SUBSCRIBER SECTOR


SUBSCRIBER SECTOR

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) were asked to report subscriber numbers as at 30 June 2013, according to whether subscribers were classified by the ISPs as Business and government or Household. This item is self-reported according to the way that ISPs classify their subscribers, and changes in classification may impact on relative subscriber numbers.


ISPs WITH MORE THAN 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS

Internet subscribers by sector(a)(b), for ISPs with more than 1,000 subscribers
		Jun 2012	Dec 2012	Jun 2013
		'000	'000	'000
Dial-up (less than 256kbps)
	Business and government	95	73	62
	Household	341	215	170
	Total dial-up subscribers	436	288	232
Broadband
	Business and government	2 774	2 836	2 608
	Household	8 826	9 037	9 517
	Total broadband subscribers	11 600	11 873	12 125
Total subscribers
	Business and government	2 869	2 910	2 670
	Household	9 167	9 251	9 688
	Total number of subscribers	12 036	12 161	12 358
(a) ISPs may reclassify their subscribers from Business and government to Household, or vice versa, or they may report proportions in lieu of actual numbers which may impact upon the reported figures. Readers are advised to use these figures with caution.
(b) Dial-up and broadband figures by sector are collected by advertised download speeds, therefore these data may not equal figures reported for type of access connection, due to some broadband connections being reported as less than 256kbps.

Of the 12,358,000 internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2013, there were 78% classified as Household subscribers, while 22% were Business and government.

Business and government subscriber numbers decreased by 8% since the end of December 2012 to 2.7 million, while the number of Household subscribers increased by 5% to 9.7 million over the same period. For both the Business and government and Household sectors, 98% of subscribers accessed the internet via a broadband connection.


ISP CENSUS

The June 2013 iteration of the Internet Activity Survey is a full census of all ISPs operating in Australia. Comparison is made between June 2013 Census and the previous census cycle, conducted in respect of June 2010.

Of the 12,408,000 internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2013, there were 78% classified as Household subscribers, while 22% were Business and government subscribers. In the previous census cycle, in June 2010, Household subscribers comprised 80% of the total, while 20% were Business and government.

Further information is available in the Internet Activity Census cycle Data Cube.

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