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Characteristics of households with internet and broadband connections, 2004/05–2007/08

In 2007/08, there were approximately 5.5 million Australian households with access to the internet. Of these, 78 per cent had a broadband connection, up from 28 per cent in 2004/05. Broadband was most common in households with children under 15, those with higher incomes and those located in major cities and metropolitan areas.

  2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/081
No. h’holds
(‘000)2
Broadband
(%)3
No. h’holds
(‘000)2
Broadband
(%)3
No. h’holds
(‘000)2
Broadband
(%)3
No. h’holds
(‘000)2
Broadband
(%)3
Total 4,393 28% 4,730 47% 5,138 68% 5,492 78%
Children
Without children under 15 2,772 27% 3,048 46% 3,356 66% 3,670 75%
With children under 15 1,621 30% 1,683 49% 1,782 71% 1,826 82%
Household income
$0–$39,9994 839 22% 990 38% 921 56% 1,955 72%
$40,000–$79,999 1,170 24% 1,311 43% 1,304 65% 1,691 82%
$80,000–$119,999 763 29% 892 50% 921 70% 457 85%
$120,000+ 571 ^42% 722 61% 865 78% 185 89%
Could not be determined 1,051 30% 815 48% 1,128 71% 1,206 77%
State/Territory
NSW 1,455 31% 1,570 47% 1,712 68% 1,814 79%
Vic 1,085 31% 1,161 50% 1,253 71% 1,357 77%
Qld 861 27% 937 47% 1.020 67% 1,098 79%
SA 323 19% 356 36% 369 57% 401 68%
WA 457 26% 484 48% 536 69% 562 79%
Tas 94 ^16% 99 34% 112 57% 113 70%
NT 34 ^23% 35 ^42% 41 65% 41 81%
ACT 84 33% 89 55% 95 78% 102 85%
Remoteness
Major cities n.a. n.a. 3,262 52% 3,576 72% 3,764 81%
Inner regional n.a. n.a. 964 37% 999 60% 1,139 73%
Outer regional n.a. n.a. 442 30% 493 53% 512 67%
Remote n.a. n.a. ^62 ^33% ^70 ^51% ^60 ^70%
Region
Metropolitan 2,940 33% 3,182 53% 3,448 72% 3,642 81%
Outside metropolitan areas 1,452 18% 1,548 35% 1,691 59% 1,855 70%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Household Use of Information Technology (cat. no. 8146.0).

Notes:
Household Use of Information Technology (HUIT) data was collected from the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (MPHS) for 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08 and the Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities Survey in 2006.
n.a. Not available.
^ Estimate has a relative standard error of 10–25 per cent and should be used with caution.
1. For 2007/08, the ABS only published the total number of households in Australia and the proportion of internet and broadband subscribers: the number of internet households and the proportion of these households with broadband have been calculated by Screen Australia from this ABS data.
2. The number of households with an internet connection.
3. Broadband: defined by the ABS as an 'always on' internet connection with an access speed equal to or greater than 256Kbps.
4. Includes those with incomes less than zero.

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