Australia's 15 Best And Worst Suburbs For Broadband Speed
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Product comparison website Finder.com.au has crunched data to identify the best and worst suburbs for broadband speed in Australia.
A number of factors determine how quickly you can access the internet according to Finder.com.au’s tech expert Nick Broughall, including the type of NBN connection available in your area, the state of existing infrastructure, and how many homes were connected to broadband at once.
The study found that Australia’s best broadband suburbs were the ones that had the most homes fitted with fibre-to-the-premise connections, capable of delivering 1000 megabit-per-second downloads.
In contrast, the worst areas for broadband speed where the suburbs still fitted with the ageing satellite NBN connection, only capable of receiving the minimum speed guarantee of 25 megabits per second, despite being in close proximity to capital cities.
The worst broadband locations were dominated by Victoria, with seven out of the top 15 spots, including Werribee (which lies just 32km from Melbourne’s CBD), Kholo (22km from Brisbane CBD) and Kenthurst (39km out of Sydney).
However it wasn’t all bad news for suburbs close to capital cities, with some of the countries speediest broadband found in Glenorchy in Tasmania, Mill Park in Victoria, and Blacktown in New South Wales.
Australia’s worst connected suburbs
1 Werribee VIC
2 Bullsbrook WA
3 Kholo QLD
4 Diamond Creek VIC
5 Strathewen VIC
6 The Basin VIC
7 Harkaway VIC
8 Glenorie NSW
9 Martin WA
10 Canoelands NSW
11 Truganina VIC
12 Maroota NSW
13 Mulgoa NSW
14 Lysterfield VIC
15 Kenthurst NSW
Australia’s best connected suburbs
1 Glenorchy TAS
2 Mill Park VIC
3 Blacktown NSW
4 Tullamarine VIC
5 Brunswick VIC
6 Para Hills SA
7 Auburn NSW
8 Lidcombe NSW
9 Boondall QLD
10 Blackmans Bay TAS
11 Runcorn QLD
12 Taigum QLD
13 Aldinga Beach SA
14 West Hobart TAS
15 Seaford Rise SA