Market
Melbourne: 39 sites, 21 operators, 836 MW under construction
Melbourne, Australia has 39 data centres, 29 operational, spanning 7 sub-markets, 21 operators, 768 MW live, 836 MW under construction. Largest by total potential: CDC Data Centres (4 sites), then Microsoft.
Map of 33 data centres in Melbourne
Every Melbourne site DC Atlas tracks with a position on record, coloured by status.
Melbourne is one scope of the whole corpus. See every facility DC Atlas tracks on the global data center map.
Live
768MW
Under construction
836MW
Planned
0MW
Total potential
1,794MW
26% of pipeline modelled
Who supplies the power
95% of the data centres we track in the Melbourne market have a named power supplier
- CitiPower13sites
- Powercor11sites
- AusNet Services8sites
- SA Power Networks2sites
- Jemena1site
- Essential Energy1site
1 further supplier serve smaller numbers of sites here.
Who is building in Melbourne
The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 21 tracked in this market.
| Operator | Sites | Live | Total potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDC Data Centres | 4 | 36 MW | 586 MW |
| Microsoft | 4 | — | 410 MW |
| NEXTDC | 3 | 361 MW | 361 MW |
| AirTrunk | 1 | 185 MW | 185 MW |
| STACK Infrastructure | 2 | 72 MW | 72 MW |
| Vantage Data Centers | 1 | — | 64 MW |
| Amazon | 1 | 50 MW | 50 MW |
| Equinix | 6 | 13 MW | 13 MW |
| Fujitsu Cloud | 1 | 12 MW | 12 MW |
| Digital Realty | 1 | 10 MW | 10 MW |
When Melbourne was built
655 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 55% of the operational sites in this market.
Recent activity
22 recorded developments in the Melbourne market, the latest on 26 Aug 2026.
Application filed for 200 MW data centre in Melbourne, Australia
An application has been filed for a 200 MW data centre in Melbourne, Australia.
DXN to supply prefabricated modular data center to Melbourne Airport
Australia's DXN announced it will supply a prefabricated modular data center to Melbourne Airport.
GreenSquare expands into Melbourne with 240MW campus
GreenSquare announced an expansion into Melbourne with a 240MW data centre campus.
Victoria's data centre pipeline grows with four new Melbourne proposals
Victoria's data centre development pipeline has expanded with four major proposals across Melbourne's northern, western, and south-eastern regions. The announcements reflect the Victorian Government's strategy to position the state as a destination for AI infrastructure investment. The activity demonstrates growing commercial interest in establishing data centre capacity in Victoria to support emerging artificial intelligence workloads.
AU$1.1 billion data center project proposed outside Melbourne
A new data center project valued at AU$1.1 billion has been proposed for a location outside Melbourne, Australia. The project represents a significant investment in data center infrastructure for the region. Details regarding the developer, timeline, and capacity were not disclosed in the available text. This announcement reflects continued growth in Australian data center investment.
Coretora plans fibre corridor to expand Melbourne data centre zone
Coretora, a new Australian fibre infrastructure developer, has announced plans for a carrier-grade fibre corridor connecting areas south of Geelong to Melbourne's western data centre availability zone. The project aims to extend connectivity into Victoria's high-energy growth region to support AI and hyperscale workloads. This infrastructure will provide high-capacity links for data centre operators in the expanded Melbourne region.
Port Melbourne Equinix 012 expansion
Port Melbourne Equinix 012 was expanded on 19 June 2024, with Equinix investing AU$240 million in the data centre expansion to support AI adoption in Australia.
Port Melbourne Equinix 012 expansion
Port Melbourne Equinix 012 was expanded on 26 February 2024 with the deployment of a 1MW rooftop solar system.
Who is hiring in Melbourne
29 open data centre roles at 4 operators we track
4 operators are recruiting in Melbourne, 29 roles in total, the largest of them STACK Infrastructure at 12. The split is 12 build-side to 17 operational, with critical facilities (11) and design and engineering (4) the two largest disciplines. 10 of the 29 were posted in the last 30 days.
- STACK Infrastructure12roles
- AirTrunk8roles
- CDC Data Centres6roles
- Firmus3roles
The mix
- critical facilities11
- design and engineering4
- energy and utilities3
- commissioning2
- construction2
- development and land2
- project management2
- security2
- health and safety1
The roles behind those numbers
Most recently opened
- STACK Infrastructurecommissioning22 Sept 2026
- AirTrunkdevelopment and land13 Sept 2026
- STACK Infrastructurecritical facilities11 Sept 2026
- Firmuscritical facilities11 Sept 2026
- STACK Infrastructureenergy and utilities9 Sept 2026
Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.
Questions about Melbourne
- How many data centres are in Melbourne?
- Melbourne, Australia has 39 data centres, 29 operational, spanning 7 sub-markets, 21 operators, 768 MW live, 836 MW under construction. Largest by total potential: CDC Data Centres (4 sites), then Microsoft.
- How much data centre capacity does Melbourne have?
- DC Atlas tracks 39 data centres in the Melbourne data centre market. 768 MW is live, 836 MW is under construction, for 1,794 MW of total potential at full buildout.
- Who are the largest data centre operators in Melbourne?
- 21 operators run facilities in the Melbourne data centre market. CDC Data Centres is the largest by total potential, with 4 sites and 586 MW.
- Which utilities supply power to data centres in Melbourne?
- CitiPower, Powercor and AusNet Services serve the most data centre sites in the Melbourne data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 95% of the facilities it tracks here.
Every data centre we track in Melbourne
33 of 39 with a published page