Internet speed in Australia
Median speeds from Ookla's Speedtest Global Index, June 2026 — what a rental's line and your phone actually get, not what the listing says.
Home broadband185 Mbpsmedian download in Melbourne0world median 130300+Fast — Several people on calls at once, large uploads, 4K44 Mbps upload · 8 ms latency
Mobile data140 Mbpsmedian download in Melbourne0world median 109300+12 Mbps upload · 17 ms latency
By city
under 30 basic · fair · 100+ good · 150+ fast — the tick is the world median.
| Place | Home broadband | Mobile data | Work from it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbournemeasured in Melbourne | 185 Mbps | 140 Mbps | Not at the median |
| Sydneymeasured in Sydney | 169 Mbps | 137 Mbps | Not at the median |
| Australia as a wholeOokla publishes no separate figure for Great Barrier Reef & Cairns, Uluru, Perth, Tasmania; the national median stands for them. | 174 Mbps | 121 Mbps | Not at the median |
A median is the middle of every test run in the place that quarter: half the lines are faster, half slower. Cities usually beat the national number; islands and hill towns usually do not. "Work from it" is this site's own line — 150 Mbps down, 50 up, under 30 ms — for a household on calls all day; one person needs far less.
The guides in Australia
SydneyAustraliaHarbour, beaches, and endless sunshine
Great Barrier Reef & CairnsAustraliaThe largest living structure on earth, an hour offshore
UluruAustraliaA single rock, 348 metres high, in the middle of a continent
MelbourneAustraliaLaneway coffee, street art and the best food in Australia, in a city that changes weather four times a day
PerthAustraliaThe most isolated big city on earth, with white beaches on its doorstep and quokkas on the island offshore
TasmaniaAustraliaAn island of temperate rainforest, empty beaches and the cleanest air measured on earth