8146.0 - Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2006-07

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A million more Australians on Broadband since last year (Media Release)

Contents >> CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH COMPUTERS OR INTERNET ACCESS >> CHANGES IN HOME INTERNET ACCESS

CHANGES IN HOME INTERNET ACCESS

The percentage of households with home Internet continues to increase and has quadrupled between 1998 (16%) and 2006-07 (64%). In 2006-07, the percentage of households with home Internet access increased by 4 percentage points from 2005-06. Households with higher levels of home Internet access and those with computer access at home share similar characteristics.

Figure 2.2: HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AT HOME, by region-1998 to 2006-07
Graph: Household access to the Internet at home, by region1998 to 2005-06

Graph: Household access to the Internet at home, by region1998 to 2005-06