NBN Co reveals new batch of suburbs slated for FTTP upgrades

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 31 August 2021

NBN Co today dropped a new list of suburbs that will be eligible to have Fibre to the Node connections upgraded to Fibre to the Premise at no extra cost. The latest list of towns and suburbs covers an additional 300,000 homes and businesses, meaning the network builder has now earmarked 1.4 premises for its upgrade plan.

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NBN Co expects the first customers in eligible areas will be able to request upgrades by November this year, with the goal of enabling 75% of homes and businesses to get gigabit speeds by 2023.

In addition, NBN Co revealed that over 90% of HFC premises can now order an NBN 1000 plan, up from over 50%. When plans faster than NBN 100 first launched, just 7% of HFC addresses were able to get NBN 1000.

The towns and suburbs below are the latest additions to the FTTP upgrade program, but NBN Co has yet to provide timing for individual locations.

New South Wales

Albion Park Rail, Alstonville, Ambarvale, Avalon Beach, Banora Point, Beaumont Hills, Berkeley, Brighton-Le-Sands, Broulee, Bundeena, Callala Bay, Callala Beach, Campbelltown, Currans Hill, Dalmeny, Farmborough Heights, Figtree, Glen Alpine, Glenmore Park, Glenwood, Goonellabah, Goulburn, Harrington Park, Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Keiraville, Lake Heights, Lennox Heads, Mollymook Beach, Mount Warrigal, North Nowra, Palm Beach, Pottsville, Rouse Hill, Ruse, Stanhope Gardens, Sussex Inlet, Sutherland, The Ponds, Tweed Heads, Tweed Heads South, Unanderra, Warrawong, Windang, Yamba

Victoria

Beaconsfield, Berwick, Craigieburn, Echuca, Kialla, Mornington, Narre Warren South, Lakes Entrance, Myrtleford, Newport, Pakenham, Port Fairy, Sunbury, Tarneit, Traralgon, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Williamstown, Williamstown North, Woori Yallock

Queensland

Battery Hill, Bellbowrie, Bli Bli, Brassall, Brinsmead, Coomera, Darling Heights, Edmonton, Condon, Harristown, Maroochydore, Moggill, Newtown, Oakey, Palm Cove, Redland Bay, Sippy Downs, Smithfield, Springfield Lakes, Toowoomba City, Upper Coomera, Yorkeys Knob

South Australia

Clovelly Park, Craigmore, Findon, Mitchell Park, Morphett Vale, Rosewater, Woodville South

Western Australia

Armadale, Atwell, Bassendean, Bayswater, Beaconsfield, Cannington, Claremont, Forrestfield, Fremantle, Innaloo, Morley, Myaree, Piarra Waters, Port Kennedy, Rockingham, Safety Bay, Seville Grove, Shoalwater, Stirling, Waikiki, Wattle Grove, White Gum Valley, Willagee, Wilson

This is in addition to towns and suburbs from previous upgrade announcements.

If you're on FTTN in an eligible area, you'll need to opt-in for a full fibre upgrade once your area is FTTP-ready. To do so, you'll simply need to order an NBN 100 plan. This will start the process of upgrading a premise to FTTP.

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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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