Planning Approved
ACT · market
Data centres in Canberra
Government-anchored demand and a dominant local operator make the ACT one of the densest markets per capita in the country.
3
facilities in the directory
4.4 MW
operating IT capacity published by 1 of 3 facilities
Hume & Fyshwick
primary sub-region
Indicative estimates · public sources
Market context
The Canberra market
Canberra is a sovereign-data market shaped almost entirely by Commonwealth government, defence and intelligence demand rather than commercial cloud. That concentration of certified, security-cleared workloads gives the ACT an outsized capacity footprint for its population, clustered in the Hume and Fyshwick industrial precincts. A single home-grown operator anchors the market, with national players maintaining a presence to serve federal customers (indicative). Sovereign AI workloads, secure connectivity and 100% renewable energy underpin demand, with CDC anchoring the market alongside Macquarie Technology, Equinix and NEXTDC, and energy efficiency and high-redundancy cooling suiting certified government workloads.
3 known data centres in Canberra
Full directoryKnown existing facilities in the Canberra market, compiled from public operator records. Capacity is shown where the operator has published it.
Power · grid · water
What limits new data centre capacity in Canberra
Capacity on the Evoenergy network, not land, is the binding constraint on new Canberra capacity.
Capacity connects through Evoenergy on a comparatively contained ACT network, and the territory's electricity has been matched 100% by renewables since 2020, sourced mainly through long-term large-scale wind contracts plus solar in and around the region, which is a genuine differentiator for buyers with low-carbon mandates. Security and resilience requirements for government workloads drive heavy investment in redundancy and backup generation, while the cooler climate eases the cooling and water load relative to northern metros.
Indicative · compiled from public sources
The Canberra data centre pipeline
Planning, grid and tender activity in ACT, by build stage, tracked from public records. Review site records and sources through private intelligence access.
Maturity funnel 8 signals
Pre-funding 0
Planning 0
Approved 5
Construction 0
Operational 0
Operator news Unclassified
Planning Approved
Operator news Unclassified
Operator news Unclassified
Planning Approved
Stage and capacity band only. Review site records and sources through private intelligence access.
Operators with presence in Canberra
Operators with public-record presence in the Canberra market. Capacity figures are national (AU) footprint, not a Canberra-only number, and indicative.
CDC Data Centres Hyperscale
AU market profile
private · Infratil / CSC
Macquarie Technology Colocation
AU market profile
ASX:MAQ
Equinix (AU) Colocation
AU market profile
NASDAQ:EQIX · Equinix Inc.
NEXTDC Colocation
AU market profile
ASX:NXT
Data centre asset classes in Canberra
The asset types most relevant to the Canberra market right now.
Operating data centres
Income-producing colocation, hyperscale and edge facilities trading on yield and covenant.
REITs · infra funds
Powered shells
Shell-and-core buildings with power and cooling provisioned, ready for fit-out.
Operators · JV partners
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
Data centres in Canberra, answered
How many data centres are in Canberra?
Data Centre Axis tracks 3 known existing data centres in Canberra in its public directory; 1 of them publish operating IT capacity, totalling about 4.4 MW. Planning and grid-stage projects in Canberra 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 Canberra?
The Canberra 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 Canberra?
Among the facilities in our directory that publish operating IT capacity, NEXTDC C1 Canberra operated by NEXTDC is the largest, at about 4.4 MW. Facilities that do not publish capacity, and planned capacity, are not ranked.
Which operators run data centres in Canberra?
Operators with public-record presence in the Canberra market include CDC Data Centres, Macquarie Technology, Equinix (AU), NEXTDC. See the operators directory for the full list and each operator's footprint.
How do I find, lease or buy data centre capacity in Canberra?
To secure data centre capacity or land in Canberra, submit your target IT load, site power, schedule and technical constraints. Requirements are reviewed against our research records for Canberra, 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.
Source or assess a site in Canberra.
Discuss a ACT site requirement through DCA’s proprietary assessment process, with a focused shortlist and agreed industry introductions.