Starlink is faster in Australia than in the US

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 06 February 2026

Australia hasn't always fared too well when it comes to internet speed rankings, but a new report from Ookla has found that the land down under has some of the fastest Starlink download speeds in the world.

In its 2025 Global Satellite Broadband Performance Report, Ookla says that Australia had median Starlink download speeds of 167Mbps in the third quarter of last year. That sees it outrank most other countries, including the United States (129Mbps), Canada (113Mbps), Brazil (109Mbps), Germany (123Mbps), and Japan (108Mbps), among others.

Only a small number of countries had faster median speeds, including New Zealand (185Mbps), Latvia (187Mbps), Portugal (180Mbps), and Azerbaijan (182Mbps).

Starlink is currently available in over 155 countries.

Australian Starlink customers also enjoy lower latency than all other markets with the exception of New Zealand and the Bahamas.

Ookla estimates that Australia was Starlink's seventh biggest market as of the third quarter of 2025, with Aussies representing 4.1% of its customer base. The United States have the largest share, representing an estimates 22.5% of customers. This is followed by Mexico with 5.7% and Indonesia with 5.3%.

Compare Starlink's Residential and Roam plans below:

Residential plans
Roam plans

Starlink	Starlink Starlink Residential 100 Mbps Satellite Download Speeds: Up to 100 Mbps (typically 80-100 Mbps) Upload Speeds: 15-35 Mbps Unlimited Data $75/mth Min. cost $75 Go to Site	$75/mth Min. cost $75	Go to Site
Starlink	Starlink Starlink Residential 200 Mbps Satellite Download Speeds: Up to 200 Mbps (typically 140-200 Mbps) Upload Speeds: 15-35 Mbps Unlimited Data $110/mth Min. cost $110 Go to Site	$110/mth Min. cost $110	Go to Site
Starlink	Starlink Starlink Residential Max Satellite Download Speeds: Up to 400+ Mbps (typically 170-320 Mbps) Upload Speeds: 20-40 Mbps Unlimited Data $150/mth Min. cost $150 Go to Site	$150/mth Min. cost $150	Go to Site

Starlink	Starlink Starlink Roam 100GB Satellite Download: 65-260Mbps, Upload: 15-35Mbps 100GB Data $85/mth + $289 Upfront Min. cost $374 Go to Site	$85/mth + $289 Upfront Min. cost $374	Go to Site
Starlink	Starlink Starlink Roam Unlimited Satellite Download: 65-260Mbps, Upload: 15-35Mbps Unlimited Data $210/mth + $289 Upfront Min. cost $499 Go to Site	$210/mth + $289 Upfront Min. cost $499	Go to Site

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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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