Thursday, 13 October 2016
Australians continue to increase data consumption in 2016
Australian Government Dept. of Communications and the Arts, media release, 7 October 2016:
Australian Internet activity statistics – June 2016
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the Internet Activity, Australia, June 2016 (cat no 8153.0).
This release presents key indicators on the use of the internet by business, government, and households, as collected from the Internet Activity Survey conducted in respect of the three months ended 30 June 2016.
Fast facts include (year-on-year represents June 2016 compared to June 2015):
Internet subscriber numbers pushed past 13 million, with a year-on-year increase of 4 per cent to 13.3 million
While there was an almost 130 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of fibre based subscriptions, subscription numbers across other access types remained relatively stable both year-on-year and from the quarter ended December 2015.
Data downloaded via mobile handsets continues to grow rapidly, with a 34 per cent increase from the December quarter and a 69 per cent increase year-on-year.
Data consumption continues to grow, with 2.1 million terabytes downloaded in the three months ended 30 June 2016. There was 51 per cent growth for total data downloaded year-on-year.
See the ABS website for detailed data on the release: 8153.0 - Internet Activity.
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