VIC · market

Data centres in Melbourne

Australia's second hub, with industrial land and power steering new capacity to the western suburbs.

280 MW

operating capacity

220 MW

under construction

West (Truganina, Derrimut)

primary sub-region

Indicative estimates · public sources

Market context

The Melbourne market

Melbourne is Australia's second data centre market and the main alternative to Sydney for cloud and hyperscale operators wanting an east-coast presence with availability-zone separation. Established sites sit in the inner south-east and CBD fringe, while most new development is concentrated in the western industrial suburbs such as Truganina and Derrimut, where large parcels and power access align. The metro draws both global platforms entering Australia and the national operators extending their networks (indicative). Connectivity, renewable energy from Victoria's grid and AI workloads now shape new demand, with operators including NEXTDC, AirTrunk, Equinix, DCI and Stack Infrastructure across the metro, and energy efficiency and cooling design increasingly decide which sites win AI tenants. Internationally such a data centre is written as a data center.

Operating

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

AirTrunk

Power · grid · water

What limits new data centre capacity in Melbourne

Grid connection timing, transmission headroom and cooling-water access are usually the real constraints on new Melbourne capacity, not land.

Connections run through CitiPower, Powercor and AusNet, with Victoria's renewable generation mix and transmission upgrades shaping where firm large-load capacity is available. AusNet, which owns the state transmission network, has said it is assessing more than 10 GW of data centre connection requests, and in 2024 it energised what it describes as Australia's first transmission-connected data centre in the western corridor. The state's renewable-energy targets make low-carbon supply a selling point for AI-era tenants, though grid timing and substation capacity in the west remain the gating factors for new campuses.

Indicative · public sources, verify before relying on figures

The Melbourne data centre pipeline

Planning, grid and tender activity in VIC, by build stage, tracked from public records. Site names and sources unlock on verification.

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Operators with presence in Melbourne

Operators indicatively active in the Melbourne market, compiled from public sources. Capacity shown is national (AU) footprint, not a Melbourne-only figure. Treat as indicative, not a verified site register.

Vantage Data Centers Hyperscale

AU market profile

private · DigitalBridge

Equinix (AU) Colocation

AU market profile

NASDAQ:EQIX · Equinix Inc.

NTT Global Data Centers Wholesale

AU market profile

TYO:9432 · NTT

DCI Data Centers Wholesale

AU market profile

private · Brookfield

Macquarie Technology Colocation

AU market profile

ASX:MAQ

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Data centre asset classes in Melbourne

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

Operating data centres

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

REITs · infra funds

Powered land

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

Developers · infra funds

Powered shells

Shell-and-core buildings with power and cooling provisioned, ready for fit-out.

Operators · JV partners

Data centres in Melbourne, answered

How many data centres are in Melbourne?

Data Centre Axis tracks 7 known existing data centres in Melbourne in its public directory, against roughly 280 MW of operating capacity and 220 MW under construction (indicative figures from public sources). That covers colocation, wholesale and hyperscale digital infrastructure. Planning and grid-stage projects are tracked privately and released to verified members.

What types of data centre are in Melbourne?

The Melbourne 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. Internationally a data centre is written as a data center; the digital infrastructure mix and the available power differ site by site.

What is the largest data centre in Melbourne?

Among the facilities we track publicly, NEXTDC M3 Melbourne operated by NEXTDC is the largest by published capacity, at about 225 MW. It is one of several large data center sites in the Melbourne market; capacity is operator-published where available and indicative otherwise.

Which operators run data centres in Melbourne?

Operators with public-record presence in the Melbourne market include AirTrunk, NEXTDC, Vantage Data Centers, 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 Melbourne?

Data Centre Axis works privately with buyers, operators and funds to source Melbourne sites, powered land and data centre capacity, and to assemble diligence from planning, grid, water and fibre records. Get verified to start a mandate.

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