Market comparison
Canberra, Australia vs Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Canberra — 9 facilities from 5 operators, Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 21 facilities from 12 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Canberra, Australia
9
Tracked facilities · Operators: 5
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $188 (country-level)
Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia
21
Tracked facilities · Operators: 12
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $188 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | Canberra | Melbourne (Tullamarine) |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 9 | 21 |
| Operators | 5 | 12 |
| Published IT capacity | 160 MW (5 of 9 sites publish) | 2,584 MW (14 of 21 sites publish) |
| Operational | 8 | 18 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 3 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 1 | 3 |
| Sites with any certification | 4 | 11 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 4 | 3 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $188 (country-level) | $188 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | 0% | 0% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.252 | $0.252 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 27/100 across 9 sites | 33/100 across 21 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Canberra — 9; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 21
- Operators: Canberra — 5; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 12
- Published IT capacity: Canberra — 160 MW (5 of 9 sites publish); Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 2,584 MW (14 of 21 sites publish)
- Operational: Canberra — 8; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 18
- Under construction / announced: Canberra — 1; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 3
- Tier III+ certified sites: Canberra — 1; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 3
- Sites with any certification: Canberra — 4; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 11
- AI-ready sites: Canberra — 4; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 3
- Average Coloprice Score: Canberra — 27/100 across 9 sites; Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 33/100 across 21 sites
Top facilities by score
Canberra, Australia
- Equinix CA1 Equinix
- Macquarie IC5 Canberra Macquarie Data Centres
- Macquarie IC4 Canberra Macquarie Data Centres
Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia
- NEXTDC M2 Melbourne NEXTDC · 120 MW
- NEXTDC M3 West Footscray NEXTDC · 225 MW
- Telstra InfraCo Clayton Data Centre Telstra InfraCo · 20 MW
Open Canberra data centers →Open Melbourne (Tullamarine) data centers →Colocation pricing in Canberra →Colocation pricing in Melbourne (Tullamarine) →
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