Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Australia
Australia: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita was 0.3583 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.3583 units per person for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.3665 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 units per person, in 2001.
That places Australia 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0064 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0132 units per person | +107.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 units per person | +97.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0508 units per person | +93.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0999 units per person | +96.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1907 units per person | +90.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2501 units per person | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2407 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2501 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2485 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2523 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2586 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2784 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2867 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3048 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3221 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3376 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3475 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3548 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3621 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3665 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3634 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3583 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1098 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.2501 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2887 units per person | 0.2485 units per person | 0.3475 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.361 units per person | 0.3548 units per person | 0.3665 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Australia?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita in Australia was 0.3583 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3665 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 units per person in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.