NBN lets slip which state uses the most data

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NBN Co has published new insights that show Queenslanders have the highest average data downloads per user for the third year in a row.

As of June 2025, the average Queensland user downloaded 542GB per month. Tasmania had the lowest usage in the country with the average user downloading 447GB per month.

Here's the full breakdown across the country:

Monthly data downloads across the country

	Average monthly data download per customer (GB)
ACT	513
NSW	503
NT	486
QLD	542
SA	490
TAS	447
VIC	497
WA	518

Average monthly data downloads per customer rose across all technologies nationally to 557GB, a 13% increase on the previous year.

NBN also revealed some statistics following the September 2025 Accelerate Great initiative. By December 31, 2025 41% of NBN's customers were on wholesale plans of speeds from 100Mbps or above (an increase from 28% in December 2024). 31% were on speeds of 500Mbps or above (an increase from just 3% in December 2024).

Insights from Ember Advisors, commissioned by NBN Co, looked at the social benefits of digital inclusion.

Their report found that:

43% of NBN plan users surveyed used their home internet for telehealth, up from 34% in FY23
21% of NBN plan users surveyed used their home internet for studying from home, up from 12% in FY23
38% of NBN plan users surveyed used their home internet for working from home at least one day a week, up from 31% in FY23
91% of NBN plan users surveyed used their home internet for connecting with family or friends, up from 88% in FY23

Dylan Crismale

Digital Content Editor

Dylan Crismale is a Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut, has been writing for almost a decade across a variety of Australian publications. He previously worked as a writer at Finder covering energy, internet and mobile plans. Dylan is passionate about finding the best deals to save people money and educating people about tech. When he's not sat at his desk Dylan loves working out, bingeing TV and hanging out with friends.

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