Broadband Hits 3.5 Million

Internet at Home

THE number of Australian households wired with broadband internet access has hit 3.5 million, representing 43 per cent of all homes.

A million more households have signed-up for broadband internet since 2005/06, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said when they revealed the findings of its survey into IT use in homes last month.

Some more interesting statistics released in the report:

  • Of the 5.1 million households with home Internet access in 2006-07, 31% had dial-up access and 68% had broadband Internet access. In 2006-07, the number of households with broadband Internet connection increased from 2.3 million to 3.5 million households.
  • Overall, 61% of people aged 15 years and over accessed the Internet at home during 2006-07.
  • The survey also found that the Internet is used daily by half (50%) of all Australians over the age of 15, and almost all (91%) use it at least weekly.
  • In 2006-07, of the estimated 11.3 million people who accessed the Internet from any location, 61% used the Internet to purchase or order goods of services for private purposes.