Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia
Australia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 5.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia stood at 5.95 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia peaked at 10.71 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million, in 1960.
Australia ranks 24th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million | 1.56 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.33 million | 2.70 million | 4.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.06 million | 4.74 million | 7.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.82 million | 7.79 million | 9.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.12 million | 9.37 million | 10.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.10 million | 6.20 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.20 million | 5.46 million | 6.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 68.96 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,188 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 678,852 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 492 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,910 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 96.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Australia was 5.95 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.