The company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax Media from 1999 until November 2017, when Domain was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as a public company, although Fairfax Media (now Nine Entertainment) retained a 60% ownership of shares.

[6] Domain Group was widely seen to "prop up" Fairfax revenues, as the company's publishing divisions were struggling.

[9][10] Having acquired a 20% shareholding in Domain, in February 2025 CoStar Group launched a takeover offer.

[11][12] In June 2018, Domain Group were announced as platinum partner[13] of the Australian Men's Cricket Team.

[16] It competes directly with market leader REA Group, running real-estate.com.au, which is majority-owned by Nine rival News Corp Australia.