8129.0 - Business Use of Information Technology, 2009-10

Quality Declaration

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/08/2011

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Contents >> CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNET ACCESS >> Internet Access

INTERNET ACCESS

Nine in ten businesses had internet access as at 30 June 2010. The likelihood of a business accessing the internet was greater for each successive employment size range, from 87% for businesses with 0-4 persons employed, to 99% for businesses that employed 200 or more persons.

Proportion of businesses with Internet access, by industry, as at 30 June 2010
Graph: Proportion of businesses with Internet access, by industry, as at 30 June 2010

Graph: Proportion of businesses with Internet access, by industry, as at 30 June 2010

Almost all businesses within the Information media and telecommunications industry had internet access. The industry with the lowest proportion of businesses accessing the internet was Accommodation and food services (74%). Businesses within the Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry had the second lowest rate of internet access (83%).