See if you're getting the NBN

by William Maher | Thursday 29 March 2012

Join the thousands of Australians punching their suburbs into the NBN's web site to see if they're on the new rollout list.

If you haven't already done so, you can type in your street or suburb here and see if you're on the newly-update rollout plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

Up till now we've seen what amounts to a taste of the NBN, in trial sites around the country. Today is really the kick-off point for widescale rollouts - 3.5 million homes and businesses will either have the NBN, or construction will have started, by June 2015. To put this into perspective, there are 13 million homes to eventually be connected, according to an NBN Co. statement last year.

The full breakdown

Here is the state and territory breakdown:

1,010,700 in New South Wales
691,600 in Victoria
678,600 in Queensland
429,200 in Western Australia.
327,300 in South Australia
135,300 in the ACT
65,200 in the Northern Territory
209,100 in Tasmania

Note that construction will be finished or begun by June 2015 - so not all places in today's list (see below) will necessarily have a working connection by that month. When asked today how long the entire rollout would take, NBN Co, CEO Mike Quigley wouldn't be drawn on an end date, other than to say the process will take "a decade".

Who's next in line?

NBN Co. interactive map. Click to view.

We've already done an overview of what's expected for the next 12 months in Sydney and Melbourne. Those coverage maps are now plastered NBN markers, though it's mostly a sea of green markers, meaning it could be 2015 or later before those sites are connected.

What's interesting is the new coverage areas that have now appeared on the map.

Take Campbelltown in Sydney, for example. Until today, there were a number of NBN hotspots in nearby areas in new housing developments, but nothing else. Campbelltown itself is now listed where work will start on the NBN by June 2015, with 22,000 premises to be connected. Work will start in June next year.

Outside the major cities, new areas appearing on the list include:

Wagga Wagga (work starts June 2013)
Wodonga (work starts September 2014)
Dubbo (work startes June 2013)
Bundaberg (work starts June 2013)
Rockhampton (work starts February 2013)
Shepparton (work starts February 2013)
Bendigo (work starts March 2014)
Alice Springs (work starts from June 2013)
Katherine (work starts from February 2013)
Cairns (work starts from August 2012)
Carnarvon (work starts from June 2014)
Kalgoorlie (work starts from June 2014)
Albany (work starts from December 2014)

Block by block

As we've explained here, the NBN is being built out from existing areas where suburbs are already connected. The actual details of what streets will be connected first is contained in maps for each area, which you can find here as they are available. As the network is rolled out, the copper network will be turned off progressively.

"Once we have declared an FSAM done, we are in a process where we begin that migration," said Mike Quigley. He said the NBN Co. has allowed 18 months for that process, although indicated that Telstra would like this to be faster. In theory, fibre will be your only fixed line from that point.

For those not on today's rollout list, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy had this to say: "We can't do every street in Australia in the next three years," before adding, "Let’s be clear, no-one’s missing out." New updates to the rollout map will be released during the construction process.

All this is of course depends on the NBN Co. staying on track and the Labour Government staying in power.

Is your suburb on the current NBN rollout list? Add your comment below.

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GuiGuy 29 March 2012	Can we please stop this nonsense about the NBN? It doesn't exist. It's part of the guv'mints bread and circuses strategy. Comment made about the PC & Tech Authority article: See if you're getting the NBN? Join the thousands of Australians punching their suburbs into the NBN's web site to see if they're on the new rollout list. What do you think? Join the discussion.
lrd390 29 March 2012	Notably missing from the map is anything for the North Shore, Sydney which is not due to start for three years and will probably be finished about 2020. Obviously they are not labor voters... And we have some of the oldest cables in this area and they are already giving up.The NBN will probably be too late to save us.
photohounds 29 March 2012	And here? Always vote solid Labor here and get nothing either. The song is, marginals, marginals, marginals. Taht;'s been my gripe. It is about as transparent and efficient as that famous whiteboard in Hawke's government, remember it?? Marginal seats curiously did better - why do we expect different? I can see a world of hurry-up in QLD now ... mark my words, just compare in 12 months. FWIW I met and photographed the minister concerned a few times and quite liked her.
HKMonaro 29 March 2012	Not everyone can get connected all at once. Someone has to be at the end of the queue, and people in older copper fed exchanges may have to wait till their system is upgraded. It has nothingto do with whatever government is in power. So get over it.I have to wait till 2015, so be it, until then I have to put up with ADSL2, so what!!!
photohounds 29 March 2012	327?
trevorb 30 March 2012	HKMonaro you have to put up with ADSL2? Bugger try 900 new homes paid for fibre to the house because part of the subdivision provision then joined to a pair gained cable dial up the only option or wireless if the trees and hills dont get in the way. NBN best estimate 2020 HD TV end 2013 where? Blue ribbon Liberal seat. 20km away all will be finished by 2015. Marginal seat. Sorry if I sound disillusioned.
photohounds 30 March 2012	Yes the Labor Politician's re-election slush fund - made up of OUR money. (this time)
blueyshire 30 March 2012	Just as I expected the blue mountains nsw is not even on the radar for nbn but they have no problem in rolling out nbn to dubbo Richmond and Penrith but with any luck they might include us before 2018 but I may win lotto in the mean time seems more chance of that then getting ADSL that is faster then 4,4 Mbps
lindy 30 March 2012	Well - as expected we're not on the list. I mean we haven't got scheme water, mobile phone reception, street lighting, a bus or train service, kerbs, footpaths, a mail box or a public phone, so I s'pose it was a bit much to expect NBN. (And if you think we live out in the sticks we live a mere 10kms from a town of 75 000 people - many of whom can't get broadband either. I s'pose that's part of belonging to the Cinderella state.
GuiGuy 30 March 2012	@lindy - my guess is that you are also in a blue ribbon Liberal/ National Party or non-marginal Seat. No NBN for you...
gnome 31 March 2012	Ahem - it seems that for some people the entire assessment of the NBN rollout and subsequent value is based on one thing: when-do-I-get-it. That may be understandable, but it's a vast project with a ten year build time, so it would probably be more productive to press the federal opposition to reverse their cancel-NBN policy so that construction can continue when they are elected.
petergaskin 31 March 2012	The issue is that the NBN is supposed to fix broadband problems in rural areas and any areas that are having problems getting broadband. The boost in speed is the bonus. Just a couple of points - many rural areas will wait many years to get thnbn - if they get it all! Someone has decided to setup a satellite system for many of these areas. fail One for the NBN. Second - due to the introduction of the NBN, telstra are reluctant to install new copper services to new estates - which seems to be causing chaos at some sites. Fail 2 to the NBN Apparently - according to thsi story, i will get the NBN within 12 months. So I will be able to check it out very soon.
photohounds 1 April 2012	The build time would be a lot shorter if a few hundred good contractors were found and hired. They don't have to be the union 'mates' to get the job, just good. Judging by the 'progress' so far, those who need it most are NOT the people due to be served first. If THAT were the case, most of us would be MUCH more patient and understanding. A major part of the big lie (the NBN sales campaign) IS that remote folk will be able to benefit from it to receive miraculously fast medical service. For that to happen they have to get NBN FIRST. As we know, the the bush is not renowned for voting Labor.
rubaiyat 1 April 2012	There are no "union mates" in this game just opportunistic contractors and cabling companies who will screw the government contracts for all its worth, with shortcuts wherever they can get away with it. Then having sucked the government teat dry, they will turn around and blame the government for everything and talk about "if only private enterprise had managed the project". Exactly how long has Telstra been "privatised" for now?
photohounds 1 April 2012	Poor management allows greedy access to that endless taxpayer bucket. Hearsay had it that quite a few parliament house materials vanished without a trace. So, the fact remains: Those who currently have the worst access to internet data (in some cases, none at all) are NOT the first to receive the benefits spruiked ... 'first in' is peppered around the key marginals in another pork-barreling exercise
rubaiyat 2 April 2012	Easy to say. I'm betting the odd diamond goes missing out of Argyle Mines, pen from Westpac and paper lip from Liberal Party headquarters. I seem to also remember a few incidents at Coles Myers, HIH, NRMA etc. Show me the pattern to this NBN pork barrelling other than the publicly announced promise of regionals first. As the NBN director said it isn't possible to do the worst first. It is a matter of availability, not who Telstra has screwed over. In fact if Telstra screwed you over chances are they are the ones responsible for the NBN being unable to do your street.