When Will The NBN Be Available In My Area?


Just how long will you have to wait until the National Broadband Network (NBN) becomes available in your area? Find out with this up-to-the-minute list of expected launch dates.

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The NBN is not happening in a hurry. Right from when it was announced back in 2009, the build prediction was at least seven to eight years, and 2015 is often mentioned as a likely date for completion of the main network. So while we’re all happily brawling over details of the rollout and poring over the pricing that has been announced so far, the process is very far from complete.

In the list below, drawn from data from NBN Co, we’ve specified the first likely point when the NBN will be available in a given area. This is based on taking the date when construction work starts and adding 12 months, which is the rough approach NBN Co recommends. So take notice: it’s a best estimate, not a commandment written in stone. As such, there are two important caveats: it’s entirely possible that availability might happen earlier if construction proceeds well, and it’s a certainty that not every home in a given area will have availability on this date.

NBN rollout is happening in stages. There’s not a single switch-on date that covers all of a single town or locality, since network building continues after services have first become available, reflecting when fibre passes near your house. Plus, plans change with a project of this magnitude. You can get a better idea of the areas covered on the NBN Co rollout maps (note: link to big PDF file). (This list doesn’t include rollouts where NBN Co has done deals with developers to roll out fibre-based services throughout a given development.)

We’ll regularly update this list with new information as it comes to hand. Share ideas, corrections and thoughts in the comments.

Launched

Armidale, NSW
Kiama, NSW
Townsville, QLD
Willunga, SA
Midway Point, TAS
Scottsdale, TAS
Smithton, TAS
Brunswick, VIC

May 2012

Sorell, TAS
Triabunna, TAS

July 2012

Deloraine, TAS
St Helens, TAS

August 2012

Coffs Harbour, NSW
Dapto, NSW
Port Augusta, SA
Port Elliot, SA
Yankalilla, SA

September 2012

Jamberoo, NSW
George Town, TAS

October 2012

Richmond, NSW
Penrith, NSW
Goodna, QLD
Toowoomba, QLD
Modbury, SA
Prospect, SA
Bacchus Marsh, VIC

November 2012

Darwin, NT
Aspley, QLD
Mandurah, WA

December 2012

Lidcombe, NSW
South Morang, VIC
Geraldton, WA

January 2013

Blacktown, NSW
South Hobart, TAS
Launceston, TAS

February 2013

Sawtell, NSW
Stirling, SA
Applecross, WA

March 2013

Townsville City, QLD
Casuarina, NT
Aldinga Beach, SA

April 2013

Gosford, NSW
Long Jetty, NSW
Seaford / McLaren Vale, SA
Ballarat Central, VIC
Meadow Springs, WA
Pinjarra, WA

May 2013

Kingston Beach, TAS
Somerset, TAS
Tullamarine, VIC
South Perth, WA

June 2013

Strathfield (Homebush), NSW
Nudgee, QLD
Melton, VIC

July 2013

Riverstone, NSW
Wollongong, NSW
Strathalbyn, SA
Melbourne City, VIC

Republished from Lifehacker.


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