Australians take-up of information technology: Computers/PCs
Australians have one of the highest take up rates of new technologies in international comparisons - technologies like video recorders, mobile phones, and personal computers.
Two million households frequently used a computer in their homes in 1996 which represented 31% of all households in Australia. The ACT and the Northern Territory had the highest proportion of households frequently using a computer, 51% and 35% respectively. Of the large States, Victoria had the greatest penetration, 34%. The proportion of households in the remaining States were, New South Wales 30%; Queensland 28%; South Australia and Western Australia 29% each; and Tasmania 25%.
Over 0.5 million households which frequently used a computer also used a modem which allowed access to on-line facilities outside the home. Nearly 1 million households which frequently used a computer also used CD-ROM equipment.
In 1996, 15.5% of households were frequently using computer/dedicated games machine representing 1, 025,000 households.
From: ABS: Household use of Information Technology,. 8146.0,1996, pages 5 and 9
Copyright (c) 1998, Ms. Jenny Aland, All rights reserved Permission to reprint on Child Research Net
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