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Infrastructure watch

Live and upcoming data centres across Australia

Where your data lives shapes your security, latency, and compliance posture. Here's our view of the Australian data centre landscape — what's operating today and what's being built next.

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Live

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Under construction

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Announced

Facility tracker

Filter by delivery status to see where sovereign, hyperscale, and edge capacity is available now versus coming online.

SY4 Campus

NEXTDC

Live

Hyperscale campus in Eastern Creek serving cloud on-ramps, financial services, and government workloads.

Location
Sydney, NSW
Capacity
80 MW planned
Timeline
Operational, staged expansion
Certification
Uptime Tier IV certified design

M2 / M3 Melbourne

NEXTDC

Live

Tullamarine and CBD-adjacent facilities offering low-latency interconnect across Victoria's enterprise market.

Location
Melbourne, VIC
Capacity
150 MW combined
Timeline
M2 live, M3 staged to 2027
Certification
Tier IV design, NABERS rated

Sydney Region (SYD)

AWS

Live

Availability zones supporting IRAP-assessed workloads and Australian data residency requirements.

Location
Sydney, NSW
Capacity
Multi-AZ regional
Timeline
Ongoing AU$20bn+ investment to 2029
Certification
IRAP PROTECTED assessed

Melbourne Region (AUE2)

Microsoft Azure

Live

Azure Australia Southeast expansion adding availability zones, Sentinel, and Defender regional capacity.

Location
Melbourne, VIC
Capacity
Regional zones
Timeline
Expanding capacity through 2027
Certification
IRAP PROTECTED assessed

Perth PE3

NEXTDC

Under construction

Western Australia's largest planned commercial facility, targeting resources sector and subsea cable landings.

Location
Perth, WA
Capacity
24 MW
Timeline
Staged delivery 2026-2028
Certification
Tier IV design

Adelaide A2

NEXTDC

Under construction

Second Adelaide campus supporting defence primes, space industry, and state government cloud migration.

Location
Adelaide, SA
Capacity
12 MW
Timeline
Expected 2027
Certification
Tier IV design

Western Sydney AI Campus

CDC Data Centres

Under construction

Sovereign AI and high-density GPU campus built for government and regulated-industry classified workloads.

Location
Sydney, NSW
Capacity
300+ MW
Timeline
Phased 2026-2030
Certification
Certified Strategic sovereign facility

Hume Campus Expansion

CDC Data Centres

Under construction

Canberra expansion dedicated to federal agency workloads with secure zones for classified processing.

Location
Canberra, ACT
Capacity
150 MW staged
Timeline
2026-2029
Certification
Certified Strategic sovereign facility

Brisbane B3

NEXTDC

Under construction

Queensland capacity growth ahead of major infrastructure and events-driven digital demand.

Location
Brisbane, QLD
Capacity
24 MW
Timeline
Expected 2027
Certification
Tier IV design

Melbourne AI Cluster

DCI Data Centers

Announced

Liquid-cooled AI training cluster targeting high-density racks and renewable power purchase agreements.

Location
Melbourne, VIC
Capacity
100 MW
Timeline
Construction start 2027
Certification
High-density liquid cooling

Darwin Edge Facility

Vocus / Regional partners

Announced

Northern Territory edge site anchored by subsea cable connectivity into South East Asia.

Location
Darwin, NT
Capacity
8 MW
Timeline
2028 target
Certification
Edge / carrier-neutral

Hobart Sovereign Edge

Regional operator

Announced

Renewable-powered Tasmanian edge facility aimed at backup, archive, and disaster recovery workloads.

Location
Hobart, TAS
Capacity
5 MW
Timeline
2028 target
Certification
100% renewable powered

Capacity figures and timelines are indicative, compiled from publicly announced operator information and subject to change. Contact us for a current assessment before making placement or migration decisions.

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