Australia - Broadband - Statistical Overview

Synopsis

In this report we present an overview of key statistics and trends in the Australian internet and broadband market, including internet subscribers segmented by geographical area and type of internet access technology. The report also provides market share and access revenue statistics.

We provide segmentation by dial-up, fixed broadband and wireless broadband. Surveys by government departments including the Australian Bureau of Statistics are provided. We also provide an overview of new trends and technology which are evolving from, and merging with, the internet sector.

An overview of the internet service providers market is included, including the number of providers by sector and market trends. Comparisons with international markets are provided to allow an overview of the Australian situation. The statistics are provided in tabular, text and easy-to-read chart formats in the report.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overall size of the market
  • 2.1 Total broadband subscribers
  • 2.2 Subscribers by major providers/technology
  • 2.3 Market shares
• 3. Access revenues
  • 3.1 Statistical overview
  • 3.2 Average Revenue per User (ARPU)
• 4. The internet market in 2011
  • 4.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Survey – 2010
  • 4.2 Statistical information by technology
  • 4.3 Broadband speeds
• 5. ISP market overview
  • 5.1 The market in 2011
  • 5.2 Data limiting
  • 5.3 ISP market statistics
  • 5.4 ISPs contracting but set to expand
  • 5.5 Triple play business models (separate report)
  • 5.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) added to naked DSL
  • 5.7 Internet media companies (separate report)
  • 5.8 Industry forecast – 2015
• 6. Market segment forecasts – 2005; 2010; 2015
• 7. Benchmarking with other countries
  • 7.1 Fixed broadband
  • 7.2 Wireless broadband
• 8. Past ABS overviews
  • 8.1 December 2009
  • 8.2 June 2009
• 9. Related reports

• Table 1 – Total broadband subscribers and annual change – 2005 - 2012
• Table 2 – Broadband subscribers – total market – 2005 - 2011
• Table 3 – Broadband market – annual change – 2005 - 2011
• Table 4 – Broadband subscribers – market shares (cable, ADSL, wireless totals) – 2005 - 2011
• Table 5 – Broadband access revenues by major provider – 2007 - 2011
• Table 6 – Annual change in broadband access revenues by major provider – 2007 - 2011
• Table 7 – Market share of broadband access revenues by major provider – 2005 - 2011
• Table 8 – Business, government and household internet subscribers (historic) – 2007 - 2009
• Table 9 – Internet subscribers by access technology – 2008 - 2011
• Table 10 – Broadband market share by technology and annual change – 2008 - 2011
• Table 11 – Data downloaded by access technology – 2009 - 2011
• Table 12 – Data downloaded by access technology (historic) – 2008 - 2009
• Table 13 – Subscribers’ connected speed in Australia – 2010
• Table 14 – Internet subscribers by download speed – 2007 - 2010
• Table 15 – Business, government and household internet subscribers by download speed – 2007 - 2010
• Table 16 – Proportion of ISPs by size in the Australian market – 2008 - 2010
• Table 17 – Number of ISPs – 2001 - 2012
• Table 18 – Overview total telecoms/internet market – 2015
• Table 19 – Broadband revenues – 2005; 2010; 2015
• Table 20 – Broadband market share by technology – 2005; 2010; 2015
• Table 21 – Fixed broadband access among internet households – selected countries – 2006 - 2011
• Table 22 – Market penetration of households with broadband access as a percentage of all households – Australia and selected countries – 2009 - 2010

• Chart 1 – Total broadband subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Broadband access revenues by major provider – 2005 - 2011
• Chart 3 – Annual change in broadband access revenues by major provider – 2007 - 2011
• Chart 4 – Market share of broadband access revenues by major provider – 2005 - 2011
• Chart 5 – Number of ISPs – 1995 - 2012
• Chart 6 – Number of ISPs by major technology – 2009 - 2011
• Chart 7 - Broadband revenues - 2005; 2010; 2015
• Chart 8 - Broadband market share by technology - 2005; 2010; 2015

• Exhibit 1 – Advice for digital economy builders