NSW · market

Data centres in Sydney

Australia's deepest data centre market, Macquarie Park's established cluster plus the fast-growing Western Sydney corridor around Eastern Creek and the Aerotropolis.

620 MW

operating capacity

410 MW

under construction

Macquarie Park & Western Sydney

primary sub-region

Indicative estimates · public sources

Market context

The Sydney market

Sydney is the country's primary data centre market and a major Asia-Pacific hub. Two clusters dominate: the mature Macquarie Park precinct in the north, dense with colocation and interconnection, and the Western Sydney corridor around Eastern Creek, Kemps Creek and the Aerotropolis, where land, zoning and large-load grid capacity are steering most new hyperscale build. International capacity and cloud demand land here first, which is why both operating capacity and the construction pipeline lead the nation (indicative). Sydney is Australia's largest data centre market and one of the Southern Hemisphere's biggest, with operators such as NEXTDC, Equinix Sydney, AirTrunk and CDC active across the metro. AI demand, the New South Wales government's digital agenda and rising data centre investment are pushing new megawatts toward Western Sydney, where developers weigh grid power, energy efficiency and recycled-water access alongside land. Internationally such a data centre is written as a data center.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Power · grid · water

What limits new data centre capacity in Sydney

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

New large loads connect via Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Transgrid, with Western Sydney's transmission headroom a recurring constraint on how fast campuses can energise. Transgrid has reported data centre connection enquiries of about 14 GW within roughly 12 km of its Sydney West substation, and has warned that the existing 330 kV network around Western Sydney is close to fully committed, so new large loads increasingly have to fund network augmentation such as the proposed bulk supply point at Kemps Creek before they can connect. Sites pair grid connection with on-site backup and explore behind-the-meter options to bring capacity forward. Water for evaporative cooling is a live planning issue in the west, pushing newer designs toward air-cooled and closed-loop systems.

Indicative · public sources, verify before relying on figures

The Sydney data centre pipeline

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

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Operators with presence in Sydney

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

AirTrunk Hyperscale

AU market profile

private · Blackstone

Goodman (Data Centres) Wholesale

AU market profile

ASX:GMG · Goodman Group

NEXTDC Wholesale

AU market profile

ASX:NXT

Equinix (AU) Colocation

AU market profile

NASDAQ:EQIX · Equinix Inc.

NTT Global Data Centers Wholesale

AU market profile

TYO:9432 · NTT

Macquarie Technology Colocation

AU market profile

ASX:MAQ

DCI Data Centers Wholesale

private · Macquarie Asset Management

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Data centre asset classes in Sydney

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

Operating data centres

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

REITs · 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

Powered land

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

Developers · infra funds

Data centres in Sydney, answered

How many data centres are in Sydney?

Data Centre Axis tracks 18 known existing data centres in Sydney in its public directory, against roughly 620 MW of operating capacity and 410 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 Sydney?

The Sydney 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 Sydney?

Among the facilities we track publicly, NEXTDC S4 Sydney operated by NEXTDC is the largest by published capacity, at about 350 MW. It is one of several large data center sites in the Sydney market; capacity is operator-published where available and indicative otherwise.

Which operators run data centres in Sydney?

Operators with public-record presence in the Sydney market include AirTrunk, Goodman (Data Centres), NEXTDC, Equinix (AU). See the operators directory for the full list and each operator's footprint.

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

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

Source or assess a site in Sydney.

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