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TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY USED FOR HOUSEHOLD BROADBAND CONNECTION

In 2006-07, the dominant type of technology that households used for Broadband connection to the Internet was Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), although the percentage of households using this type of technology has decreased by 13 percentage points. Offsetting this decrease, during 2006-07, there has been a 8 percentage points increase in cable connections, as well as a doubling in the take-up of other technologies (largely driven by wireless technologies). In 2006-07, there was a significant lack of awareness of the type of Broadband technologies being used (10%), which could have arisen from the adoption of emerging technologies.

Figure 4.6: BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS, by type of technology-2004-05 to 2006-07

Table 4.1: Households with Dial-up or Broadband Internet Access, Selected Characteristics - 2004-05 to 2006-07
		Dial-Up			Broadband
		2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ('000)
Households
	Without children under 15	1 955	1 594	1 089	784	1 416	2 241
	With children under 15	1 119	840	506	495	835	1 265
State/Territory
	New South Wales	978	805	535	463	746	1 166
	Victoria	734	560	342	340	591	895
	Queensland	619	479	323	239	452	693
	South Australia	253	224	156	66	128	212
	Western Australia	331	244	158	119	236	374
	Tasmania	79	65	47	^15	35	64
	Northern Territory	25	^20	^15	^8	^15	27
	Australian Capital Territory	55	39	^20	28	49	75
Region
	Metropolitan areas	1 909	1 456	912	1 008	1 696	2 504
	Ex-metropolitan areas	1 165	979	684	271	555	1 002
	Total households with Dial-up or Broadband access	3 074	2 435	1 596	1 278	2 251	3 506
Total households in Australia		7 847	7 945	8 071	7 847	7 945	8 071
PROPORTION OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS (%)
Households
	Without children under 15	35	28	19	14	25	38
	With children under 15	50	38	23	22	38	57
State/Territory
	New South Wales	38	31	20	18	28	44
	Victoria	38	28	17	18	30	45
	Queensland	40	31	21	16	30	44
	South Australia	39	35	24	10	20	33
	Western Australia	42	31	20	15	30	46
	Tasmania	40	32	24	^8	17	32
	Northern Territory	45	^35	^24	^14	^25	44
	Australian Capital Territory	44	32	^15	23	40	58
Region
	Metropolitan areas	38	29	18	20	34	49
	Ex-metropolitan areas	41	34	23	9	19	34
Total households with Dial-up or Broadband access		39	31	20	16	28	43
Total households in Australia		100	100	100	100	100	100
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution

Table 4.2: Household Internet Connection, Selected Characteristics, by Type of Access - 2006-07
		Number of households accessing the Internet at home	Dial Up	Broadband	Both	Don't know
		'000	%	%	%	%
Households
	Without children under 15	3 356	32	66	^1	^1
	With children under 15	1 782	28	71	-	^1
Equivalised household income
	$0 - $39,999(a)	1 884	37	62	-	^1
	$40,000 - $79,999	1 561	30	69	-	^1
	$80,000 - $119,999	397	24	75	*1	**1
	$120,000 or over	168	^18	81	**1	-
	Could not be determined	1 128	26	71	*1	^3
Household income
	$0 - $39,999(a)	921	42	56	*1	^1
	$40,000 - $79,999	1 304	34	65	-	^1
	$80,000 - $119,999	921	28	70	*1	*1
	$120,000 or over	865	21	78	*1	-
	Could not be determined	1 128	26	71	*1	^3
Equivalised household income quintiles(b)
	Lowest quintile	419	41	56	**1	*2
	Second quintile	666	38	61	*1	*1
	Third quintile	864	32	67	-	*1
	Fourth quintile	968	31	68	-	*1
	Highest quintile	1 093	25	74	*1	*1
State/Territory
	New South Wales	1 712	31	68	*1	^1
	Victoria	1 253	27	71	-	^2
	Queensland	1 020	31	67	*1	^1
	South Australia	369	42	57	*1	*1
	Western Australia	536	29	69	-	*1
	Tasmania	112	42	57	-	*1
	Northern Territory	41	^34	65	**1	-
	Australian Capital Territory	95	^20	78	**1	*1
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia	3 576	26	72	-	^1
	Inner regional Australia	999	38	60	*1	*1
	Outer regional Australia	493	46	53	-	*1
	Remote Australia	^70	^46	^51	**2	**1
Region
	Metropolitan areas	3 448	26	72	^1	^1
	Ex-metropolitan areas	1 691	40	59	*1	^1
Total		5 138	31	68	^1	^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 households with income less than zero.
(b) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.

Table 4.3: Personal Use of the Internet, Selected Characteristics, by Type of Access - 2006-07
			Number of persons accessing the internet at home	Dial Up	Broadband	Both	Don't know
			'000	%	%	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17		745	^20	79	-	**1
	18 - 24		1 384	23	75	*1	*1
	25 - 34		2 016	26	73	*1	*1
	35 -44		2 174	28	72	-	-
	45 - 54		1 884	27	72	-	-
	55 - 64		1 188	31	68	*1	-
	65 or over		530	42	55	*1	*2
Sex
	Male		5 029	25	73	*1	*1
	Female		4 893	29	70	^1	*1
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(a)		5 071	29	70	-	*1
	$40,000 - $79,999		2 664	26	73	*1	-
	$80,000 - $119,999		646	25	75	-	-
	$120,000 or over		350	16	82	**1	-
	Could not be determined		1 191	28	71	*1	*1
Equivalised household income(b)
	Lowest quintile		731	37	61	**1	**1
	Second quintile		1 145	34	65	*1	-
	Third quintile		1 706	28	71	-	*1
	Fourth quintile		1 898	27	72	-	-
	Highest quintile		2 118	23	76	*1	-
Labour force status(c)
	Employed		7 456	26	73	^1	-
	Not employed		2 466	31	67	*1	^1
Indigenous status
	Non Indigenous		9 853	27	72	^1	^1
	Indigenous		^69	*32	^67	-	-
Country of birth(d)
	Born in Australia		7 298	28	71	^1	-
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	1 107	26	73	-	*1
		Born in other countries	1 513	25	73	*1	*1
Level of highest educational attainment(e)
	Bachelor degree and above		2 541	23	75	*1	-
	Advanced diploma or diploma		1 008	26	73	*1	-
	Certificate		1 639	32	67	*1	-
	Year 12 or below		4 632	28	71	-	^1
State/Territory
	New South Wales		3 332	27	72	-	*1
	Victoria		2 479	24	75	*1	*1
	Queensland		1 908	27	72	*1	-
	South Australia		691	37	62	**1	-
	Western Australia		1 047	27	72	-	*1
	Tasmania		211	38	61	-	-
	Northern Territory		69	^34	^65	**1	-
	Australian Capital Territory		185	^16	83	**1	**1
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia		6 991	22	76	^1	*1
	Inner regional Australia		1 879	36	63	*1	*1
	Outer regional Australia		915	41	58	-	-
	Remote Australia		^137	^46	^53	**1	**1
Region
	Metropolitan areas		6 756	23	76	^1	*1
	Ex-metropolitan areas		3 166	37	62	*1	-
Total			9 922	27	72	^1	^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) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.
(c) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(d) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(e) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.

Table 4.4: Personal use of the Internet, Selected Labour Force Characteristics, by Type of Access - 2006-07
		Number of employed persons accessing the internet at home	Dial Up	Broadband	Both	Don't know
		'000	%	%	%	%
Occupation(a)
	1 Managers	960	24	74	*1	*1
	2 Professionals	1 570	23	76	-	-
	3 Technicians and trades workers	799	27	73	-	-
	4 Community and personal service workers	485	26	74	-	-
	5 Clerical and administrative workers	1 028	28	72	-	-
	6 Sales workers	549	^26	73	-	**1
	7 Machinery operators and drivers	315	^30	70	-	-
	8 Labourers	459	31	68	-	**1
Industry(b)
	01 Agriculture, forestry and fishing	^134	^60	^38	**1	**1
	02 Mining	^64	^38	^62	-	-
	03 Manufacturing	500	29	71	-	-
	04 Electricity, gas, water and waste services	^72	*17	^81	**1	**1
	05 Construction	463	^26	73	-	-
	06 Wholesale trade	236	^24	^74	**2	-
	07 Retail trade	687	^23	76	**1	**1
	08 Accommodation and food services	287	^27	^73	-	**1
	09 Transport, postal and warehousing	290	^25	^74	-	-
	10 Information media and telecommunications	157	^31	^69	-	-
	11 Financial and insurance services	288	^20	79	-	**1
	12 Rental, hiring and real estate services	^135	*29	^70	-	**1
	13 Professional, scientific and technical services	539	^18	80	*1	-
	14 Administrative and support services	^211	^24	^76	-	-
	15 Public administration and safety	447	^26	73	**1	-
	16 Education and training	552	32	67	-	-
	17 Health care and social assistance	724	25	74	-	-
	18 Arts and recreation services	^127	^24	^76	-	-
	19 Other services	252	^21	78	-	**1
Total employed persons		7 456	26	73	^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) Excludes persons whose occupation was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(b) Excludes persons whose Industry was not stated and/or inadequately described.

Table 4.5: Household Internet Access, Selected Characteristics, by Type of Broadband - 2006-07
		Number of households with Broadband Internet access at home	Digital Subscriber Line	Cable	Other/Don't know(a)
		'000	%	%	%
Households
	Without children under 15	2 241	68	18	14
	With children under 15	1 265	72	16	12
Equivalised household income
	$0 - $39,999(b)	1 175	71	17	12
	$40,000 - $79,999	1 088	72	17	11
	$80,000 - $119,999	301	71	^18	^11
	$120,000 or over	138	71	^22	^8
	Could not be determined	804	62	20	18
Household income
	$0 - $39,999(b)	521	71	16	13
	$40,000 - $79,999	849	74	15	11
	$80,000 - $119,999	653	73	16	11
	$120,000 or over	679	69	21	10
	Could not be determined	804	62	20	18
Equivalised household income quintiles(c)
	Lowest quintile	238	69	^17	^13
	Second quintile	409	73	^15	^12
	Third quintile	577	71	18	11
	Fourth quintile	665	73	16	12
	Highest quintile	813	72	18	10
State/Territory
	New South Wales	1 166	66	19	15
	Victoria	895	65	25	11
	Queensland	693	72	18	10
	South Australia	212	74	^10	^16
	Western Australia	374	81	^5	^14
	Tasmania	64	84	*3	^13
	Northern Territory	27	86	**1	*13
	Australian Capital Territory	75	72	^14	^14
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia	2 597	64	23	13
	Inner regional Australia	609	84	^2	14
	Outer regional Australia	263	85	*3	^12
	Remote Australia	^37	^79	**3	*17
Region
	Metropolitan areas	2 504	65	23	13
	Ex-metropolitan areas	1 002	82	^5	14
Total		3 506	70	18	13
^ 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 and microwave.
(b) Includes those households with income less than zero.
(c) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.