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Colocation in Melbourne
Colocation in Melbourne at a glance
Melbourne is Australia's second-largest data centre market and a common choice both as a primary site and as a second location alongside Sydney. DChunt's facility map lists 64 data centres in the Melbourne area. This page sums up who operates there, where the sites are, and how to work out which one fits your business.
Melbourne data centre facilities and operators
The DChunt map lists 64 Melbourne-area facilities from 36 named operators (plus one undisclosed). The largest footprints in our data are NEXTDC (5 sites), Vocus Communications (4), Equinix (4), AirTrunk (4), Amazon Web Services (3), Digital Realty (3), Microsoft (3) and STACK Infrastructure (3). Other operators include CDC Data Centres, NTT DATA, Telstra InfraCo, Fujitsu, Hansen Technologies, Vantage Data Centers, Zerra DC, Micron21, ResetData, Datacom, DXC Technology, Interactive, 5G Networks, EscapeNet, Commander, Epsilon Telecommunications, Cloudverse, Biztactix, OMNIconnect, Swoop, Edge Centres, Navicosoft and Melbourne Data Centre Pty Ltd, plus property owners such as Centuria, Stockland, PGIM, The GPT Group and Perri Projects. Hyperscale and property listings are included for completeness; most businesses buying racks will deal with the colocation operators. You can see every site on the Melbourne map view (/map?city=Melbourne) and read operator profiles in the provider directory (/providers). Facility lists change often, so confirm the specific site and its capabilities with the operator before you decide.
Key data centre areas in Melbourne
Facility names in our data show activity across the city. In the west there are sites at Brooklyn, Laverton and Sunshine. Inner Melbourne has facilities on Collins Street and Exhibition Street in the CBD, plus North Melbourne, South Melbourne, Port Melbourne and Richmond. Further east and south-east there are sites at Clayton, Mitcham and Doncaster. A couple of listings in the Melbourne group, such as Edge Centres in Traralgon and NEXTDC's Lovely Banks site, are well outside the metro area, so check the location on the map before shortlisting.
Connectivity
DChunt's coverage page describes Melbourne's carrier density as strong and second only to Sydney. As with any city, what matters is which carriers and cloud on-ramps are present in the building you choose. Our guides on connectivity choices (/learn/connectivity-choices-explained) and cross connects (/learn/cross-connects-made-simple) explain what to ask.
Who colocation in Melbourne suits
Melbourne suits Victorian businesses that want their infrastructure close to their teams, companies looking for a second site to pair with Sydney, and buyers who want strong choice without defaulting to Sydney. Our article on Melbourne data centre options (/learn/melbourne-data-centre-options) looks at the primary-versus-secondary question in more detail.
What does colocation cost in Melbourne?
DChunt's coverage page lists an indicative range of $1,550 - $3,100 per full rack per month in Melbourne. Treat that as a rough guide only, not a quote: real pricing depends on power draw, contract term, space type and connectivity. Our cost guide (/learn/how-much-does-colocation-cost-australia) breaks down what goes into a colocation bill.
How to choose a Melbourne data centre
Start with where your users and staff are. If most of them are in or near Melbourne, a local facility keeps latency low and makes site visits easy. Then work out your power need per rack in kW, because that narrows the list faster than anything else; our guide to power, feeds and redundancy (/learn/data-centre-power-kw-feeds-redundancy) explains how to estimate it. Next, check which carriers and cloud on-ramps are actually present in the specific building, not just the city, and ask how cross connects are priced (/learn/cross-connects-made-simple). Confirm the support model too: if you won't have staff on site, remote hands terms matter (/learn/remote-hands-data-centre-support). If Melbourne will be your disaster recovery site, check that your primary and secondary providers and network paths are genuinely independent. Shortlist two or three sites on the map, line them up side by side with the comparison tool (/compare), and use the first-time buyer's checklist (/learn/first-time-data-centre-buyers-checklist) before you request quotes.
Get a shortlist that fits
Not sure which Melbourne site suits you? The free DChunt assessment (/assessment) takes a few minutes and ranks locations and operators against your power, latency, compliance and budget needs, so you can talk to providers knowing what to ask for.
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