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Epping

Internet connection

81% of homes in Epping have a broadband internet connection.

A fast Internet Connection is increasingly required for accessing essential information and undertaking domestic and non-domestic business. Households with dial-up or no internet service are being left behind in the digital divide' as both government and the private sector are increasingly conducting their business, or aspects of it, on-line.

Internet connectivity in Epping can be affected by availability of connection, Education, Household Income and Age Structure.

Derived from the Census question:

'Can the Internet be accessed at this dwelling?'

Households

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Type of internet connection
Epping 2011 2006 Change
Connection type Number % Hornsby Shire Number % Hornsby Shire 2006 to 2011
Total internet connection 4,315 85.0 85.0 3,720 74.7 75.6 +596
Broadband connection 4,123 81.2 80.8 2,858 57.4 57.7 +1,265
Dial-up connection 96 1.9 2.2 837 16.8 17.5 -742
Other connection 96 1.9 1.9 24 0.5 0.5 +72
No internet connection 538 10.6 10.5 921 18.5 19.7 -383
Not stated 220 4.4 4.5 338 6.8 4.7 -118
Total households 5,075 100.0 100.0 4,981 100.0 100.0 +94

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information

Type of internet connection, 2011
Type of internet connection, 2011 Not stated, Hornsby Shire: 4.5% No internet connection, Hornsby Shire: 10.5% Other connection, Hornsby Shire: 1.9% Dial-up connection, Hornsby Shire: 2.2% Broadband connection, Hornsby Shire: 80.8% Total internet connection, Hornsby Shire: 85.0% Not stated, Epping: 4.4% No internet connection, Epping: 10.6% Other connection, Epping: 1.9% Dial-up connection, Epping: 1.9% Broadband connection, Epping: 81.2% Total internet connection, Epping: 85.0% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in type of internet connection, 2006 to 2011
Change in type of internet connection, 2006 to 2011 Not stated, Epping: -118 No internet connection, Epping: -383 Other connection, Epping: +72 Dial-up connection, Epping: -742 Broadband connection, Epping: +1,265 Total internet connection, Epping: +596 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the type of internet connection of households in Epping compared to Hornsby Shire shows that there was a similar proportion of households with either no internet connection or a dial up connection, as well as a similar proportion of households with broadband connectivity.

Overall 12.5% of households had no internet connection or a dial up connection, and 81.2% had broadband connectivity, compared with 12.7% and 80.8% respectively in Hornsby Shire.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2011 the number of households with an internet connection increased by 595.

The largest changes in the internet connectivity in Epping, between 2006 and 2011 were:

  • Broadband connection (+1,265 households)
  • Dial-up connection (-742 households)
  • Total internet connection (+596 households)

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