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Canberra, Australia vs Sydney, Australia

Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Canberra — 9 facilities from 5 operators, Sydney — 36 facilities from 14 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.

Markets side by side

FieldCanberraSydney
Tracked facilities936
Operators514
Published IT capacity160 MW (5 of 9 sites publish)3,063 MW (23 of 36 sites publish)
Operational830
Under construction / announced16
Tier III+ certified sites13
Sites with any certification419
Liquid-cooled sites04
AI-ready sites47
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month$188 (country-level)$188
Benchmark change, yoy0%0%
Industrial power tariff, $/kWh$0.252$0.252
Average Coloprice Score27/100 across 9 sites32/100 across 36 sites
Latency between the twonot 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; Sydney — 36
  • Operators: Canberra — 5; Sydney — 14
  • Published IT capacity: Canberra — 160 MW (5 of 9 sites publish); Sydney — 3,063 MW (23 of 36 sites publish)
  • Operational: Canberra — 8; Sydney — 30
  • Under construction / announced: Canberra — 1; Sydney — 6
  • Tier III+ certified sites: Canberra — 1; Sydney — 3
  • Sites with any certification: Canberra — 4; Sydney — 19
  • Liquid-cooled sites: Canberra — 0; Sydney — 4
  • AI-ready sites: Canberra — 4; Sydney — 7
  • Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: Canberra — $188 (country-level); Sydney — $188
  • Average Coloprice Score: Canberra — 27/100 across 9 sites; Sydney — 32/100 across 36 sites

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