Children Check if you’ll care for kids — and your profile earns the green tick and rises to the top.
Find your match
Search by location, dates and what matters to you — regional work, couples, a driver’s licence. When you like each other, it’s a yoohoo.
Agree together
Set hours, duties, pay and house rules in a simple agreement, signed by both sides in the app before day one.
Get paid weekly
Pay arrives automatically every week of the placement — protected from day one, released when the placement begins.
Peace of mind, built in.
Every layer of Yoohoo is designed so both sides can relax — verified identities, protected payments, and privacy you control.
- The green tick means a government-ID check has really been done — and you can keep your matches verified-only.
- Working With Children Checks validated with state registers and kept up to date.
- The first week’s pay is protected and released once the placement begins.
- Your contact details stay private until you choose to share them.
Payments are processed securely by our regulated payment partner. Yoohoo never holds your money.
Made for Australia.
Regional & 88-day ready
Families can highlight regional work eligibility, so au pairs planning a second year on their visa can find them easily.
Couples welcome
Travelling as a pair? Filter for families who love hosting two, and match with them directly.
Guidance that helps
Clear answers on visas, insurance and Medicare, written for Australia — so everyone can plan with confidence.
The questions the groups re-argue.
Fair pay, Medicare, who pays for what — settled with real numbers, not group folklore.
What’s fair weekly pay?
$300–350 for around 30 hours, up to $400 for experienced au pairs — plus room and meals. Get the exact range for your hours.
See the numbers →Does Medicare cover them?
It depends entirely on nationality. Check your au pair’s country against the real reciprocal Medicare list.
Check the list →Who pays for what — and scam red flags
Flights, visas, insurance: who covers which. Plus the patterns that mean it’s a scam, every time.
Read the answers →
Made for moments like these.
It’s a yoohoo.
You and the Nguyen family liked each other.
Say g’day.
Numbers stay private until you both choose to share.
Pay day, every Friday.
Week 6 with the Nguyen family
Someone your kids will adore.
Browse verified au pairs near you, agree terms together, and let weekly payments take care of themselves.
- Verified profiles, closest to you first
- One simple agreement, signed together
- Weekly payments that run themselves
Free forever. Paid every week.
Meet real, verified families. Get paid on time, every week. Build references that travel with you.
- Always free — no fees to join, apply or match
- Weekly pay, protected from day one
- Reviews and references that follow you
Asked often.
Is it free?
Yoohoo is always free for au pairs. Families pay a small service fee on weekly payments and a one-off fee when they match — no subscriptions.
How does verification work?
Signing up is instant — no ID needed to browse. Verifying is optional but worth it: confirm a government ID and your profile earns the green tick, and families can filter to verified-only. Anyone caring for children still needs a Working With Children Check — that part isn’t optional, and we validate it with the relevant state register and keep it up to date.
How are payments protected?
All payments are handled in the app by our regulated payment partner. The first week’s pay is held securely and released once the placement begins, and money is never exchanged directly between members.
Is an au pair arrangement legal in Australia?
Yes. Au pairs typically visit on Working Holiday (417/462) visas, and every Yoohoo placement includes a simple agreement — developed with employment lawyers — that puts hours, duties and pay in writing before day one.
Where is Yoohoo available?
Everywhere in Australia. Yoohoo works the same in Bondi as it does on a farm in regional Queensland — families and au pairs anywhere in the country can join. We’re onboarding the waitlist in waves, so join the list and we’ll give you a yoohoo when it’s your turn.
Give us a yoohoo.
The groups have the people. We’re building the trust. Join the waitlist — we’ll give you a yoohoo when it’s time.