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Digital inclusion increases with education, employment, and income. In 2023, Australians with a bachelor’s degree or higher recorded a total Index score of 79.9, 23.6 points higher than those who did not complete secondary school (56.3). Employed Australians register an Index score of 79.5, 12.7 points higher than those outside of the labour force (66.8). And, in 2023, there is a gap of 28.8 points between people in the lowest (54.7) and highest (83.5) income quintiles.

While all age groups are experiencing modest improvements in Index scores, there remains a significant gap between older and younger Australians. People aged between 18 and 54 record scores above the national average, while those aged 55 and above continue to fall below.

Couples with children are the most digitally included household type in Australia, recording a 2023 Index score of 80.2, 7 points higher than the national score. In contrast, Australians who live alone record a 2023 Index score of 64.0, 16.2 points lower than couples with children.

Help: The ADII measures Affordability as a ratio of the potential cost for a quality Internet Bundle to the distribution of household income. To present a metric that is consistent with Access and Digital Ability, we convert this ratio to a score between 0 and 1 that is multiplied by 100. See the Affordability page for further interpretation of this measure in relation to what is considered affordable and unaffordable.

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