Australia - Broadband Statistics - Residential Market

Synopsis

This report provides insight into a range of topics covering the usage of Internet and broadband services in the residential sector. It includes details from a number of market surveys covering consumer usage and behavioural patterns, as well as Internet and broadband usage statistics. It provides analysis of drivers behind Internet adoption amongst Australian households. Surveys covered include a statistical overview from the ABS regarding computer and Internet usage among Australian households, which includes a breakdown analysis of residential computer and Internet usage by a wide range of criteria. The figures used here are the latest available but some 2007 statistics are not due for update until 2010. Please note that this report does not include, Internet broadband statistics by major provider, for these statistics, see separate report: Australia - Broadband - Statistical Overview and Forecast.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Residential usage trends
  
• 3. Revenue spend in the residential market
  
• 4. Australians use of technology
  
• 5. Household use of Internet IT
  
  • 5.1 Household home Internet and computer access
    
  • 5.2 Type of household Internet connection
    
  • 5.3 Use of the Internet
    
  • 5.4 Time spent online
    
  • 5.5 Frequency of Internet usage
    
  • 5.6 Use the Internet to purchase goods
    
• 6. ACMA survey – consumer attitudes towards Internet takeup
  
  • 6.1 Overview
    
  • 6.2 Factors influencing uptake of Internet services
    
  • 6.3 Broadband Internet take-up rates
    
  • 6.4 No Internet service
    
  • 6.5 Cost of Internet services
    
• 7. Other residential market surveys
  
  • 7.1 Children spend more holiday time online
    
  • 7.2 Telstra broadband among the dearest in the world
    
  • 7.3 Internet is encroaching on TV viewing time
    
  • 7.4 Internet and new media continue to impact on traditional media
    
• 8. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Growth in residential and business data usage – 2008 - 2009
• Table 2 – Residential market revenue by industry segment – 2008
• Table 3 – Computerisation in the home – 2009
• Table 4 – Total households with home Internet access – 2000 - 2008
• Table 5 – Households with home Internet access – 2000 - 2008
• Table 6 – Households with home Internet access by region – 2000 - 2008
• Table 7 – Top 10 Internet applications performed over 4 weeks – 2008
• Table 8 – Top 10 Internet activities – broadband versus dial-up – 2008
• Table 9 – Weekly hours of Internet usage by user type – 2006 - 2008
• Table 10 – Frequency of Internet use by age – 2008
• Table 11 – Internet take-up by metropolitan/non-metropolitan area – 2007
• Table 12 – Internet take-up by access type – 2007
• Table 13 – Broadband take-up by access type – 2009