47% of Australians now on NBN 100 plans or faster

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 11 August 2026

Faster internet speeds continue to grow in popularity, with NBN Co revealing that 47% of Australians are now on an NBN 100 plan or faster. This is up from 32% in the 2025 financial year.

NBN Co also revealed that 37% of Australians are now on an NBN 500 plan or faster, which is up from just 4% in the 2025 financial year. NBN 500, which was introduced in September last year, is now the single most popular NBN speed tier. Before September last year, NBN 1000 plans were the option for a plan with download speeds faster than 500Mbps.

NBN 500 plans are only available to those with FTTP or HFC connections, but in most cases, they are priced in line with NBN 100 plans. The vast majority of NBN 100 customers on FTTP and HFC connections were upgraded to NBN 500 at no extra cost last year.

Since NBN 500 plan pricing tends to mirror NBN 100 plans, there tends to be only a small cost difference between them and NBN 50 plans. Some providers, like Telstra, charge the same price for NBN 50 and NBN 500, despite the ten times difference in speed.

Here are the most popular NBN 500 plans:

#1	Dodo Editor's Pick	Dodo FTTP, HFC Editor's Pick nbn500 Unlimited Plan FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/48 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $30/mth discount for 6 months based on the standard price $92.99/mth. Ends 08.12.26. T&Cs apply. $62.99/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.99/mth Min. cost $62.99 Go to Site*	$62.99/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.99/mth Min. cost $62.99	Go to Site
#2	Tangerine Telecom	Tangerine Telecom FTTP, HFC Speedy Max NBN 500/50 FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/42.5 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $33/mth off for the first 6 mths, $59.90/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.90/mth. Ends 30.10.26 $59.90/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.90/mth Min. cost $59.90 Go to Site	$59.90/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.90/mth Min. cost $59.90	Go to Site
#3	Superloop	Superloop FTTP, HFC Family Max nbn500/50 FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/45 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $21/mth off for 6 mths! $74/mth for 6 mths, then $95/mth + Bundle & Save $74/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth Min. cost $74 Go to Site	$74/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth Min. cost $74	Go to Site
#4	amaysim	amaysim FTTP, HFC NBN500 FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/43 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $40/mth off for the first 6 months ($30 NBN Sale + $10 Standard Intro Offer), then $90/mth. Ends 20.10.26 $50/mth for first 6 months, then $90/mth Min. cost $50 Go to Site	$50/mth for first 6 months, then $90/mth Min. cost $50	Go to Site
#5	TPG	TPG FTTP, HFC nbn Home Fast Unlimited Plan FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/42 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Save $240 over 12mths! $74.99/mth for first 12 months, then $94.99/mth. Min cost $84.99 if modem returned. T&Cs apply $74.99/mth for first 12 mths, then $94.99/mth Min. cost $74.99 Link not supplied	$74.99/mth for first 12 mths, then $94.99/mth Min. cost $74.99	Link not supplied

In addition to demand for more speed, NBN Co saw a 13% increase in data usage. The average premises now uses 574GB per month. FTTP households use even more data, averaging 687GB per month.

Lastly, NBN Co noted that over 1.38 million homes have taken advantage of its free FTTP upgrades. CEO Ellie Sweeney says there are now more customers connected to the NBN via fibre than copper for the first time in the network's history.

"Fibre is the superior broadband technology and the foundation for Australia’s digital future," said Sweeney. "It’s more reliable, more resilient and scalable, while delivering lower latency, stronger performance and the ability to serve the nation for decades to come."

The network builder says it is on track to provide an upgrade pathway for the remainder of the FTTN footprint by 2030. Out of the final 622,000 premises, around 90,000 are already able to make an upgrade.

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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