Asia Pacific · #8 · release 26.08-c2

Data centers in Australia

Datacenter Atlas tracks 226 facilities in Australia, 180 data centers and 40 network points of presence: 3% of the global inventory and #8 worldwide by facility count.

Facilities

226

180 data centers · 40 network points of presence

Operating IT load (disclosed)

654 MW

21 facilities disclose MW

Avg. disclosed PUE

1.26

7 facilities

Networks present

2,000

61 sites host an internet exchange

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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →

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Largest hubs

A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.

Top operators

All 226 facilities

Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map.

Facility	Operator	City	IT load (MW)	PUE	Networks	Record quality
NEXTDC M3	NEXTDC	West Footscray	225	1.29	9	A
NEXTDC M2	NEXTDC	Tullamarine	120	1.28	34	A
NEXTDC S3	NEXTDC	Artarmon	80	1.2	17	A
Vantage Melbourne	Vantage Data Centers	Melbourne	64	–	–	B
Stack Infrastructure MEL01A	STACK Infrastructure	–	36 campus ×2	–	–	A
Stack Infrastructure MEL01B	STACK Infrastructure	–	36 campus ×2	–	–	B
NEXTDC S2	NEXTDC	Macquarie Park	30	1.29	25	A
NEXTDC P2	NEXTDC	Perth	20	–	49	A
NEXTDC M1	NEXTDC	Melbourne	16 campus ×2	–	140	A
NEXTDC S1	NEXTDC	Sydney	16	–	107	A
NextDC M1 Melbourne Data Centre	NEXTDC	–	16 campus ×2	–	–	A
NEXTDC S6	NEXTDC	Artarmon	13.5	–	1	A
NEXTDC B2	NEXTDC	Fortitude Valley	12	1.34	86	A
NEXTDC P1	NEXTDC	Málaga	6	–	97	A
NEXTDC A1	NEXTDC	Adelaide	5	1.25	20	A
NEXTDC C1	NEXTDC	Bruce	4.4	–	16	A
NEXTDC B1	NEXTDC	Brisbane	2.25	–	95	A
NEXTDC D1	NEXTDC	Darwin	1	–	7	A
NEXTDC PH1	NEXTDC	Port Hedland	1	–	1	A
NEXTDC NE1	NEXTDC	Newman	1	–	1	A
NEXTDC SC1	NEXTDC	Maroochydore	1	–	0	A
Equinix SY1/SY2 - Sydney listing	Equinix	Sydney	–	–	197	A
Equinix SY3 - Sydney	Equinix	Sydney	–	–	173	A
Equinix SY5 - Sydney	Equinix	Sydney	–	–	141	A
Equinix ME1/ME2 - Melbourne listing	Equinix	Melbourne	–	–	132	A
DigiCo Sydney SYD1 (formerly Global Switch Australia)	DigiCo	Sydney	–	–	103	A
Equinix PE2/PE3 - Perth	Equinix	Shenton Park	–	–	40	B
DigiCo Adelaide ADL2 (YourDC Hawthorn)	DigiCo	Adelaide	–	–	38	A
DigiCo Adelaide ADL1 (YourDC Ed Parks)	DigiCo	Edinburgh Parks	–	–	28	B
Vocus Perth PER01	Vocus Group	Perth	–	–	28	B
Vocus Melbourne MEL03	Vocus Group	Melbourne	–	–	25	B
Colocity DC3	Colocity	Adelaide	–	–	20	B
Equinix BR1 - Brisbane (formerly Metronode Brisbane 1)	Equinix	Brisbane	–	–	18	B
Vocus Sydney SYD01	Vocus Group	Sydney	–	–	17	A
Equinix SY6 - Sydney (formerly Metronode Sydney 2)	Equinix	Silverwater	–	–	15	A
5GN Melbourne Data Centre (MDC)	5G Networks	Melbourne	–	–	15	B
Equinix AE1 - Adelaide	Equinix	Adelaide	–	–	13	B
TransACT Telehouse	Vocus Group	Canberra	–	–	12	A
Polaris Data Centre	Polaris Data Centre	Brisbane	–	–	11	B
QV.1 Perth	CBRE Managing Agent	Perth	–	–	11	B
Equinix SY7 - Sydney (formerly Metronode Illawara 1)	Equinix	Unanderra	–	–	9	A
Over the Wire - 100 Wickham	Over The Wire Pty Ltd	Brisbane	–	–	9	B
5GN Sydney Data Centre (SDC)	5G Networks	Pyrmont	–	–	8	A
LEDC - NTL1 - Newcastle	Leading Edge Data Centres	Mayfield West	–	–	7	A
DCI Adelaide 01 (ADL01)	DCI Data Centers	Kidman Park	–	–	7	B
PIPE Networks Brisbane	Vocus Group	Brisbane	–	–	7	B
Host Networks BNE1	Host Networks	Brisbane	–	–	7	B
Fujitsu Eight Mile Plains	Fujitsu Australia Limited	Brisbane	–	–	7	B
Equinix ME5 - Melbourne (formerly Metronode Melbourne 1)	Equinix	Melbourne	–	–	6	A
Primus Adelaide	Vocus Group	Adelaide	–	–	6	B

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Disclosed IT load by state / region

State / region	MW	Figures
Victoria	461	5
New South Wales	139.5	4
Western Australia	28	4
Queensland	15.2	3
South Australia	5	1
Australian Capital Territory	4.4	1
Northern Territory	1	1

Disclosed values only, campus figures counted once. Regions are assigned from each facility's coordinates (Natural Earth admin-1), so the rows add up to the national total.

⚡ Electricity context

Electricity demand: 286.7 TWh (2025)
Grid carbon intensity: 525 gCO₂/kWh
Renewables share: 38.7 %
Low-carbon share: 38.7 %

Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method

Water & climate exposure

Water stress index (data centers, median): 51/100 v0.2 (world median 39 · Asia Pacific 46)
Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60): 1 of the 169 scored · 11 located at town level only are not scored
Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5): 3.36
Median riverine flood risk (0–5): 1.7
Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median): 5,159 h/yr (59 %)
Median cooling degree days: 669

Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method

Social friction index

48/100 · v0.3 · world median 42 · Asia Pacific 48

Main driver: Neighbourhood (68/100)

How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.

Water: 62
Energy & grid: 42
Neighbourhood: 68
Concentration: 55
Policy context: 0 (no restrictive measure in force found in the compilation)
Observed conflict: 5

Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method

Regulation

1 measure recorded

digital policy

See the rules on the regulation map → · Compare with neighbouring countries →

Documented local conflicts & agreements

Hume City Council votes for scrutiny of data centre water demand · 2025-08 · water dispute · ongoing

Announced large projects

NextDC S7 (OpenAI Stargate Australia) · NextDC · permitting · 612 MW announced

All 1 announced project in Australia →

Questions

How many data centers are there in Australia?

Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 226 facilities in Australia: 180 data centers, 40 network points of presence and 6 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.

Which companies operate data centers in Australia?

The operators with the most tracked facilities in Australia are NEXTDC, Vocus Group, Equinix, CDC, DigiCo.

Where are data centers concentrated in Australia?

The largest hubs by facility count are Sydney (56), Melbourne (50), Brisbane (22), Canberra (16), Adelaide (14).

Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Australia, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/australia · ODbL / CC BY 4.0