SHOROC Region

Internet connection

76% of homes in SHOROC Region 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 SHOROC Region 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
SHOROC Region 2011 2006 Change
Connection type Number % Warringah Council area Number % Warringah Council area 2006 to 2011
Total internet connection 82,339 81.6 80.9 67,539 69.6 68.7 +14,800
Broadband connection 76,258 75.6 75.0 52,506 54.1 52.9 +23,752
Dial-up connection 2,528 2.5 2.4 14,412 14.9 15.2 -11,884
Other connection 3,553 3.5 3.4 621 0.6 0.7 +2,932
No internet connection 11,963 11.9 13.4 22,377 23.1 25.0 -10,414
Not stated 6,620 6.6 5.7 7,090 7.3 6.3 -470
Total households 100,922 100.0 100.0 97,006 100.0 100.0 +3,916

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

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Type of internet connection, 2011
Type of internet connection, 2011 Not stated, Warringah Council area: 5.7% No internet connection, Warringah Council area: 13.4% Other connection, Warringah Council area: 3.4% Dial-up connection, Warringah Council area: 2.4% Broadband connection, Warringah Council area: 75.0% Total internet connection, Warringah Council area: 80.9% Not stated, SHOROC Region: 6.6% No internet connection, SHOROC Region: 11.9% Other connection, SHOROC Region: 3.5% Dial-up connection, SHOROC Region: 2.5% Broadband connection, SHOROC Region: 75.6% Total internet connection, SHOROC Region: 81.6% ​
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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, SHOROC Region: -470 No internet connection, SHOROC Region: -10,414 Other connection, SHOROC Region: +2,932 Dial-up connection, SHOROC Region: -11,884 Broadband connection, SHOROC Region: +23,752 Total internet connection, SHOROC Region: +14,800 ​
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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 SHOROC Region compared to Warringah Council area 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 14.4% of households had no internet connection or a dial up connection, and 75.6% had broadband connectivity, compared with 15.8% and 75.0% respectively in Warringah Council area.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2011 the number of households with an internet connection increased by 14,800.

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

  • Broadband connection (+23,752 households)
  • Total internet connection (+14,800 households)
  • Dial-up connection (-11,884 households)

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