Australian Colocation and Data Centre Market

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The Australia data center market is located in the region of Oceania and within Asia-Pacific (APAC). Australia has 300 facilities.

The top providers in Australia are Canberra Data Centres (CDC) (19 sites) and AirTrunk with 7 facilities . The most popular facilities are Equinix Sydney SY1 and SY2 and NEXTDC: M1 Melbourne .

Market Facts

Australia Data Center Map

Australia Power Growth Over Time

+81% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Largest Providers in Australia

Canberra Data Centres (CDC)
Site
Power
Operational
16
494.0
Construction
3
Planned
13
Prospective Expansion
1
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
19
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AirTrunk
Site
Power
Operational
4
420.0
Construction
3
Planned
3
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
7
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NEXTDC
Site
Power
Operational
17
300.15
Construction
6
Planned
8
Prospective Expansion
1
Land Bank
1
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
23
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Amazon AWS
Site
Power
Operational
13
242.3
Construction
2
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
1
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
15
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Largest Data Centers in Australia

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
AirTrunk Sydney NN Request Dataset
Airtrunk: MEL1 Bldg-1
AirTrunk is expanding its Melbourne campus. This expansion will include the construction of the r...
NN Request Dataset
AirTrunk Sydney SYD2
SYD2 is AirTrunk’s third data center in Australia and join SYD1 in Sydney and MEL1 in Melbourne, ...
NN Request Dataset
NextDC: S3 Sydney
Located in Artarmon, less than 10 km from the Sydney CBD, S3 Sydney is a Tier IV certified data c...
NN Request Dataset
Airtrunk: MEL1 Bldg-2 NN Request Dataset NN Request Dataset

Regions in Australia

Data Center Events in Australia See all

2 events
Event Starts in Details
124 days
View Energy Storage Australia 2027
Organized by:
Informa
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

Energy Storage Australia 2027 is a two-day conference on utility-scale and distributed energy storage. It runs March 9 to 10, 2027, at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park in Sydney. The event runs under the Informa brand, and Solar Media produces the program. Organizers expect more than 450 senior delegates, including grid operators, project developers, investors, and technology providers. The ...

291 days
View Data Center World Australia 2027
Organized by:
Informa
Type:
Data Center Cloud
Description:

Data Center World Australia returns to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from August 23 to 25, 2027. Informa organizes the conference and expo, which is co-located with The AI Summit Australia. The event brings together data center industry leaders, innovators and policymakers. Programming Focus Sustainability and energy efficiency: renewable energy integration, carbon-neutral strate...

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