The ACT has maintained its spot as the most connected region in the country in terms of internet access, with 88 per cent of households online.
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The latest Household Use of Information Technology report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the number of Australian households connected to the internet continues to grow, particularly broadband connections.
Nearly three-quarters of the nation now uses a broadband connection to access the internet at home, as the number of household broadband connections increased by over one million homes between 2008-09 and 2010-11. In 2005-06 only 28 per cent of houses had broadband access.
Canberra continues to lead the way in most categories, including the number of households with computers, and the level of broadband internet connections.
Ninety-one per cent of Canberra households have a computer, compared to the national average of 83 per cent.
Eighty-three per cent of Canberra households now have broadband, 10 per cent above the national average, and more than double the number of broadband-connected households in the territory five years ago. Of the houses connected to the internet in the territory, only four per cent are on dial-up.
Canberrans are more likely to use the internet to access government services, with 61 per cent of internet users in the territory performing this activity online in the past 12 months, compared with the national average of 47 per cent.
Households in the ACT are also more likely buy or sell goods or services online, pay bills, download videos, movies or music, or make voice or video calls over the internet than any other state or territory in the country.
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