The Growth of the Internet in Australia
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Ever since it was first introduced to the general public in the 1990’s the internet has been a runaway success.
Year on year internet usage continues to grow as people find more things to do online such as news, online banking, Facebook and Twitter. The internet is also proving to be an amazing resource for research and learning. No-one goes to a library any more, instead a quick Google search will take you directly to the information you’re looking for.
To see the results for yourself, check out some of these statistics:
- As of 2008 9,527,000 Australian homes had a broadband internet connection; And,
- Australians are now spending more time on the internet each week than they do watching television. According to Nielsen online Australians spend an average of 13.7 hours per week online, versus 13.3 hours watching television.
- Interestingly Comsec economist Craig James has found that Generation Y is now Australia’s largest demographic with 4.6 million, and that now there are now twice as many people in Generations X and Y than there are Baby Boomers.
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