8146.0 - Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2007-08

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ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/12/2008

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1 Households with Access to a Home Computer, the Internet and Broadband, 1998 to 2007-08

		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08

Number of Households ('000)
	With access to a home computer	3 083	3 337	3 803	4 311	4 556	5 038	5 266	5 527	5 860	6 173
	With access to the internet	1 098	1 538	2 340	3 114	3 445	4 309	4 393	4 730	5 138	5 492
	With broadband internet access(a)	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	1 278	2 251	3 506	4 287
	Total households in Australia	7 002	7 100	7 236	7 377	7 468	7 633	7 847	7 945	8 071	8 244
Proportion of all households (%)
	With access to a home computer	44	47	53	58	61	66	67	70	73	75
	With access to the internet	16	22	32	42	46	53	56	60	64	67
	With broadband internet access(a)	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	16	28	43	52
	Total households in Australia	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

(a) Data on access to broadband was not collected prior to 2004-05.

2 Households with Access to a Home Computer, the Internet and/or Broadband, Selected Characteristics - 2007-08

		Total number of all households	Households with access to a home computer	Households with access to the internet at home	Households with access to broadband at home
		'000	%	%	%

Households
	Without children under 15	6 016	69	61	46
	With children under 15	2 227	90	82	67
State or territory
	New South Wales	2 707	76	67	53
	Victoria	2 056	74	66	51
	Queensland	1 615	75	68	54
	South Australia	647	71	62	42
	Western Australia	827	76	68	54
	Tasmania	202	67	56	39
	Northern Territory	61	77	68	55
	Australian Capital Territory	128	86	80	68
Region
	Metropolitan areas	5 203	77	70	57
	Ex-metropolitan areas	3 041	71	61	43
Equivalised household income
	$0 - $39,999(a)	3 689	63	53	38
	$40,000 - $79,999	2 141	86	79	65
	$80,000 - $119,999	513	93	89	76
	$120,000 or over	203	94	91	81
	Could not be determined	1 698	77	71	55
Remoteness area
	Major Cities of Australia	5 455	76	69	56
	Inner Regional Australia	1 837	72	62	45
	Outer Regional Australia	854	70	60	40
	Remote Australia	^98	^72	^61	^43
Total Households		8 244	75	67	52

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Includes those households with income less than zero.

3 Type of Internet Connection, Selected Personal Characteristics, 2007-08

			Number of persons accessing the internet at home	Dial Up	Broadband	Both	Don't know
			'000	%	%	%	%

Age group (years)
	15 - 17		731	^13	85	-	*2
	18 - 24		1 536	15	83	-	*2
	25 - 34		2 106	16	83	-	*1
	35 - 44		2 303	16	83	*1	*1
	45 - 54		1 949	18	81	*1	*1
	55 - 64		1 281	20	78	*1	*1
	65 or over		680	30	69	-	*1
Sex
	Male		5 320	16	83	-	*1
	Female		5 267	18	80	^1	*1
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(a)		5 020	19	79	-	*1
	$40,000 - $79,999		2 900	17	82	-	*1
	$80,000 - $119,999		752	^10	89	-	**1
	$120,000 or over		361	*10	89	**1	-
	Could not be determined		1 490	18	81	-	*1
Labour force status(b)
	Employed		7 912	16	83	-	^1
	Not employed		2 675	21	77	-	^2
Indigenous status
	Non indigenous		10 532	17	81	-	^1
	Indigenous		^55	*20	^79	-	**1
Country of birth(c)
	Born in Australia		7 870	18	80	-	^1
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	1 129	18	81	-	*1
		Born in other countries	1 584	13	86	-	*1
Level of highest educational attainment(d)
	Bachelor degree or above		2 614	14	85	-	*1
	Advanced diploma or diploma		1 121	^18	81	**1	*1
	Certificate		1 836	21	77	-	**1
	Year 12 or below		4 871	18	81	-	^1
Total			10 587	17	81	-	^1

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(b) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(c) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(d) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.

4 Households with Access to a Home Computer, the Internet and Broadband, Australia and Selected Countries, 2007(a)

	Computer	Internet	Broadband(b)
Country	%	%	%

Korea(c)	80.4	94.1	94.1
Iceland	89.1	83.7	76.1
Netherlands	86.3	82.9	73.8
Denmark	83.0	78.1	69.5
Japan(d)	85.0	62.1	67.6
Norway	82.4	77.6	66.7
Sweden	82.9	78.5	66.6
Canada(e)(f)(g)	75.4	68.1	64.0
Finland	74.0	68.8	62.9
Luxembourg	80.0	74.6	57.8
United Kingdom	75.4	66.7	56.7
Belgium	67.2	60.2	56.4
Switzerland(e)	77.4	70.5	52.8
Australia	75.0	67.0	52.0
United States(h)	61.8	61.7	50.8
Germany	78.6	70.7	49.6
Austria	70.7	59.6	46.1
EU25	65.8	56.0	43.4
France	61.6	49.2	42.9
Spain	60.4	44.6	39.2
New Zealand(e)	71.6	64.5	33.2
Hungary	53.5	38.4	33.0
Ireland	65.5	57.3	30.7
Portugal	48.3	39.6	30.4
Poland	53.7	41.0	29.6
Czech Republic	43.4	35.1	28.1
Slovak Republic	55.4	46.1	26.5
Italy	53.4	43.4	25.3
Greece	40.2	25.4	7.5
Mexico	22.1	12.0	6.1
Turkey(i)	12.2	7.7	1.7

(a) Generally, data from the EU Community Survey on household use of ICT, which covers EU countries plus Iceland, Norway and Turkey, relate to the first quarter of the reference year. For the Czech Republic, data relate to the fourth quarter of the reference year.
(b) There are significant differences in the definition of broadband, which are detailed on the OECD's website: <http://www.oecd.org/sti/ictmetadata>.
(c) Computer acess includes portable and handheld PCs. Internet access includes access through mobile phones, TV and game consoles. Broadband access includes access through mobile phones.
(d) Broadband lines include third generation mobile phone line, limited to the cases where a PC is connected to a mobile phone.
(e) Data relates to the 2006 reference year.
(f) Statistics exclude the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory and Nunavut.
(g) Data for broadband only is for the 2007 reference year, obtained fromthe data published by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, and is subject to revision.
(h) Data for computer access relates to the 2003 reference year.
(i) Data relates to the 2005 reference year.

5 Type of Broadband Internet Connection, by State/Territory, 2007-08

	Number of households with broadband internet access at home	Digital subscriber line	Cable	Other(a)	Don't know
State or Territory	'000	%	%	%	%

New South Wales	1 437	67	15	^5	13
Victoria	1 056	62	22	^5	12
Queensland	872	71	15	^4	11
South Australia	274	74	^10	^3	14
Western Australia	450	81	^3	^5	11
Tasmania	79	81	*1	*6	^12
Northern Territory	34	83	**3	**4	*10
Australian Capital Territory	87	61	^15	*4	21
Total	4 287	69	15	5	12

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
(a) Includes satellite, wireless and mobile broandband connections.

6 Type of Broadband Internet Connection, by Region, 2007-08

	Number of households with broadband internet access at home	Digital subscriber line	Cable	Satellite	Wireless	Mobile broadband and other connections	Don't know
Region	'000	%	%	%	%	%	%

Metropolitan areas	2 975	65	19	**3	-	-	12
Ex-metropolitan areas	1 313	77	^4	^3	^3	-	12
Total	4 287	69	15	^3	^1	-	12

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

7 Use of the Internet, Selected Characteristics, by Location of Access, 2007-08(a)

		Number of persons aged 15 years or over	Home	Work	Any location
		'000	%	%	%

State or Territory
	New South Wales	5 501	64	32	71
	Victoria	4 165	64	32	71
	Quensland	3 241	66	33	72
	South Australia	1 255	60	31	69
	Western Australia	1 639	65	35	75
	Tasmania	389	55	30	67
	Northern Territory	118	63	47	76
	Australian Capital Territory	261	78	51	87
Region
	Metropolitan areas	10 702	67	36	74
	Ex-metropolitan areas	5 869	59	28	67
Total		16 570	64	33	72

(a) More than one site may be nominated.

8 Average Minutes per day using the Internet, by Type of Activity, 2006 Time Use Survey(a)

		Own house	Other location(b)	Total
		minutes/day	minutes/day	minutes/day

Persons aged 15 years or over who used the Internet
	Communication activities	26	^1	27
	Non-communication activities	39	^2	41
	Total	65	^3	69
All Persons aged 15 years or over(c)(d)
	Communication activities	4	-	5
	Non-communication activities	7	-	7
	Total	11	^1	12

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Excludes internet use during working hours.
(b) Includes the locations of someone else's house, workplace, public areas, leisure and educational establishments.
(c) Includes persons who did not use the internet.
(d) Average is based on the reported participation rate on an average day for the whole population aged 15 years or over.

9 Teleworking Arrangements of Employed Persons aged 15 years and over, 2006 Time Use Survey

		Total Employed Persons	Employed Persons with a Teleworking Arrangement
		'000	%

Type of Employment
	Employed full-time	6 786	7
	Employed part-time	3 298	^5
Sector of Employment
	Public sector	1 832	^9
	Private sector	7 897	6
Household Type
	Household with children under 15	3 721	^8
	Household without children under 15	6 362	^5
Total Employed Persons		10 083	6

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution