Coloprice Score · methodology 2026.08

Best data centers in Australia: 2026 ranking

62 facilities in Australia are in the Coloprice catalog; their median Coloprice Score is 25 out of 100. The table ranks 25 of them by score — computed only from what each operator publishes and what we verified against primary sources.

62 facilitiesColoprice Score · 25 out of 100

Top 25 by Coloprice Score

Who is in this list: Every facility in the catalog located in Australia — operational, under construction and announced. Status is visible in the maturity axis. Showing the top 25 of 62.

#	Facility	Operator	Location	MW	Score	Class
1	NEXTDC M2 Melbourne	NEXTDC	Melbourne (Tullamarine)	120	77	B
2	NEXTDC S3 Sydney	NEXTDC	Sydney (Artarmon)	80	73	B
3	Equinix SY9x	Equinix	Sydney (Rosehill)	28	57	C
4	Macquarie IC3 East Macquarie Park	Macquarie Data Centres	Sydney (Macquarie Park)	12	47	D
5	Macquarie IC2 Macquarie Park	Macquarie Data Centres	Sydney (Macquarie Park)	6	46	D
6	Macquarie IC1 Sydney CBD	Macquarie Data Centres	Sydney (CBD)	2	44	D
7	NEXTDC M3 West Footscray	NEXTDC	Melbourne (West Footscray)	225	41	D
8	Equinix ME1	Equinix	Melbourne (Port Melbourne)	—	40	D
9	Equinix ME2	Equinix	Melbourne (Port Melbourne)	—	40	D
10	Equinix ME4	Equinix	Melbourne (Derrimut)	—	40	D
11	Equinix ME5	Equinix	Melbourne (West Melbourne)	—	40	D
12	Equinix SY1	Equinix	Sydney (Mascot)	—	40	D
13	Equinix SY2	Equinix	Sydney (Mascot)	—	40	D
14	Equinix SY3	Equinix	Sydney (Alexandria)	—	40	D
15	Equinix SY4	Equinix	Sydney (Alexandria)	—	40	D
16	Equinix SY6	Equinix	Sydney (Unanderra)	—	40	D
17	Equinix SY7	Equinix	Sydney (Unanderra)	—	40	D
18	Macquarie IC5 Canberra	Macquarie Data Centres	Canberra	—	37	D
19	AirTrunk SYD2 Sydney North	AirTrunk	Sydney (North)	120	34	E
20	AirTrunk SYD1 Sydney West	AirTrunk	Sydney	130	32	E
21	Macquarie IC4 Canberra	Macquarie Data Centres	Canberra	—	30	E
22	AirTrunk SYD3 Sydney West	AirTrunk	Sydney (West)	400	29	E
23	AirTrunk MEL2 Melbourne	AirTrunk	Melbourne (North-West)	354	29	E
24	CDC Brooklyn Campus	CDC Data Centres	Melbourne (Brooklyn)	350	29	limited data
25	AirTrunk MEL1 Melbourne	AirTrunk	Melbourne (West)	185	29	E

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How we ranked them

Coloprice Score is a 0–100 total of five axes: resilience (tier level weighted by the class of evidence, up to 35), compliance (independent audits, up to 20), transparency (how many of seven key fields are published, up to 20), scale (published MW on a log scale plus liquid cooling and AI readiness, up to 15) and maturity (status and age, up to 10). Every input is a field on the facility card, and every card cites its sources.

Nothing here is opinion or paid placement: an operator can only move up by publishing more data or citing more certificates. A dashed class means the operator disclosed too little for a class to be assigned honestly — the score is still computed. Full methodology, class thresholds and the top-50 across all countries: Coloprice Score rankings.

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