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Internet Access

The 2006 Census conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics included the question 'Can the internet be accessed at this dwelling?'  The results showed that 34,693 households in the City of Onkaparinga were connected to the internet.  This represented 62.0% of households in the council district at that time.

Households with Internet Access

Type of Internet Connection

2006

Broadband

17,625

Dial-up

16,747

Other

321

TOTAL (Internet connection)

34,693

Not stated

1,392

No connection

19,881

TOTAL (No Internet Connection)

21,273


Source:

ABS 2006 Census Onkaparinga Local Government Area Community Profile www.abs.gov.au

The percentage of internet connected households in the Local Government Area (LGA) of Onkaparinga (62.0%) was higher than Playford (50.1%), Marion (56.7%) and the Adelaide Statistical Division (58.0%).

Internet Connection Comparison

 

Onkaparinga

Playford

Marion

*Adelaide SD

Internet connection

62.0%

50.1%

56.7%

58.0%

No connection

38.0%

49.9%

43.3%

42.0%


Source:

ABS 2006 Census Onkaparinga Local Government Area Community Profile, Playford Local Government Area Community Profile, Marion Local Government Area Community Profile and Adelaide Statistical Division Community Profile, www.abs.gov.au

* The Adelaide Statistical Division includes all the metropolitan LGA's