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SUBSCRIBER SECTOR

Of the more than 12 million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2014, there were 79% classified as being household subscribers, while 21% were business and government subscribers.

Internet subscribers by sector(a)(b)(c), for ISPs with more than 1,000 subscribers
		Jun 2013	Dec 2013	Jun 2014
		'000	'000	'000
Dial-up (less than 256kbps)
	Business and government	62	53	47
	Household	170	156	139
	Total dial-up subscribers	232	210	186
Broadband
	Business and government	2 608	2 663	2 573
	Household	9 517	9 524	9 723
	Total broadband subscribers	12 126	12 187	12 296
Total subscribers
	Business and government	2 670	2 717	2 620
	Household	9 688	9 680	9 863
	Total number of subscribers	12 358	12 397	12 483
(a) This item is self-reported according to the way ISPs classify their subscribers. Changes in classification may impact on relative subscriber numbers across sectors. Readers are advised to use these figures with caution. For further information see the Glossary.
(b) ISPs may report sector by proportions in lieu of actual numbers which may impact upon the reported figures.
(c) Dial-up and broadband figures by sector are collected by advertised download speeds, therefore these data may not equal figures reported for type of access connection, due to some broadband connections being reported as less than 256kbps.