{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-broadband-subscriptions","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-broadband-subscriptions","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-broadband-subscriptions/","title":"Australia Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)","description":"Australia's Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People): 36.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, -0.4% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Australia","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"2001/2024","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Australia Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.BBND.P2?locations=AU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2001–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"23"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2024)","value":"36.5","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4%","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"23","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)"}],"observation_count":23,"observations":[{"period":"2001","value":0.634119567582093},{"period":"2002","value":1.31714888553946},{"period":"2003","value":2.60753903715006},{"period":"2004","value":5.04821821591678},{"period":"2005","value":9.93373078111349},{"period":"2006","value":18.9407193850347},{"period":"2008","value":24.8706294431099},{"period":"2009","value":23.9682200041124},{"period":"2010","value":24.8853051640712},{"period":"2011","value":24.697756094089},{"period":"2012","value":25.0955644344698},{"period":"2013","value":25.7399315811014},{"period":"2014","value":27.7000785019208},{"period":"2015","value":28.5117731324726},{"period":"2016","value":30.3083074972206},{"period":"2017","value":32.0326223266488},{"period":"2018","value":33.5486251312018},{"period":"2019","value":34.5434163723691},{"period":"2020","value":35.346849265518},{"period":"2021","value":35.8359861455454},{"period":"2022","value":36.3933201898066},{"period":"2023","value":36.627426494239},{"period":"2024","value":36.4788276060473}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"36.5","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"36.6","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"36.4","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"35.8","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"35.3","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"34.5","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"33.5","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.0","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"30.3","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"28.5","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"27.7","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"25.7","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"25.1","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"24.0","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2006","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"+90.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"+96.8%"},{"year":"2004","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"+93.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Australia from 1998 to present. Fixed broadband penetration measures high-speed connectivity infrastructure maturity and is a key input for digital service delivery economics. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2001–2024 (23 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 36.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.6 in 2001. The latest reading of 36.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}