Data centers in Australia
215 data centers are listed in Australia. The cities with the most listings are Sydney (51), Melbourne (34), Queanbeyan (12), Perth (10) and North Sydney (9); together they hold 54% of them. The operators with the most listings are NEXTDC (32), Equinix (19) and AirTrunk (10), out of 46 named operators.
By type, the listings in Australia are 56% colocation, 27% unclassified and 8% enterprise. Across all listed countries the colocation share is 39%. By published IT load, the largest single buildings are NEXTDC M3 Melbourne Data Centre (NEXTDC, 225 MW) and NEXTDC M2 Melbourne Data Centre (NEXTDC, 120 MW).
Worldwide, Australia ranks 8th of 152 countries by number of listings, with 3% of all listed facilities. It has the most listings in Australia and New Zealand, ahead of New Zealand (36).
The three operators with the most listings hold 28% of them; 24 of the 46 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 551 MW of IT load across 16 buildings and 50 MW of utility power across 3 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 39 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (28 Tier III and 11 Tier IV). Tier IV: NextDC A1, NEXTDC S2 Sydney Data Centre, NEXTDC D1 Darwin Data Centre, Malaga Data Centre, Day 1 and 7 others. Listings not yet in operation: 8 planned and 2 under construction. Among them: NEXTDC S7 Sydney Data Centre, NEXTDC S4 Sydney Data Centre, NEXTDC M4 Melbourne Data Centre and NEXTDC S5 Sydney Data Centre.
About Australia
The directory lists 215 data centers in Australia, the eighth-largest count among the 152 countries it covers, run by 46 operators in 50 towns and cities. Sydney has the most with 51, followed by Melbourne with 34, Queanbeyan with 12 and Perth with 10. The directory's two Australian markets are Sydney, with 74 facilities, and Melbourne, with 57.
NEXTDC has the most listings in the country, 32, followed by Equinix with 19, AirTrunk with 10 and Microsoft with 9. Colocation sites account for 120 of the records.
Capacity is published in two measures that should not be added together. Of the 16 buildings with a published IT load, the largest is NEXTDC M3 in West Footscray at 225 MW, ahead of NEXTDC M2 in Tullamarine at 120 MW. Only 3 buildings publish a utility supply, led by Digital Realty SYD11 in Sydney at 30 MW. By floor area, AirTrunk SYD3 Sydney West is the largest listed building, at about 753,000 square feet.
39 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, 11 of them at Tier IV, including NEXTDC S2 in Sydney and NEXTDC D1 in Darwin. 2 facilities are under construction, both EdgeConneX sites in Melbourne and Sydney, and 8 are planned, among them NEXTDC's S4 and S5 in Sydney, M4 in Melbourne and GC1 on the Gold Coast.
213 of 215 facilities have coordinates.
Cities
Sydney (51) · Melbourne (34) · Queanbeyan (12) · Perth (10) · North Sydney (9) · Brisbane (7) · Canberra (7) · Adelaide (5) · Macquarie Park (5) · Artarmon (3) · Darwin (3) · Port Melbourne (3) · Hobart (2) · Maroochydore (2) · Noble Park North (2) · Tamworth (2) · West Footscray (2)
Markets
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| NEXTDC | 32 |
| Equinix | 19 |
| AirTrunk | 10 |
| Microsoft | 9 |
| Amazon Web Services | 8 |
| Canberra Data Centres | 8 |
| CDC | 7 |
| STACK Infrastructure | 7 |
| DigiCo | 6 |
| Digital Realty | 6 |
| Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | 6 |
| Leading Edge Data Centres | 6 |
| Macquarie Data Centres | 5 |
| Metronode Pty Limited | 4 |
| Telstra | 4 |
| Oracle | 3 |
| 42 - 24 Pty Ltd | 2 |
| Australian Data Centres | 2 |
| DCI Data Centers | 2 |
| EdgeConneX | 2 |
| Interactive | 2 |
| Verizon | 2 |
| ANZ | 1 |
| Australian Securities Exchange | 1 |
| Cloud Carrier | 1 |
Top 25 of 46 operators.
Largest data centers in Australia by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of IT load |
|---|---|---|
| NEXTDC M3 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | 225 |
| NEXTDC M2 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | 120 |
| NEXTDC S3 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | 80 |
| NEXTDC S2 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | 30 |
| NEXTDC P2 Perth Data Centre | NEXTDC | 20 |
| NEXTDC M1 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | 16 |
| NEXTDC S1 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | 16 |
| NEXTDC B2 Brisbane Data Centre | NEXTDC | 12 |
| NEXTDC P1 Perth Data Centre | NEXTDC | 10 |
| NEXTDC GC1 Gold Coast Data Centre | NEXTDC | 6 |
Top 10 of 16 buildings that publish their IT load in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Planned and new data centers in Australia
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdgeConneX Melbourne, Australia | EdgeConneX | Under construction | not recorded |
| EdgeConneX Sydney, Australia | EdgeConneX | Under construction | not recorded |
| NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC GC1 Gold Coast Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC GE1 Geelong Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC M4 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC S4 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC S5 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC S7 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
| NEXTDC SC2 Sunshine Coast Data Centre | NEXTDC | Planned | not recorded |
Uptime Institute certified data centers in Australia
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| B2 Brisbane | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| LDR2 | iseek Pty Ltd | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| M2 Melbourne | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| M3, Building A, Data Hall A1, Day 1 | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| Malaga Data Centre, Day 1 | Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| MEL1 Data Centre | Micron 21 Pty Ltd | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NextDC A1 | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NEXTDC D1 Darwin Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NEXTDC S2 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Constructed Facility - Provisional; Certification of Design Documents) |
| P2 Perth, Day 1, Data Hall 1 (Level 3) | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Constructed Facility - Provisional; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| S3, Phase 1 | NEXTDC | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| ADC Mitchell | Australian Data Centres | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Canberra 1 Data Centre, Stage 1 | Metronode Pty Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| DC Two Bibra Lake, Stage 1 and Stage 2 | DC Two Limited | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Digital Realty MEL11 | Digital Realty | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Digital Realty SYD10 | Digital Realty | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| DXN-SYD01, Stage 1 | DXN Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Equinix Perth PE2 | Equinix | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Constructed Facility - Provisional; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Equinix Sydney SY6 | Equinix | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| Equinix Sydney SY7 | Equinix | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| Intellicentre 2 | Macquarie Data Centres | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Macquarie Park Intellicentre 3 Data Centre | Macquarie Data Centres | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| MEL10 Data Centre | Digital Realty | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| MELB-2 Data Center | Metronode Pty Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NEXTDC M1 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| NEXTDC NE1 Newman Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NEXTDC P1 Perth Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| NEXTDC PH1 Port Hedland Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| NEXTDC S1 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| Noble Park Data Centre, Data Halls 3 and 4 | Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Noble Park Data Centre, NP2 | Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Perth 2 Data Centre, Stage 1 | Metronode Pty Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Perth 2 Data Centre, Stage 2A | Metronode Pty Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Pier Perth Pl1 | Pier DC Pty Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Pulse DC | FKG Group | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| RCWA1 Data Centre Stage 1 | FrontierDC | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Secure Cloud Edge Data Center ADL02-2, Phase 1 | DCI Data Centers | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Western Sydney Data Centre, MEP1.1, MEP1.3, and MEP1.2 Stage 1 | Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Western Sydney Data Centre, WS2 | Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Noble Park Data Centre | Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd. | M&O Stamp of Approval |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| AirTrunk SYD3 Sydney West | AirTrunk | 753,473 |
| AirTrunk MEL2 Melbourne | AirTrunk | 490,597 |
| NEXTDC M3 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | 441,320 |
| AirTrunk SYD1 Sydney West | AirTrunk | 376,736 |
| AirTrunk MEL1 Melbourne | AirTrunk | 344,445 |
| AirTrunk SYD2 Sydney North | AirTrunk | 312,153 |
| NEXTDC M2 Melbourne Data Centre | NEXTDC | 269,098 |
| NEXTDC S3 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | 215,278 |
| NEXTDC P2 Perth Data Centre | NEXTDC | 129,167 |
| NEXTDC S2 Sydney Data Centre | NEXTDC | 93,646 |
| Digital Realty MEL11 | Digital Realty | 93,500 |
| Equinix Melbourne ME2 | Equinix | 87,963 |
| Digital Realty SYD11 | Digital Realty | 87,500 |
| Digital Realty SYD10 | Digital Realty | 86,000 |
| Equinix Sydney SY4 | Equinix | 80,137 |