Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed eleven “coworking” spots in South Melbourne with cafe-style per-person costs, seat counts, parking notes and “insider tips”, all under postcode 3100, which is not South Melbourne’s (it is 3205). None of those names appeared in any of the coworking listings we checked, so we could not stand behind a word of it. The page has been rewritten from scratch: every space below was confirmed at two independent sources, and every price was copied from the operator’s own website on 1 October 2026.
If you want a desk near South Melbourne Market rather than in a CBD tower, there is real choice. Four of the five spaces below are inside the 3205 postcode, three of them describe themselves as across from, steps from or on the doorstep of South Melbourne Market, and the fifth sits on Ferrars Street at the Southbank edge, under a “South Melbourne” name. Between them you can buy a single day for $49, a monthly coworking desk from $330, or a private office for a small team.
This guide does one job: published prices. Each entry gives the desk price as the operator lists it, what the price buys, and who it suits. Where an operator does not publish a price, we say so rather than guess. Desk and day-pass prices are per person, and all prices were read on 1 October 2026; operators change them, so check before you sign anything.
The quick picks
| If you need | Head to | Price as published |
|---|---|---|
| One day at a shared desk | CreativeCubes.Co South Melbourne | Coworking day pass, $49 per day |
| Ten casual days | WOTSO South Melbourne | 10-day coworking pass, $44 per day |
| The lowest published monthly desk | WOTSO South Melbourne | Coworking desk from $330 a month |
| Two days a month plus a membership | The Commons South Melbourne | On-Demand, $80 a month, two day passes included |
| A desk with a gym in the building | Central House South Melbourne | Open Desk from $430 a person a month |
| A small warehouse space, price on application | South Hive | Desks and studios by enquiry |
CreativeCubes.Co South Melbourne — Level 5/111 Cecil St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
The fifth floor of 111 Cecil Street, which the operator describes as across from South Melbourne Market and 1.6 km from Southern Cross Station. It has the lowest single-day price on this list: a coworking day pass at $49 gets you a shared desk, while the hot desk day pass, with your own desk for the day, is $60. If you are in more than a few days a month, the coworking membership starts at $350 a month and a dedicated desk at $650. Private offices start at $1,200 a month, and meeting rooms start at $65 an hour, bookable by members and non-members alike. The site lists phone booths, an on-site cafe and end-of-trip facilities.
Desk price: coworking day pass $49; coworking membership from $350 a month (1 October 2026).
Best for: the freelancer who needs a desk a couple of days a month and does not want a contract.
WOTSO South Melbourne — 171 Ferrars St, Southbank VIC 3006
WOTSO calls this one South Melbourne, but its own “Find us” address, and OpenStreetMap, put 171 Ferrars Street in Southbank, postcode 3006, so that is the address we print. It has the fullest price list here, and its day-pass and virtual-office tables say the prices include GST. A single coworking day pass is $66; buy ten and it drops to $44 a day, with no expiry date. Teams can also enquire about a Monthly Bundle: 30 coworking days, shareable with your team and valid for one month from first use, at $33 a person a day. A monthly coworking desk starts at $330, the lowest monthly desk price we found, and WOTSO’s description of it lists dedicated space and storage. Office space starts at $660 a month. Meeting rooms start at $50 an hour, and a virtual office (an address and mail handling) is $66 a month. WOTSO says all its memberships are month-to-month, with no lock-in contracts.
Desk price: coworking desk from $330 a month; day pass $66, or $44 a day in a 10-day pack (1 October 2026).
Best for: the hybrid worker in two or three days a week who wants the lowest monthly figure.
The Commons South Melbourne — 80 Market St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
Three storeys on Market Street, which The Commons describes as steps from South Melbourne Market. Its listed features include a library, an outdoor deck, BBQ facilities and an arcade machine. The Commons’ South Melbourne page lists a coworking space membership from $425 a person a month (24-7 access to shared workspaces and common areas), and it also prices the casual route: the On-Demand membership is $80 a month and includes two day passes for any Commons or sister-brand location during business hours, with extra day passes at $50 a day bought through its app.
Desk price: coworking space membership from $425 a person a month; On-Demand $80 a month with two day passes; extra days $50 (1 October 2026).
Best for: someone who works from home most days and wants a proper desk, and a meeting room, now and then.
Central House South Melbourne — 101 Moray St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
The Commons Group’s more formal sister brand, on Moray Street. Its South Melbourne page lists a fully managed gym, an indoor basketball court, an indoor golf simulator, a wellness studio, podcast and photography studios, and private offices for teams of 2 to 16 people. On the coworking side, the Open Desk membership starts at $430 a person a month and a Dedicated Desk at $660. Central House also sells an On-Demand membership from $80 a person a month, which includes one day pass a month at any Commons Group location.
Desk price: Open Desk from $430 a person a month; Dedicated Desk from $660 (1 October 2026).
Best for: the small team or first job that wants the gym and the meeting rooms in the same building.
South Hive — 133 Market St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
South Hive is a renovated two-storey warehouse on Market Street. Broadsheet covered it in May 2018, when it had opened that March. Today its site lists 28 dedicated work stations, including stand-up desks, four private studios for one to four people, meeting rooms seating 6 to 10, a private phone booth, two kitchens and showers, with 24-hour fob access depending on the membership. South Hive does not publish desk or studio prices; its membership page says to contact it for pricing. The one published figure is the virtual office, a 133 Market Street mailing address with mail storage and scanning, at $45 a month.
Desk price: not published; enquire. Virtual office $45 a month (1 October 2026).
Best for: a small team that wants a keyed private studio a short walk from the market.
Before you book
- Day pass or membership? With a day pass you pay for each day you turn up. A hot desk (also called an open desk) is a monthly membership where you take any free desk. A dedicated desk is the same desk every day, usually with storage. Both operators here that publish both prices, CreativeCubes.Co and Central House, charge noticeably more for the dedicated desk.
- “From” means the cheapest option. Every monthly figure above is the operator’s starting price. Your quote can be higher depending on the location, the term and the add-ons.
- Networks travel. WOTSO, CreativeCubes.Co, The Commons and Central House all run more than one site, and their membership pages describe access to other locations, so ask what your membership includes before you pick a home base.
Quick answers
Where can I get a coworking day pass in South Melbourne?
CreativeCubes.Co at Level 5/111 Cecil Street sells a coworking day pass at $49, or $60 for a hot desk day pass with your own desk. WOTSO South Melbourne, at 171 Ferrars Street (an address WOTSO itself gives as Southbank), charges $66 for one day or $44 a day in a 10-day pack. The Commons sells extra day passes at $50 to members on its $80-a-month On-Demand plan. All prices are from each operator’s own site, 1 October 2026.
How much is a hot desk in South Melbourne?
Published monthly starting prices for a coworking desk on 1 October 2026: $330 at WOTSO South Melbourne (171 Ferrars Street, Southbank; WOTSO’s description of that desk lists dedicated space and storage), $350 for a CreativeCubes.Co coworking membership, $425 for a Commons coworking space membership (on The Commons’ South Melbourne page) and $430 for a Central House Open Desk. South Hive does not publish a monthly desk price.
Where is South Hive coworking in South Melbourne?
South Hive is at 133 Market Street, South Melbourne, in a renovated two-storey warehouse near South Melbourne Market. It lists 28 dedicated work stations and four private studios for one to four people, and asks you to contact it for desk pricing. Its virtual office is $45 a month.
Is there a WeWork in South Melbourne?
Not on WeWork’s own Melbourne page when we read it on 1 October 2026. It showed three Melbourne locations, at 120 Spencer Street, 152 Elizabeth Street and 222 Exhibition Street, all on the city side of the Yarra. For desks in and around South Melbourne itself, see the five spaces above.
Can I rent a private office in South Melbourne by the month?
Yes. CreativeCubes.Co lists private offices from $1,200 a month at 111 Cecil Street, WOTSO lists office space from $660 a month on simple month-to-month terms, Central House offers private offices for teams of 2 to 16 people, and South Hive has four private studios for one to four people (price on enquiry).
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each operator’s own website and copied every price exactly as printed, together with what it buys. Where an operator showed more than one figure, we used its current pricing cards. We confirmed each address at a second, independent source: FlexFind’s South Melbourne listings for CreativeCubes.Co, The Commons and Central House; Broadsheet’s 2018 profile for South Hive; and Rubberdesk’s WOTSO listing plus OpenStreetMap for WOTSO’s Ferrars Street address, which WOTSO itself gives as Southbank. We did not use review scores, star ratings or aggregator prices, and we have not worked from any of these spaces ourselves; this is a price-and-facts guide, not a review. Monthly prices are “from” figures, so your quote may differ. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of space, not these buildings.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- CreativeCubes.Co South Melbourne: location page and day pass page; address also at FlexFind and Office Hub
- WOTSO South Melbourne: location and price page; address also at Rubberdesk and OpenStreetMap
- The Commons South Melbourne: location page and On-Demand membership; address also at FlexFind
- Central House South Melbourne: location page, coworking memberships and On-Demand membership; address also at FlexFind
- South Hive: home page and membership page; address also at Broadsheet
- WeWork Melbourne locations: WeWork
