Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

PERSONAL INTERNET USE

Internet use among Australians aged 15 years and over has continued to increase. In 2010-11, 79% of persons aged 15 years and over had accessed the internet in the previous 12 months, up from 74% in 2008-09.

Personal internet use by selected characteristics

By State or Territory of usual residence, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) recorded the highest proportion of residents accessing the internet (89%) for 2010-11.



Persons aged 18-24 years had the highest proportion (96%) of individuals accessing the internet. The 55-64 year age group showed the largest increase in the proportion of people accessing the internet, up from 63% in 2008-09 to 71% in 2010-11.



Internet use was more common for individuals from households with higher incomes. The proportion of individuals from the highest quintile of equivalised household income who accessed the internet was 94%, compared with 59% for people from the lowest quintile.

The proportion of people who accessed the internet increased as educational attainment level increased. In 2010-11, 95% of people with a Bachelor degree or above accessed the internet.



Personal internet use by location of access

Home was the most popular location of internet use. Of the persons who had accessed the internet in the previous 12 months, 95% did so at Home. The next most popular locations of access were Work (49%), and a Neighbour's, friend's or relative's house (36%).

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