Internet access of Australian households

According to the 2008-09 Multipurpose Household Survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 72% of Australian households had home internet access and 78% of households had access to a computer.

The ABS survey also reported that between 1998 to 2008-09, household access to the internet at home has more than quadrupled from 16% to 72%, while access to computers has increased from 44% to 78%.

The number of households with a broadband internet connection increased by 18% from the previous year, to an estimated 5.0 million households. The ABS reported also cited that broadband is accessed by close to two-thirds (62%) of all households in Australia and 86% of all households with internet access.

The full text of the ABS report is found .

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