QLD · market

Data centres in Brisbane

South-East Queensland is scaling fast on the back of cloud on-ramps and large-load grid interest.

160 MW

operating capacity

130 MW

under construction

South & Ipswich corridor

primary sub-region

Indicative estimates · public sources

Market context

The Brisbane market

Brisbane and the wider South-East Queensland corridor are the country's fastest-growing emerging market, scaling from a modest base as cloud on-ramps and enterprise demand mature. Activity centres on the southern suburbs and the Ipswich corridor, where industrial land and grid interest are drawing both the listed national operators and new large-load proposals. The 2032 Olympics and population growth add to the region's infrastructure momentum (indicative). AI workloads, connectivity to interstate and subsea routes and Queensland's growing renewable energy mix are lifting demand, with operators such as NEXTDC, Equinix, NTT and Vocus active across South-East Queensland, and energy efficiency and humidity-tolerant cooling central to new design. Internationally such a data centre is written as a data center.

Data centres in Brisbane

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Known existing facilities in the Brisbane market, compiled from public operator records. Capacity is shown where the operator has published it.

NEXTDC B2 Brisbane

Operating

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

NEXTDC 12 MW

NEXTDC B1 Brisbane

Operating

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

NEXTDC 2.25 MW

Power · grid · water

What limits new data centre capacity in Brisbane

Grid connection timing, transmission headroom and cooling-water access are usually the real constraints on new Brisbane capacity, not land.

Connections run through Energex and Powerlink, with a growing pipeline of large-load enquiries testing available transmission capacity in the southern and western growth corridors, where Powerlink asks proponents to engage early with it and AEMO on project size, location and timing. Queensland's mix of established generation and a growing renewable pipeline gives the market room to scale, though sub-tropical heat and humidity raise the cooling and water-management bar for new facilities.

Indicative · public sources, verify before relying on figures

The Brisbane data centre pipeline

Planning, grid and tender activity in QLD, by build stage, tracked from public records. Site names and sources unlock on verification.

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Maturity funnel 10 signals

Pre-funding

Planning

Approved

Construction

Operational

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Stage and capacity band only. Site names and sources are released to verified members.

Operators with presence in Brisbane

Operators indicatively active in the Brisbane market, compiled from public sources. Capacity shown is national (AU) footprint, not a Brisbane-only figure. Treat as indicative, not a verified site register.

NEXTDC Wholesale

AU market profile

ASX:NXT

Equinix (AU) Colocation

AU market profile

NASDAQ:EQIX · Equinix Inc.

NTT Global Data Centers Wholesale

private · Macquarie Asset Management

Edge Data Centres Edge

AU market profile

private

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Data centre asset classes in Brisbane

The asset types most relevant to the Brisbane market right now.

Powered land

Industrial-zoned land with secured or in-progress grid connection. The connection is the asset.

Developers · infra funds

AI-ready capacity

Capacity built to power and cool dense racks of accelerators, typically 50 to 150 kW per rack, with liquid cooling and a confirmed path to the power those racks demand.

Hyperscalers · operators

Operating data centres

Income-producing colocation, hyperscale and edge facilities trading on yield and covenant.

REITs · infra funds

Data centres in Brisbane, answered

How many data centres are in Brisbane?

Data Centre Axis tracks 2 known existing data centres in Brisbane in its public directory, against roughly 160 MW of operating capacity and 130 MW under construction (indicative figures from public sources). That covers colocation, wholesale and hyperscale digital infrastructure. Planning and grid-stage projects are tracked privately and released to verified members.

What types of data centre are in Brisbane?

The Brisbane market spans colocation facilities, wholesale and hyperscale data centres, and a growing set of AI-ready sites built for high power density measured in megawatts. Internationally a data centre is written as a data center; the digital infrastructure mix and the available power differ site by site.

What is the largest data centre in Brisbane?

Among the facilities we track publicly, NEXTDC B2 Brisbane operated by NEXTDC is the largest by published capacity, at about 12 MW. It is one of several large data center sites in the Brisbane market; capacity is operator-published where available and indicative otherwise.

Which operators run data centres in Brisbane?

Operators with public-record presence in the Brisbane market include NEXTDC, Equinix (AU), NTT Global Data Centers, Vocus. See the operators directory for the full list and each operator's footprint.

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

Data Centre Axis works privately with buyers, operators and funds to source Brisbane sites, powered land and data centre capacity, and to assemble diligence from planning, grid, water and fibre records. Get verified to start a mandate.

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