QLD · market

Data centres in Brisbane

South-East Queensland is scaling fast on the back of cloud on-ramps and large-load grid interest.

facilities in the directory

14.3 MW

operating IT capacity published by 2 of 2 facilities

South & Ipswich corridor

primary sub-region

Indicative estimates · public sources

Market context

The Brisbane market

Brisbane and the wider South-East Queensland corridor are the country's fastest-growing emerging market, scaling from a modest base as cloud on-ramps and enterprise demand mature. Activity centres on the southern suburbs and the Ipswich corridor, where industrial land and grid interest are drawing both the listed national operators and new large-load proposals. The 2032 Olympics and population growth add to the region's infrastructure momentum (indicative). AI workloads, connectivity to interstate and subsea routes and Queensland's growing renewable energy mix are lifting demand, with operators such as NEXTDC, Equinix, NTT and Vocus active across South-East Queensland, and energy efficiency and humidity-tolerant cooling central to new design.

2 known data centres in Brisbane

Full directory

Known existing facilities in the Brisbane market, compiled from public operator records. Capacity is shown where the operator has published it.

NEXTDC B2 Brisbane

Operating

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

NEXTDC 12 MW

NEXTDC B1 Brisbane

Operating

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

NEXTDC 2.25 MW

Power · grid · water

What limits new data centre capacity in Brisbane

Transmission capacity on the Energex and Powerlink networks, not land, is the binding constraint on new Brisbane capacity.

Connections run through Energex and Powerlink, with a growing pipeline of large-load enquiries testing available transmission capacity in the southern and western growth corridors, where Powerlink asks proponents to engage early with it and AEMO on project size, location and timing. Queensland's mix of established generation and a growing renewable pipeline gives the market room to scale, though sub-tropical heat and humidity raise the cooling and water-management bar for new facilities.

Indicative · compiled from public sources

The Brisbane data centre pipeline

Planning, grid and tender activity in QLD, by build stage, tracked from public records. Review site records and sources through private intelligence access.

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Maturity funnel 10 signals

Pre-funding

Planning

Approved

Construction

Operational

Operator news Unclassified

Stage and capacity band only. Review site records and sources through private intelligence access.

Operators with presence in Brisbane

Operators with public-record presence in the Brisbane market. Capacity figures are national (AU) footprint, not a Brisbane-only number, and indicative.

NEXTDC Colocation

AU market profile

ASX:NXT

Equinix (AU) Colocation

AU market profile

NASDAQ:EQIX · Equinix Inc.

NTT Global Data Centers Wholesale

private · Macquarie Asset Management-led consortium

Edge Data Centres Edge

AU market profile

private

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Data centre asset classes in Brisbane

The asset types most relevant to the Brisbane market right now.

Powered land

Industrial-zoned land with secured or in-progress grid connection. The connection is the asset.

Developers · infra funds

AI data centre capacity

Capacity built to power and cool dense racks of accelerators, typically 50 to 150 kW per rack, with liquid cooling and a confirmed path to the power those racks demand.

Hyperscalers · operators

Operating data centres

Income-producing colocation, hyperscale and edge facilities trading on yield and covenant.

REITs · infra funds

Data centres in Brisbane, answered

How many data centres are in Brisbane?

Data Centre Axis tracks 2 known existing data centres in Brisbane in its public directory; 2 of them publish operating IT capacity, totalling about 14.3 MW. Planning and grid-stage projects in Brisbane are followed directly from public records: contact the team to review data for a specific site or local requirement.

What types of data centre are in Brisbane?

The Brisbane market spans colocation facilities, wholesale and hyperscale data centres, and a growing set of AI-ready sites built for high power density measured in megawatts. The mix of digital infrastructure and the available power differ site by site.

What is the largest data centre in Brisbane?

Among the facilities in our directory that publish operating IT capacity, NEXTDC B2 Brisbane operated by NEXTDC is the largest, at about 12 MW. Facilities that do not publish capacity, and planned capacity, are not ranked.

Which operators run data centres in Brisbane?

Operators with public-record presence in the Brisbane market include NEXTDC, Equinix (AU), NTT Global Data Centers, Vocus. See the operators directory for the full list and each operator's footprint.

How do I find, lease or buy data centre capacity in Brisbane?

To secure data centre capacity or land in Brisbane, submit your target IT load, site power, schedule and technical constraints. Requirements are reviewed against our research records for Brisbane, which cross-reference colocation facilities, planning applications, grid connections, water access and fibre routes. Where candidate sites or facilities match your brief, Data Centre Axis provides the underlying evidence and arranges introductions directly with the operator or site owner once both parties agree.

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