Data Centres
Data centres are the physical buildings where servers, storage, and networking equipment run the workloads behind AI and cloud services. Australia has upwards of 270 facilities concentrated in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra, with tens of billions in hyperscaler and neocloud investment accelerating expansion.
Approved Facilities
~300
tracked data centresOperational
~270
live facilities↑ upTotal Capacity
1829 MW
operational power↑ upAU Ownership
29.4%
of total capacity→ stableCumulative Capacity Over Time
Ownership Breakdown
1829 MW
Capacity by State (MW)
Top Operators by Capacity
All Data Centres
| Name | Operator | State | Status | Capacity (MW) | Ownership | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirTrunk | NSW | Operational | OS Private | |||
| NextDC | NSW | Construction | AU Private | |||
| AirTrunk | VIC | Construction | OS Private | |||
| NextDC | VIC | Construction | AU Private | |||
| AWS | NSW | Operational | OS Private | |||
| AirTrunk | NSW | Operational | OS Private | |||
| Azure | NSW | Operational | OS Private | |||
| AirTrunk | VIC | Operational | OS Private | |||
| GCP | NSW | Operational | OS Private | |||
| NextDC | NSW | Operational | AU Private |