Market comparison
Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia vs Sydney, Australia
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 28 facilities from 17 operators, Sydney — 46 facilities from 22 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia
28
Tracked facilities · Operators: 17
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $188 (country-level)
Sydney, Australia
46
Tracked facilities · Operators: 22
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $188
Markets side by side
| Field | Melbourne (Tullamarine) | Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 28 | 46 |
| Operators | 17 | 22 |
| Published IT capacity | 2,584 MW (14 of 28 sites publish) | 3,414 MW (26 of 46 sites publish) |
| Operational | 25 | 39 |
| Under construction / announced | 3 | 7 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 6 | 3 |
| Sites with any certification | 15 | 21 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 5 |
| AI-ready sites | 3 | 9 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $188 (country-level) | $188 |
| Benchmark change, yoy | 0% | 0% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.252 | $0.252 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 30/100 across 28 sites | 28/100 across 46 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; 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: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 28; Sydney — 46
- Operators: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 17; Sydney — 22
- Published IT capacity: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 2,584 MW (14 of 28 sites publish); Sydney — 3,414 MW (26 of 46 sites publish)
- Operational: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 25; Sydney — 39
- Under construction / announced: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 3; Sydney — 7
- Tier III+ certified sites: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 6; Sydney — 3
- Sites with any certification: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 15; Sydney — 21
- Liquid-cooled sites: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 0; Sydney — 5
- AI-ready sites: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 3; Sydney — 9
- Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — $188 (country-level); Sydney — $188
- Average Coloprice Score: Melbourne (Tullamarine) — 30/100 across 28 sites; Sydney — 28/100 across 46 sites
Top facilities by score
Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia
- NEXTDC M2 Melbourne NEXTDC · 120 MW
- NEXTDC M3 West Footscray NEXTDC · 225 MW
- NEXTDC M1 Port Melbourne NEXTDC · 16 MW
Sydney, Australia
- NEXTDC S3 Sydney NEXTDC · 80 MW
- NEXTDC S2 Macquarie Park NEXTDC · 30 MW
- Equinix SY9x Equinix · 28 MW
Open Melbourne (Tullamarine) data centers →Open Sydney data centers →Colocation pricing in Melbourne (Tullamarine) →Colocation pricing in Sydney →
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