NBN upgrades incoming: All the suburbs that can get faster Internet
These upgrades mean you'll get access to 10 times more speed than your current NBN connection.
NBN Co is giving the green light to 300,000 homes and businesses to benefit from Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) upgrades free of cost.
This will come as a relief to anyone on the Fibre to the Node (FTTN) connection which is known for offering sub-par NBN speeds.
Normally it would cost you around $15,000 to upgrade.
"We're very pleased to announce the latest list of suburbs and towns across Australia – from Avalon Beach on Sydney's northern beaches peninsula to Fremantle, Western Australia," Kathrine Dyer, chief operating officer at NBN Co said in a media release.
"We will launch a small-scale pilot of the FTTN to FTTP upgrade program to enable the first eligible premises to access a higher speed NBNâ„¢ Home Fast, NBNâ„¢ Home Superfast or NBNâ„¢ Home Ultrafast service via their chosen Internet retailer in November this year."
Why is this NBN upgrade so important?
Households struggling with 25-50Mbps speeds will finally be able to avoid buffering Internet issues when the upgrade rolls around to their premises.
This will especially benefit households of 4 or above that are logged on simultaneously.
Given NBN providers these days are always offering hefty discounts, you can get faster speeds for cheaper prices, at least for your first 6 months.
One of the cheapest NBN 100 plans in our database from Superloop will cost you $69.95 monthly for the first 6 months, then $89.95 a month after that.
Similarly, you can get NBN 250 for only $94.90 a month for the first 6 months with Tangerine, then $109.90 a month thereafter. There's no lock-in contract so you can always leave if your need for speed isn't that great after all.
Can I get an NBN fibre upgrade in my suburb?
This table lists every suburb which NBN Co has announced is potentially eligible for FTTN to FTTP upgrades – all 452 of them.
You can search by name to find your suburb. Remember, you're not guaranteed to be eligible even if you are on the list, but it's a start!
| Suburb | State/territory |
|---|---|
| Acacia Ridge | Queensland |
| Aireys Inlet | Victoria |
| Albany Creek | Queensland |
| Albert Park | Victoria |
| Albion Park | New South Wales |
| Albion Park Rail | New South Wales |
| Alexandra Headland | Queensland |
| Alexandria | New South Wales |
| Alfredton | Victoria |
| Alice Springs | Northern Territory |
| Alstonville | New South Wales |
| Ambarvale | New South Wales |
| Andergrove | Queensland |
| Andrews Farm | South Australia |
| Araluen | Northern Territory |
| Armadale | Western Australia |
| Ascot | Western Australia |
| Ascot Park | South Australia |
| Ashgrove | Queensland |
| Atwell | Western Australia |
| Austinmer | New South Wales |
| Avalon Beach | New South Wales |
| Balcatta | Western Australia |
| Bald Hills | Queensland |
| Balga | Western Australia |
| Balgownie | New South Wales |
| Banks | Australian Capital Territory |
| Bankstown | New South Wales |
| Banora Point | New South Wales |
| Bargara | Queensland |
| Barrack Heights | New South Wales |
| Barrack Point | New South Wales |
| Barwon Heads | Victoria |
| Bassendean | Western Australia |
| Batemans Bay | New South Wales |
| Bathurst | New South Wales |
| Battery Hill | Queensland |
| Bayswater | Western Australia |
| Bayswater | Western Australia |
| Bayview Heights | Queensland |
| Beaconsfield | Victoria |
| Beaconsfield | Western Australia |
| Beaconsfield | Queensland |
| Beaconsfield | Western Australia |
| Beaumont Hills | New South Wales |
| Beckenham | Western Australia |
| Bellara | Queensland |
| Bellbowrie | Queensland |
| Belmont | New South Wales |
| Belmont | Victoria |
| Belmont | Western Australia |
| Belmont North | New South Wales |
| Bentley | Western Australia |
| Bentley Park | Queensland |
| Berkeley | New South Wales |
| Berwick | Victoria |
| Berwick | Victoria |
| Berwick South | Victoria |
| Bicton | Western Australia |
| Blacks Beach | Queensland |
| Bli Bli | Queensland |
| Bogangar | New South Wales |
| Braitling | Northern Territory |
| Brassall | Queensland |
| Brighton-Le-Sands | New South Wales |
| Brinsmead | Queensland |
| Brinsmead | Queensland |
| Broulee | New South Wales |
| Browns Plains | Queensland |
| Buderim | Queensland |
| Bulimba | Queensland |
| Bundeena | New South Wales |
| Burleigh Heads | Queensland |
| Burpengary | Queensland |
| Burpengary East | Queensland |
| Byron Bay | New South Wales |
| Cabarita Beach | New South Wales |
| Caboolture | Queensland |
| Caboolture South | Queensland |
| Callala Bay | New South Wales |
| Callala Beach | New South Wales |
| Camdale | Tas |
| Campbell | Australian Capital Territory |
| Campbelltown | New South Wales |
| Campbelltown | New South Wales |
| Camperdown | New South Wales |
| Canning Vale | Western Australia |
| Cannington | Western Australia |
| Cannington | Western Australia |
| Cannonvale | Queensland |
| Caroline Springs | Victoria |
| Carramar | New South Wales |
| Carrington | Western Australia |
| Castaways Beach | Queensland |
| Castle Hill | New South Wales |
| Charlestown | New South Wales |
| Charlestown | New South Wales |
| Ciccone | Northern Territory |
| City Beach | Western Australia |
| Claremont | Western Australia |
| Claymore | New South Wales |
| Clifton Beach | Queensland |
| Clovelly Park | South Australia |
| Cloverdale | Western Australia |
| Conder | Australian Capital Territory |
| Condon | Queensland |
| Cooee | Tas |
| Coogee | Western Australia |
| Coolangatta | Queensland |
| Coolum Beach | Queensland |
| Coomera | Queensland |
| Cooroibah | Queensland |
| Cordeaux Heights | New South Wales |
| Corlette | New South Wales |
| Cowes | Victoria |
| Craigieburn | Victoria |
| Craigieburn | Victoria |
| Craiglie | Queensland |
| Craigmore | South Australia |
| Cranbourne | Victoria |
| Currans Hill | New South Wales |
| Currimundi | Queensland |
| Dalmeny | New South Wales |
| Darling Heights | Queensland |
| Davistown | New South Wales |
| Deer Park | Victoria |
| Deer Park (additional footprint) | Victoria |
| Delacombe | Victoria |
| Derrimut | Victoria |
| Desert Springs | Northern Territory |
| Devonport | Tas |
| Dickson | Australian Capital Territory |
| Dolphin Heads | Queensland |
| Double View | Western Australia |
| Dubbo | New South Wales |
| Earville | Queensland |
| East Albury | New South Wales |
| East Cannington | Western Australia |
| East Fremantle | Western Australia |
| East Side | Northern Territory |
| Echuca | Victoria |
| Echuca | Victoria |
| Edmonton | Queensland |
| Edmonton | Queensland |
| Edwardstown | South Australia |
| Eight Mile Plains | Queensland |
| Eimeo | Queensland |
| Elderslie | New South Wales |
| Elizabeth | South Australia |
| Erina | New South Wales |
| Erskineville | New South Wales |
| Ettalong Beach | New South Wales |
| Exeter | South Australia |
| Fairhaven | Victoria |
| Fairy Meadow | New South Wales |
| Farmborough Heights | New South Wales |
| Ferny Hills | Queensland |
| Figtree | New South Wales |
| Findon | South Australia |
| Fingal Bay | New South Wales |
| Forest Lake | Queensland |
| Forrestfield | Western Australia |
| Forster | New South Wales |
| Fremantle | Western Australia |
| Fremantle | Western Australia |
| Freshwater | Queensland |
| Geelong | Victoria |
| Geelong West | Victoria |
| Gepps Cross | South Australia |
| Gerringong | New South Wales |
| Gillen | Northern Territory |
| Girrawheen | Western Australia |
| Glanville | South Australia |
| Glen Alpine | New South Wales |
| Glenella | Queensland |
| Glenfield Park | New South Wales |
| Glenmore Park | New South Wales |
| Glenmore Park | New South Wales |
| Glenwood | New South Wales |
| Golden Grove | South Australia |
| Goonellabah | New South Wales |
| Gordon | Australian Capital Territory |
| Gorokan | New South Wales |
| Gosnells | Western Australia |
| Goulburn | New South Wales |
| Grange | South Australia |
| Griffin | Queensland |
| Grovedale | Victoria |
| Hamilton Hill | Western Australia |
| Hampton Park | Victoria |
| Harrington Park | New South Wales |
| Harristown | Queensland |
| Hastings | Victoria |
| Heathwood | Queensland |
| Highgate | Western Australia |
| Highton | Victoria |
| Hilton | Western Australia |
| Holsworthy | New South Wales |
| Horningsea | New South Wales |
| Howrah | Tas |
| Hoxton Park | New South Wales |
| Hume | Australian Capital Territory |
| Hunters Hill | New South Wales |
| Huntingdale | Western Australia |
| Huntleys Cove | New South Wales |
| Ilpara | Northern Territory |
| Innaloo | Western Australia |
| Islington | New South Wales |
| Jandakot South | Western Australia |
| Jerrabomberra | New South Wales |
| Kalimna | Victoria |
| Kangaroo Flat | Victoria |
| Karawara | Western Australia |
| Kariong | New South Wales |
| Karrinyup | Western Australia |
| Kawungan | Queensland |
| Keiraville | New South Wales |
| Kellyville | New South Wales |
| Kellyville | New South Wales |
| Kellyville Ridge | New South Wales |
| Kewarra Beach | Queensland |
| Kewdale | Western Australia |
| Kialla | Victoria |
| Kincumber | New South Wales |
| Kingsley | Western Australia |
| Lake Heights | New South Wales |
| Lake Illawarra | New South Wales |
| Lakes Entrance | Victoria |
| Lakes Entrance | Victoria |
| Larapinta | Northern Territory |
| Largs Bay | South Australia |
| Lawnton | Queensland |
| Legana | Tas |
| Lennox Heads | New South Wales |
| Leopold | Victoria |
| Liverpool | New South Wales |
| Lyndhurst | Victoria |
| Lyneham | Australian Capital Territory |
| Maitland | New South Wales |
| Manunda | Queensland |
| Marcoola | Queensland |
| Marcus Beach | Queensland |
| Maroochydore | Queensland |
| Maroochydore | Queensland |
| Maryville | New South Wales |
| Maylands | Western Australia |
| Merewether Heights | New South Wales |
| Meridan Plains | Queensland |
| Mernda | Victoria |
| Midland | Western Australia |
| Milton | New South Wales |
| Minyama | Queensland |
| Mitchell Park | South Australia |
| Moggill | Queensland |
| Mollymook Beach | New South Wales |
| Monoora | Queensland |
| Mooloolaba | Queensland |
| Mooroobool | Queensland |
| Morayfield | Queensland |
| Morley | Western Australia |
| Morley | Western Australia |
| Mornington | Victoria |
| Mornington | Victoria |
| Morphett Vale | South Australia |
| Mount Annan | New South Wales |
| Mount Coolum | Queensland |
| Mount Lawley | Western Australia |
| Mount Pleasant | New South Wales |
| Mount Pleasant | Queensland |
| Mount Sheridan | Queensland |
| Mount Warrigal | New South Wales |
| Mountain Creek | Queensland |
| Munno Park West | South Australia |
| Murrumba Downs | Queensland |
| Myaree | Western Australia |
| Myrtleford | Victoria |
| Narellan | New South Wales |
| Narellan | New South Wales |
| Narre Warren | Victoria |
| Narre Warren South | Victoria |
| Nelson Bay | New South Wales |
| New Lambton | New South Wales |
| New Port | South Australia |
| Newport | Victoria |
| Newtown | Queensland |
| Newtown (4350) | Queensland |
| Nollamara | Western Australia |
| Noosa Heads | Queensland |
| Noosaville | Queensland |
| North Fremantle | Western Australia |
| North Nowra | New South Wales |
| North Perth | Western Australia |
| North Richmond | New South Wales |
| North Wollongong | New South Wales |
| O'Connor | Australian Capital Territory |
| Oak Flats | New South Wales |
| Oakey | Queensland |
| Ocean Grove | Victoria |
| Ocean Vista | Tas |
| Old Bar | New South Wales |
| Orange | New South Wales |
| Ormeau | Queensland |
| Osborne | South Australia |
| Osborne Park | Western Australia |
| Oxenford | Queensland |
| Pacific Paradise | Queensland |
| Pacific Pines | Queensland |
| Pakenham | Victoria |
| Pakenham | Victoria |
| Palm Beach | New South Wales |
| Palm Cove | Queensland |
| Palmyra | Western Australia |
| Park Grove | Tas |
| Parklands | Tas |
| Parrearra | Queensland |
| Pearcedale | Victoria |
| Peregian Beach | Queensland |
| Piarra Waters | Western Australia |
| Port Adelaide | South Australia |
| Port Douglas | Queensland |
| Port Fairy | Victoria |
| Port Kennedy | Western Australia |
| Pottsville | New South Wales |
| Prestons | New South Wales |
| Proserpine | Queensland |
| Raymond Terrace | New South Wales |
| Redcliffe | Western Australia |
| Redland Bay | Queensland |
| Redlynch | Queensland |
| Reid | Australian Capital Territory |
| Riverton | Western Australia |
| Rivervale | Western Australia |
| Robina | Queensland |
| Rockingham | Western Australia |
| Rosebud | Victoria |
| Rosewater | South Australia |
| Ross | Northern Territory |
| Rossmoyne | Western Australia |
| Rothwell | Queensland |
| Rouse Hill | New South Wales |
| Ruse | New South Wales |
| Sadadeen | Northern Territory |
| Safety Bay | Western Australia |
| Salamander Bay | New South Wales |
| Salisbury | South Australia |
| Samson | Western Australia |
| Sandy Bay | Tas |
| Scarborough | Western Australia |
| Seaton | South Australia |
| Sebastopol | Victoria |
| Semaphore | South Australia |
| Seven Hills | New South Wales |
| Seventeen Mile Rocks | Queensland |
| Seville Grove | Western Australia |
| Seymour | Victoria |
| Shelley | Western Australia |
| Shoal Bay | New South Wales |
| Shoalwater | Western Australia |
| Shorewell Park | Tas |
| Singleton | New South Wales |
| Sippy Downs | Queensland |
| Smithfield | Queensland |
| Soldiers Point | New South Wales |
| Somerville | Victoria |
| South Fremantle | Western Australia |
| Southern River | Western Australia |
| Spearwood | Western Australia |
| Springfield Lakes | Queensland |
| St Georges Basin | New South Wales |
| St James | Western Australia |
| Stanhope Gardens | New South Wales |
| Stirling | Western Australia |
| Stirling | Western Australia |
| Stratford | Queensland |
| Sunbury | Victoria |
| Sunrise Beach | Queensland |
| Sunshine Beach | Queensland |
| Sunshine West | Victoria |
| Sussex Inlet | New South Wales |
| Sutherland | New South Wales |
| Sydenham | Victoria |
| Tarneit | Victoria |
| Tarneit | Victoria |
| Tarro | New South Wales |
| Tennyson | South Australia |
| Terrigal | New South Wales |
| Tewantin | Queensland |
| The Gap | Northern Territory |
| The Ponds | New South Wales |
| Thirroul | New South Wales |
| Toowoomba City | Queensland |
| Toronto | New South Wales |
| Torquay | Victoria |
| Townsville | Queensland |
| Tranmere | Tas |
| Traralgon | Victoria |
| Traralgon | Victoria |
| Trinity Beach | Queensland |
| Tuart Hill | Western Australia |
| Tuncurry | New South Wales |
| Turner | Australian Capital Territory |
| Tweed Heads | New South Wales |
| Tweed Heads | New South Wales |
| Tweed Heads South | New South Wales |
| Twin Waters | Queensland |
| Ulladulla | New South Wales |
| Umina Beach | New South Wales |
| Unanderra | New South Wales |
| Upper Coomera | Queensland |
| Upper Coomera | Queensland |
| Urraween | Queensland |
| Victoria Point | Queensland |
| Waikiki | Western Australia |
| Waikiki | Western Australia |
| Wangaratta | Victoria |
| Wanneroo | Western Australia |
| Warana | Queensland |
| Warilla | New South Wales |
| Warners Bay | New South Wales |
| Warrawong | New South Wales |
| Warrnambool | Victoria |
| Warrnambool | Victoria |
| Waterford | Western Australia |
| Wattle Grove | Western Australia |
| Waurn Ponds | Victoria |
| Wembley Downs | Western Australia |
| West Hoxton | New South Wales |
| West Lakes | South Australia |
| West Wodonga | Victoria |
| Westminster | Western Australia |
| Wetherill Park | New South Wales |
| White Gum Valley | Western Australia |
| White Rock | Queensland |
| Willagee | Western Australia |
| Williamstown | Victoria |
| Williamstown North | Victoria |
| Wilson | Western Australia |
| Windang | New South Wales |
| Wodonga | Victoria |
| Woodbine | New South Wales |
| Woodville South | South Australia |
| Woodville West | South Australia |
| Woolwich | New South Wales |
| Woonona | New South Wales |
| Woori Yallock | Victoria |
| Woree | Queensland |
| Worrigee | New South Wales |
| Woy Woy | New South Wales |
| Yamba | New South Wales |
| Yattalunga | New South Wales |
| Yokine | Western Australia |
| Yorkeys Knob | Queensland |
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