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Data centres in Sydney

Evaluate data centre facilities across Sydney, assess site power and infrastructure feasibility, and review project requirements for colocation, development or acquisition mandates.

Sydney geographic locator within Australia, showing approximate market reference points rather than individual facilities.
Approximate market locator; not a facility location or available-capacity map. Outlines: Natural Earth (public domain).
18
facilities in the directory
110 MW
published IT capacity reported by 2 of 18 facilities

Indicative estimates · public sources

Market context

The Sydney market

Our selected directory lists Sydney facilities including NEXTDC S1 Sydney, NEXTDC S2 Sydney, NEXTDC S3 Sydney, NEXTDC S4 Sydney, Equinix SY1 Sydney, Equinix SY2 Sydney, Equinix SY3 Sydney, Equinix SY4 Sydney, Equinix SY5 Sydney, Equinix SY6 Sydney, AirTrunk SYD1 Sydney West, AirTrunk SYD2 Sydney North, CDC Eastern Creek Campus, Macquarie Intellicentre 2 (IC2), Macquarie Intellicentre 3 (IC3) Super West, NTT Sydney 1 Data Center, DCI SYD01 Sydney and Global Switch Sydney. When comparing candidate locations, buyers must verify how contracted utility capacity, energisation schedules and expansion rights align across specific assets.

18 known data centres in Sydney

Full directory

Selected facility records across lifecycle stages in the Sydney market, compiled from public operator records. Capacity is shown where published, rather than an exhaustive census.

Power · grid · water

What limits new data centre capacity in Sydney

Evaluate land parcels, grid connection dates, power capacity and heat-rejection limits in parallel, without assuming any single factor is the universal binding constraint.

According to Transgrid documentation from August 2026, data centre connection enquiries totaled more than 10 GW within a 12 km radius of Sydney West. This figure represents an enquiry pipeline rather than connected or available supply. Due diligence on any Sydney requirement requires site-specific electricity connection agreements, substation allocation status, network augmentation schedules and energisation dates, alongside verification of municipal water availability and heat-rejection approvals.

Indicative · compiled from public sources

The Sydney data centre pipeline

Planning, grid and tender activity in NSW, aggregated and masked by build stage from public records rather than verified opportunities.

Enquire about capacity
Maturity funnel 37 signals
Pre-funding
0
Planning
0
Approved
9
Construction
0
Operational
5
Unclassified
23
Planning Approved
Planning Approved
Planning Approved
Planning Approved
Planning Approved
Operator news Operational

Stage and capacity band only, showing up to six selected recent signals.

Data centres in Sydney, answered

How many data centres are in Sydney?

Data Centre Axis tracks 18 selected directory records (which may be campuses, buildings or construction stages) in Sydney in its public directory; 2 of them publish IT capacity, totalling about 110 MW. Planning and grid-stage projects in Sydney are followed directly from public records: contact the team to review data for a specific site or local requirement.

What types of data centre are in Sydney?

When evaluating options in Sydney, buyers compare whether facilities offer retail colocation, wholesale space or hyperscale deployments. Technical questions examine whether site engineering supports their required rack power density and cooling design.

What is the largest data centre in Sydney?

Among operating facilities in the directory with published IT capacity, NEXTDC S3 Sydney operated by NEXTDC has the largest published figure, at about 80 MW. Facilities without published capacity, planned or non-operating records, and other capacity bases are not ranked.

Which operators run data centres in Sydney?

Operator names recorded in the selected directory for Sydney include NEXTDC, DCI Data Centers, Equinix, AirTrunk. These entries reflect selected facility records rather than a complete local operating census, with the profiles directory providing separate context.

How do I find, lease or buy data centre capacity in Sydney?

To evaluate data centre capacity or land opportunities in Sydney, provide your target IT load, site power, schedule and technical constraints. Requirements guide location discussions using market research across facilities, planning, grid and connectivity in Sydney. Where candidate sites or facilities align with your brief, Data Centre Axis facilitates direct introductions to the relevant operator or site owner.

Source or assess a site in Sydney.

Discuss NSW site requirements with Data Centre Axis for advisory support, a focused shortlist and introductions, sharing identifying details only with permission.