Estella - University
Internet connection
74% of homes in Estella - University 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 Estella - University 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
| Type of internet connection | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estella - University | 2011 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Connection type | Number | % | Wagga Wagga City | Number | % | Wagga Wagga City | 2006 to 2011 | |
| Total internet connection | 533 | 80.3 | 72.7 | 400 | 66.4 | 57.0 | +132 | 25001 |
| Broadband connection | 491 | 73.9 | 65.0 | 257 | 42.7 | 34.1 | +233 | 25002 |
| Dial-up connection | 14 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 140 | 23.2 | 22.2 | -126 | 25003 |
| Other connection | 28 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +25 | 25004 |
| No internet connection | 98 | 14.8 | 22.1 | 183 | 30.4 | 38.5 | -85 | 25006 |
| Not stated | 33 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 19 | 3.2 | 4.5 | +14 | 25007 |
| Total households | 664 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 603 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +61 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
(Enumerated data)
Dominant groups
Analysis of the type of internet connection of households in Estella - University compared to Wagga Wagga City shows that there was a lower proportion of households with either no internet connection or a dial up connection, and a higher proportion of households with broadband connectivity.
Overall 16.9% of households had no internet connection or a dial up connection, and 73.9% had broadband connectivity, compared with 25.1% and 65.0% respectively in Wagga Wagga City.
Emerging groups
Between 2006 and 2011 the number of households with an internet connection increased by 133.
The largest changes in the internet connectivity in Estella - University, between 2006 and 2011 were:
- Broadband connection (+233 households)
- Total internet connection (+132 households)
- Dial-up connection (-126 households)