Household Use of Information Technology

This brief presents a profile of the use of information technologies by Australians. It contains information on the use of computers, the internet and other technologies by private households. For persons aged 15 years or over, details are given of their internet activities, including location and purpose of use, internet purchasing, the use of other electronic means to carry out financial transactions, access of government services via the internet and technologies used to work from home. The brief uses data that is produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 8146.0) and is prepared on an annual basis.