Internet Usage in Australia

The Australian component of the World Internet Project (WIP) is a collaborative project looking at the social, cultural, political and economic impact of the Internet and other communications technologies. The survey is carried out by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology. Released in May 2010, CCi Digital Futures 2010: The Internet in Australia presents the findings from the 2009 Australian survey. The survey results show that the overwhelming majority of Australians are Internet users. In fact, 80% of Australians had used the Internet in the previous three months, up from 72% in 2007. By international standards, Australia’s level of Internet use is very high. In terms of home access, the vast majority of connections are now broadband (94%). Internet use still varies between different groups, although these differences have lessened since 2007.