Domain Name News

.AU Domain Name Statistics

November 7, 2014

A recently report provides statistical insights on .AU domain names that have never before been released to the public.

The report, published by .AU registry operator AusRegistry, states New South Wales residents hold the most number of registrations (just under 1 million) followed by Victoria with 785,993 and Queensland's 567,803. Northern Territorians hold the least number (12,032), but the report points out results correlate with state and territory populations.

At the time the report was compiled (September 2014), 2,881,387 .AU domain names were currently registered. That has since grown to 2,913,479 (current as at November 7). With growth of over 20,000 registrations in just a couple of months, next year is very likely to see the 3 millionth .au name registered.

Other insights:

.COM.AU accounts for 86% of all .AU domains under management
43% of all .AU domains are less than 2 years old
Names between 9 and 15 characters account for more than 48% of all registered names
Domain names at least 6 years old are more than 80% likely to be renewed again
.AU registration is among the highest per capita of all Asia Pacific Top Level Domains
DNS traffic in .au was up 5% from the previous year
.AU experienced growth rate of six percent over the past 12 months
.AU consistently ranks in the top 10 of all 283 country codes

The report - titled "Behind the Dot, The State of the .au Domain" (PDF) - is part of a new quarterly series from AusRegistry.

A survey carried out for AusRegistry and .au Domain Administration (auDA) earlier this year found two-thirds of survey respondents were more likely to trust a .AU website compared with only one-third for a .COM

Have a web site or blog? Get our free domain news widget.

Domain News Archives

Return to news home

Available Domain Name Search & Register

How to register a name: Enter your choice in the search tool and click 'GO'. If after the check the domain names search results show your choice is available, you will then have the option to proceed to purchase registration; which is a very quick and easy process - start a search and find your ideal website address now.