Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.8415 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.8415 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 1.39 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2033 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 155th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2357 units per square kilometre | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4332 units per square kilometre | 0.352 units per square kilometre | 0.5792 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7892 units per square kilometre | 0.6173 units per square kilometre | 0.9659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 0.806 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8143 units per square kilometre | 0.7092 units per square kilometre | 0.8733 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.9953 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kyrgyzstan 0.967 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Myanmar 0.9005 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Iceland 0.8181 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Suriname 0.8031 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Zimbabwe 0.8004 units per square kilometre compare
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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.8415 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.