Australian broadband in numbers
Quotable statistics from the OzBroadbandReview database: live plan pricing across the market and 22 years of verified customer reviews. Every figure on this page is generated from the live database, free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Developers can pull the raw data from our free plans API.
What we track
Plan data last updated 22 June 2026. Page generated 7 July 2026.
What NBN plans cost right now
Median advertised monthly price of active NBN plans in our database, grouped by the speed you can actually expect in the evening busy hours (providers' typical evening speed figures, not the marketing tier).
| Typical evening speed | Tier | Median price / month | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20–45 Mbps | NBN 25 | $70.90 | 41 |
| 45–70 Mbps | NBN 50 | $86.00 | 46 |
| 70–110 Mbps | NBN 100 | $96.00 | 37 |
| 110–450 Mbps | NBN 250–500 | $109.00 | 18 |
| 450+ Mbps | NBN 500–1000 | $105.00 | 87 |
Worth noting: the median NBN 500-class plan currently costs about the same as the median NBN 100-class plan. If your connection type supports it, the faster tier is close to free money. See the current best plans for live examples.
What Australians have paid over 22 years
Using prices quoted in our own reviews since 2004, the typical advertised cost of a home broadband plan has barely moved in nominal dollars for two decades, which means it has fallen substantially in real terms while speeds multiplied. The full analysis is in 22 Years of Australian Broadband.
Typical monthly broadband cost, 2004–2026, from prices quoted in OBBR reviews. CC BY 4.0.
The review dataset
OzBroadbandReview has collected verified Australian broadband reviews continuously since August 2004, which makes it one of the longest running first-party datasets on Australian internet quality. Reviews are verified by email or SMS before they count, and provider star ratings only display once a provider has 5 or more reviews in the last 36 months. Rankings built from this data: most reliable, best support and most recommended providers.
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