The NBN Co has released a list of 419 towns and suburbs set to receive the national broadband network by June 2016, representing a total of 1.913 million homes and business premises.
The total includes all technologies in the NBN’s multi technology mix except for HFC (hybrid fibre-cable) and long-term satellite services, but including fixed wireless, fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-node.
In Sydney, businesses will get the NBN in Appin, Avalon Beach, Berowra, Blacktown, Campsie, Campbelltown, Homebush, Kellyville, Katoomba, Liverpool, Mulgoa, Blackheath, Elderslie, Narellan, The Oaks, Penrith, Richmond, Rouse Hill and Tahmoor.
In Melbourne, it will be rolled out to Ballan, Beaconsfield Upper, Craigieburn, Dromana, Footscray, Karingal, Keysborough, Kings Park, Kilmore, Melton, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Rye, Shoreham, Sunbury, Tooradin, Warburton, Werribee and Whittlesea
Brisbane businesses will receive the NBN in Acacia Ridge, Aspley, Bundamba, Bribie Island, Caboolture, Dayboro, Greenbank, Ipswich, Jimboomba, Petrie, Logan Village, Samford, Nudgee, Ningi, Redland Bay, Rosewood and Warner.
Perth suburbs set to benefit include Applecross, Armadale, Cannington, South Coogee, Doubleview, Kelmscott, Meadow Springs, Quinns Rocks, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park.
Meanwhile in Adelaide the rollout will cover Aldinga, St Marys, Gawler, Gepps Cross, Lonsdale, Modbury and Reynella.
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Queensland |
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Region |
Parts of suburbs and towns covered |
Estimated total number of premises covered |
Estimated total number of suburbs and towns |
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Central QLD |
Agnes Water (surrounds), Biloela (surrounds), Calliope (surrounds), Gladstone (surrounds), Lammermoor (surrounds), Mount Morgan (surrounds), Frenchville, Moranbah, Parkhurst, Rockhampton |
33,900 |
10 |
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Far North QLD |
Atherton, Babinda, Cairns, Innisfail, Mareeba, Ravenshoe (surrounds), Tully (surrounds), Cooktown, Edge Hill, Edmonton, Freshwater, Gordonvale, Mission Beach, Port Douglas |
65,900 |
14 |
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Greater Brisbane |
Acacia Ridge, Aspley, Bundamba, Bribie Island, Caboolture, Dayboro, Greenbank, Ipswich, Jimboomba, Petrie, Logan Village, Samford, Nudgee, Ningi, Redland Bay, Rosewood, Warner |
95,000 |
17 |
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Northern QLD |
Airlie Beach, Deeragun, Half Tide Beach, Haliday Bay, Ingham, Mackay, Proserpine, Alice River, Ayr, Bowen, Collinsville, Mirani, Sarina, Townsville |
42,800 |
14 |
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Southern QLD |
Beaudesert, Boonah (surrounds), Kilcoy (surrounds), Maudsland, St George (surrounds), Dalby, Gatton, Kingsthorpe, Newtown, Oakey |
40,800 |
10 |
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Sunshine Coast |
Beerwah (surrounds), Maleny (surrounds), Nambour, Pomona (surrounds), Maroochydore, Wurtulla |
46,600 |
6 |
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Wide Bay-Burnett |
Blackbutt (surrounds), Bundaberg, Childers (surrounds), Howard (surrounds), Maryborough (surrounds), Monto (surrounds), Murgon (surrounds), Nanango (surrounds), North Gooburrum (surrounds), Gympie |
54,000 |
10 |
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Total |
379,000 |
81 |
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Tasmania |
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Northern Tasmania |
Bridport, Beaconsfield, Bicheno, Burnie, Campbell Town, Devonport, East Devonport, Evandale, Exeter, Launceston, Legana, Longford, Penguin, Perth, Port Sorell, Queenstown, Railton, Rosebery, Scamander, Scottsdale (surrounds), South Launceston, St Marys, Ulverstone, Windermere, Westbury, Wynyard, Zeehan |
55,000 |
27 |
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Southern Tasmania |
Bellerive, Cambridge, Cremorne, Cygnet, Dodges Ferry, Geeveston, Hobart, Huonville-Ranelagh, Margate, New Norfolk, Glenorchy, Orford, Pontville, Richmond, South Arm, Swansea, Taroona |
51,000 |
17 |
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Total |
106,000 |
44 |
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New South Wales |
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Greater Sydney |
Appin, Avalon Beach, Berowra, Blacktown, Campsie, Campbelltown, Homebush, Kellyville, Katoomba, Liverpool, Mulgoa, Blackheath, Elderslie, Narellan, The Oaks, Penrith, Richmond, Rouse Hill, Tahmoor |
148,500 |
19 |
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Central Coast |
Buff Point, Gosford, Gorokan, Long Jetty, Narara, Terrigal, Woy Woy, Wyong |
107,700 |
8 |
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Illawarra |
Albion Park, Corrimal, Gerringong, Kiama (surrounds), Nowra-Bomaderry, Port Kembla, Shell Harbour, Wollongong |
84,000 |
8 |
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Newcastle and Hunter |
Belmont, Boolaroo, Charlestown, Dungog (surrounds), Hamilton, Maitland, Mayfield, Morisset, Muswellbrook (surrounds), Nelson Bay, New Lambton, Singleton (surrounds) |
160,000 |
12 |
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South Coast |
Batemans Bay (surrounds), Bawley Point (surrounds), Bega (surrounds), Bermagui (surrounds), Callala Bay, Merimbula (surrounds), Moruya (surrounds), Narooma (surrounds), Shoalhaven Heads (surrounds), St Georges Basin-Sanctuary Point, Sussex Inlet, Ulladulla (surrounds) |
22,100 |
13 |
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Central West |
Bathurst (surrounds), Blayney (surrounds), Cowra, Dubbo, Gulgong, Molong, Mudgee, Oberon (surrounds), Orange, Parkes (surrounds), Wellington |
46,300 |
11 |
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Mid-North Coast |
Bellingen (surrounds), Camden Haven, Harrington (surrounds), Kempsey (surrounds), South West Rocks, Wauchope (surrounds), Woolgoolga (surrounds) |
8,800 |
7 |
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Riverina |
Corowa (surrounds), Deniliquin (surrounds), Finley (surrounds), Griffith (surrounds), Howlong (surrounds), Lavington (surrounds), Temora (surrounds), Tumut (surrounds), Wagga Wagga (surrounds) |
3,500 |
9 |
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New England |
Quirindi |
100 |
1 |
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Northern Rivers |
Alstonville (surrounds), Casino (surrounds), Grafton (surrounds), Hastings Point (surrounds), Kingscliff (surrounds), Kyogle (surrounds), Lismore (surrounds), Maclean (surrounds), Mullumbimby (surrounds), Terranora (surrounds), Tweed Heads |
33,200 |
11 |
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Southern Highlands |
Cootamundra (surrounds), Goulburn, Marulan (surrounds), Mittagong, Moss Vale, Queanbeyan, Yass, Young |
42,500 |
8 |
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Southern Tablelands |
Bombala (surrounds), Braidwood (surrounds), Cooma (surrounds), Gundagai (surrounds), Jindabyne (surrounds) |
2,300 |
5 |
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Total |
659,000 |
112 |
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Northern Territory |
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Darwin Region |
Berrimah, Palmerston, Nightcliff
|
12,000 |
3 |
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East Arnhem Land |
Nhulunbuy |
1,000 |
1 |
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Barkly Region |
Tannent Creek |
1,000 |
1 |
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Katherine Region |
Katherine |
2,000 |
1 |
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Central Australia |
Alice Springs |
9,000 |
1 |
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Total |
25,000 |
7 |
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South Australia |
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Adelaide Hills |
Lenswood, Macclesfield, Mt Barker, Stirling |
21,000 |
4 |
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Barossa Valley |
Kapunda, Nuriootpa |
5,900 |
2 |
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Eyre Peninsula |
Ceduna (surrounds), Port Lincoln (surrounds) |
1,300 |
2 |
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Far North |
Port Augusta |
5,900 |
1 |
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Fleurieu Peninsula |
Goolwa, Port Elliot and Victor Harbor, Strathalbyn (surrounds), Yankalilla |
10,800 |
4 |
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Greater Adelaide |
Aldinga, St Marys, Gawler, Gepps Cross, Lonsdale, Modbury, Reynella |
84,500 |
7 |
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Limestone Coast |
Bordertown (surrounds), Mount Gambier (surrounds), Penola (surrounds) |
800 |
3 |
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Murraylands and Riverland |
Barmera, Berri, Loxton, Meningie, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Tailem Bend, Waikerie |
16,000 |
9 |
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Yorke and Mid North |
Balaklava, Burra, Crystal Brook, Clare, Jamestown, Port Broughton, Port Pirie, Peterborough, Riverton, Yorketown (surrounds) |
15,000 |
10 |
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Total: |
161,000 |
42 |
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Western Australia |
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Greater Perth |
Applecross, Armadale, Cannington, South Coogee, Doubleview, Kelmscott, Meadow Springs, Quinns Rocks, Rockingham, South Perth, Victoria Park |
132,300 |
11 |
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Peel |
Herron, Pinjarra (surrounds), Preston Beach, Waroona, Mandurah |
25,700 |
5 |
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South West |
Augusta (surrounds), Bridgetown (surrounds), Brunswick Junction (surrounds), Busselton, Collie, Dunsborough, Margaret River (surrounds), Australind, Bunbury, Capel, Donnybrook, Harvey, Myalup |
55,000 |
13 |
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Great Southern |
Albany (surrounds), Denmark (surrounds), Katanning (surrounds) |
1,600 |
3 |
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Wheatbelt |
Jurien, Lancelin, Merredin (surrounds), Narrogin (surrounds), Northam (surrounds), Pingelly (surrounds), Toodyay (surrounds), Wongan Hills (surrounds), Cervantes, Woodridge Estate |
8,700 |
10 |
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Mid-West-Gascoyne |
Dongara, Geraldton, Kalbarri, Leeman, Northampton |
10,700 |
5 |
|
Pilbara |
Karratha |
6,000 |
1 |
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Total: |
240, 000 |
48 |
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Victoria |
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Greater Melbourne |
Ballan, Beaconsfield Upper, Craigieburn, Dromana, Footscray, Karingal, Keysborough, Kings Park, Kilmore, Melton, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Rye, Shoreham, Sunbury, Tooradin, Warburton, Werribee, Whittlesea |
105,900 |
19 |
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Barwon South West |
Cobden (surrounds), Colac, Hamilton (surrounds), Mortlake (surrounds), Warrnambool, Apollo Bay-Marengo, Anglesea, Lorne, Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads, Portarlington ,Torquay, Winchelsea |
62,000 |
12 |
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Gippsland |
Bairnsdale (surrounds), Foster (surrounds), Garfield, Heyfield, Lang Lang (surrounds), Moe-Yallourn (surrounds), Orbost (surrounds), Sale (surrounds), Traralgon, Warragul, Cowes, Inverloch, Mirboo North, Newhaven, Stratford, Wonthaggi |
54,500 |
16 |
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Grampians |
Ballarat, Dimboola (surrounds), St Arnaud (surrounds), Warracknabeal (surrounds), Bannockburn, Clunes, Daylesford |
8,000 |
7 |
|
Loddon Malle |
Bendigo (surrounds), Cohuna (surrounds), Eaglehawk (surrounds), Echuca-Moama (surrounds), Kerang (surrounds), Kyabram (surrounds), Kyneton, Mildura (surrounds), Robinvale (surrounds), Rochester (surrounds), Wedderburn (surrounds), Castlemaine, Mount Macedon, Romsey |
23,500 |
14 |
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North East |
Alexandra (surrounds), Chiltern (surrounds), Cobram (surrounds), Mansfield (surrounds), Myrtleford (surrounds), Nathalia (surrounds), Numurkah (surrounds), Wangaratta, Wodonga (surrounds), Yarrawonga-Mulwala (surrounds), Broadford, Shepparton, Wallan |
32,100 |
13 |
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Total |
286,000 |
81 |
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ACT |
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Canberra |
Gungahlin |
1,300 |
1 |
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Civic |
16,500 |
1 |
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Kambah |
16,100 |
1 |
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Scullin |
23,100 |
1 |
|
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Total |
57,000 |
4 |
|
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National Total |
1, 913, 000 |
419 |
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This story originally appeared on SmartCompany.
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