SmartBox Locations Launch in Melbourne, Australia

Keycafe continues to expand its key exchange and property access management services in new cities, with the launch of SmartBox locations in Melbourne, Australia. With SmartBox locations already available to share keys in Sydney, Australia, by expanding to Melbourne we’re simplifying property access by providing automated guest check-ins for more Australians.

About Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne is Australia’s second largest city with a population of around 5 million people, accounting for almost 20% of Australia’s entire population. The city is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and was the former capital of Australia before being replaced by the current capital, Canberra, in 1927. Originally founded as the British colony of New South Wales in 1835, Melbourne has grown considerably through the mid-1800s Victorian gold rush and the birth of Australia in the early 1900s to become the world’s most livable city for seven consecutive years from 2011 to 2017.  

While Melbourne has dropped in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking to be the second-most liveable city in the world in 2018, it remains a pivotal centre for Australian business and world trade, ranking 15th on the Global Financial Centres Index. The city is home to Australia’s busiest seaport, the Port of Melbourne, and the Tullamarine Airport is the second busiest in Australia. Melbourne is also recognised by UNESCO as a city of literature, and has hosted prestigious sporting competitions like the Australian Open, Australian Grand Prix, the Commonwealth games, and the Summer Olympics.

Melbourne’s Sharing Economy

Melbourne is an active hub of Australian sharing economy startups. Envato is a Melbourne-based startup that provides a marketplace for assets, and work to be shared digitally. Along with its marketplaces, Envato has a huge collection of over 21,000 free learning tutorials and video courses, along with a variety of web design and content creation tools free for anyone to use.

Spacer is an Australian startup which provides a marketplace for parking space and storage. Spacer connects people with both other people and businesses that have storage or parking space, allowing anyone to easily store small or large items at more competitive rates. For pet owners in need of a sitter or walker, the Australian service MadPaws connects pet owners with a huge selection of pet sitters, walkers, and carers.

Keycafe’s Location Partners in Melbourne

We’ve just started partnering with businesses in Melbourne to provide more locations for residents to store their keys and manage their property access. Visit the locations map on our website to see where you can start exchanging your keys today. If you don’t have a location closeby, you can fill out the contact form so we know where to expand next.