NSW · market

Data centres in Sydney

Australia's deepest data centre market, Macquarie Park's established cluster plus the fast-growing Western Sydney corridor around Eastern Creek and the Aerotropolis.

facilities in the directory

110 MW

operating IT capacity published by 2 of 18 facilities

Macquarie Park & Western Sydney

primary sub-region

Indicative estimates · public sources

Market context

The Sydney market

Sydney is the country's primary data centre market and a major Asia-Pacific hub. Two clusters dominate: the mature Macquarie Park precinct in the north, dense with colocation and interconnection, and the Western Sydney corridor around Eastern Creek, Kemps Creek and the Aerotropolis, where land, zoning and large-load grid capacity are steering most new hyperscale build. International capacity and cloud demand land here first, which is why both operating capacity and the construction pipeline lead the nation (indicative). Sydney is Australia's largest data centre market and one of the Southern Hemisphere's biggest, with operators such as NEXTDC, Equinix Sydney, AirTrunk and CDC active across the metro. AI demand, the New South Wales government's digital agenda and rising data centre investment are pushing new megawatts toward Western Sydney, where developers weigh grid power, energy efficiency and recycled-water access alongside land.

Operating

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Global Switch

Power · grid · water

What limits new data centre capacity in Sydney

Transmission headroom on Transgrid's 330 kV network around Western Sydney, not land, is the binding constraint on new Sydney capacity.

New large loads connect via Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Transgrid, with Western Sydney's transmission headroom a recurring constraint on how fast campuses can energise. Transgrid has reported data centre connection enquiries of about 14 GW within roughly 12 km of its Sydney West substation, and has warned that the existing 330 kV network around Western Sydney is close to fully committed, so new large loads increasingly have to fund network augmentation such as the proposed bulk supply point at Kemps Creek before they can connect. Sites pair grid connection with on-site backup and explore behind-the-meter options to bring capacity forward. Water for evaporative cooling is a live planning issue in the west, pushing newer designs toward air-cooled and closed-loop systems.

Indicative · compiled from public sources

The Sydney data centre pipeline

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

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Operator news Operational

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

Operators with presence in Sydney

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

AirTrunk Hyperscale

AU market profile

private · Blackstone

Goodman (Data Centres) Wholesale

AU market profile

ASX:GMG · Goodman Group

NEXTDC Colocation

AU market profile

ASX:NXT

Equinix (AU) Colocation

AU market profile

NASDAQ:EQIX · Equinix Inc.

NTT Global Data Centers Wholesale

AU market profile

TYO:9432 · NTT

Macquarie Technology Colocation

AU market profile

ASX:MAQ

DCI Data Centers Wholesale

private · Macquarie Asset Management-led consortium

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Data centre asset classes in Sydney

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

Operating data centres

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

REITs · 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

Powered land

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

Developers · infra funds

Data centres in Sydney, answered

How many data centres are in Sydney?

Data Centre Axis tracks 18 known existing data centres in Sydney in its public directory; 2 of them publish operating IT capacity, totalling about 110 MW. Planning and grid-stage projects in Sydney 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 Sydney?

The Sydney 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 Sydney?

Among the facilities in our directory that publish operating IT capacity, NEXTDC S3 Sydney operated by NEXTDC is the largest, at about 80 MW. Facilities that do not publish capacity, and planned capacity, are not ranked.

Which operators run data centres in Sydney?

Operators with public-record presence in the Sydney market include AirTrunk, Goodman (Data Centres), NEXTDC, Equinix (AU). See the operators directory for the full list and each operator's footprint.

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

To secure data centre capacity or land in Sydney, submit your target IT load, site power, schedule and technical constraints. Requirements are reviewed against our research records for Sydney, 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 Sydney.

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