Quietly Kept

A household,
quietly kept.

We help you find the right household manager, and give your household a simple shared platform to manage the work together. Hours back, for family, friends, and focused work. A calmer way to run a busy home.

Considered placementsPlatform includedAustralia-wide
A woman at a sunlit kitchen bench, writing the week's notes beside her laptop.

Who we hold in mind

Three households, kept quietly.

It's juggling work and the school run, dinner on the table, and the plumber you keep forgetting to book.

It's putting the baby down at seven, and then the washing, the kitchen, the dishwasher. The rest you never quite get to.

It's two of you through the door at seven, dinner waiting on the counter, the small things already kept, and the evening, finally, for each other.

Who we hold in mind →

How we work — quietly, in three parts.

I.

A considered shortlist

We start with a conversation: how your week runs, what's been quietly slipping. Then, for a one-off $295 fee, a shortlist of three managers chosen for the way you live, with verified ID, references and right-to-work. We arrange the introductions; you'll know if it's right for your home.

II.

You engage directly

When you find someone who fits, we help you settle them into your home: the onboarding, the paperwork, the difference between contracting and employment. We're alongside you, never between you. The working relationship is yours.

III.

Calm, on one page

Our platform keeps the household on one quiet page: calendars, routines, handovers, household notes. Kept by your manager, read at a glance by your family. For $49 a month, so managing the home doesn't become another job.

The platform · included

The home, on one quiet page.

The platform is the shared room — calendars, routines, handovers, pantry, household documents. All included in the monthly fee.

CalendarsRoutinesHandover notesPantryDocumentsWeb, iOS & Android
The Hartleys · TuesdayEleanor (manager) · Sam · Priya

Today

School run
Cleaner — gate code 4421
Dry cleaning pickup
Hazel · piano

Pantry · low

  • Olive oil (2 left)
  • Long-life milk
  • Otis's lunch crackers
  • Wholemeal bread

Handover note · Eleanor

Please book the plumber for this week. The laundry sink is draining slowly.

How we think about this

A boutique service, wrapped in software.

Australia sits between two extremes — traditional agencies that take a cut of wages, and gig marketplaces that turn a craft into a transaction. The default for most households is neither: a Gumtree CV, a friend's WhatsApp, three calendar apps and a shared note no one reads. We are the considered alternative: a short shortlist, a direct relationship between household and manager, and software that earns its place by getting out of the way.

What a household manager actually does →
I.

A trusted introduction, not an algorithmic match.

Two or three people who fit your week, chosen by us after a real conversation. We would rather send fewer names than a lengthy list.

II.

The relationship is yours.

You engage your manager directly. We do not sit between you, take a cut of their wages, or hold the working relationship hostage. The platform is included; the introduction is paid for once.

III.

Calm by design.

The software is small on purpose. One page for the home, one rhythm for the week. We add things slowly, and only when a household or manager asks twice.

A house manager and a mother with her baby at the table, walking through the household notebook together.

For household managers

Find roles that match the way you actually work.

In-home roles with families who value the work. Set your own hours, share the type of work you love the most and run several households on the platform we provide. You're paid by the household; you bring your craft, we bring the right introduction.

“It's been six months since Eleanor started with us. The mental and physical load of managing the house has just melted away.”

The Hartleys · Mosman, Sydney

“We treat your home with the discretion you'd expect of a family office.”

The household engages the manager directly · Verification reduces risk, it does not guarantee suitability · We do not provide legal, tax, payroll or migration advice