NextDC
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland |
Key people | Craig Scroggie (CEO) |
| Website | nextdc |
NEXTDC is an Australian data centre operator. Headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, NEXTDC is the largest listed developer and operator of data centres in Australia.[1] As of March 2026, the company operates 17 data centres, with facilities in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, Darwin, Sunshine Coast and the Pilbara region.
History
NEXTDC was founded by Bevan Slattery in May 2010.[2] It has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange since December 2010.[3]
In June 2012, Craig Scroggie was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NEXTDC.
In 2015, NEXTDC was named Australia’s fastest-growing technology company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards.
In 2024, NEXTDC expanded its national infrastructure footprint with the opening of new facilities including D1 Darwin and A1 Adelaide, extending its interconnection and digital infrastructure platform across Australia.
In December 2025, NEXTDC signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to develop sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure in Australia, including a hyperscale AI campus and large-scale GPU supercluster at the company’s S7 site in Sydney.[4]
Data centres
| Name | Location | Launched in | Uptime Institute tier | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Adelaide | Adelaide, South Australia | 2024 | IV | [5] |
| B1 Brisbane | Brisbane, Queensland | 2011 | III | [6] |
| B2 Brisbane | Fortitude Valley, Queensland | 2017 | IV | [7][8] |
| C1 Canberra | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 2012 | III | [9] |
| D1 Darwin | Darwin, Northern Territory | 2024 | III | [10] |
| M1 Melbourne | Port Melbourne, Victoria | 2012 | III | [11] |
| M2 Melbourne | Tullamarine, Victoria | 2017 | IV | [8] |
| M3 Melbourne | West Footscray, Victoria | 2022 | IV | [12] |
| P1 Perth | Malaga, Western Australia | 2014 | III | [13] |
| P2 Perth | Perth, Western Australia | 2020 | IV | [14][15] |
| PH1 Port Hedland | Port Hedland, Western Australia | 2023 | III | [16] |
| S1 Sydney | Macquarie Park, New South Wales | 2013 | III | [8][11] |
| S2 Sydney | Macquarie Park, New South Wales | 2020 | IV | [8] |
| S3 Sydney | Artarmon, New South Wales | 2022 | IV | [17] |
| S6 Sydney | Artarmon, New South Wales | 2024 | N/A | [18] |
| SC1 Sunshine Coast | Maroochydore, Queensland | 2021 | N/A (Edge data centre) | [19] |
| NE1 Newman | Newman, Western Australia | 2024 | III | [20] |
| Name | Location | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4 Melbourne | Port Melbourne, Victoria | In development | [21] |
| S4 Sydney | Horsley Park, New South Wales | In development | [22] |
| S5 Sydney | Macquarie Park, New South Wales | In planning | [21] |
| AK1 Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand | In planning | [23] |
| TK1 Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | In development | [24] |
| KL1 Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | In development | [24] |
| GE1 Geelong | Geelong, Victoria | In development | [25] |
| S7 Sydney | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | In planning | [26] |
| GC1 Gold Coast | Gold Coast, Queensland | In planning | [27] |
| SC2 Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | In development | [28] |
| D2 Darwin | Darwin, Northern Territory | In development | [29] |
References
- ^ "NextDC boss says nuclear should be on table as AI sucks up energy". Australian Financial Review. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "NEXTDC History". NEXTDC. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "NEXTDC LIMITED". www.asx.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "OpenAI, NextDC ink $7b Australian data centre deal". Information Age. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "First look inside NEXTDC's $100m Adelaide data centre - InDaily". www.indaily.com.au. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Coyne, Allie (17 November 2015). "NextDC wants to raise $70m for new Brisbane data centre". iTnews. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Cowan, Paris (19 May 2016). "NextDC picks Tullamarine for second Melbourne data centre". iTnews. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "A peek inside NextDC's S2 data centre". ZDNet. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "NextDC opens Canberra data centre". iTnews. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Guan, Lilia (15 August 2024). "NextDC's D1 data centre facility opens in NT". ARN. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b Dawn-Hiscox, Tanwen (5 October 2017). "NextDC's data center gets Australia's first Tier IV certificate". Data Centre Dynamics. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Talevski, Julia (20 October 2022). "NextDC opens largest DC to date with M3 Melbourne". www.arnnet.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Preview: NextDC's Perth data centre". iTnews. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Hastie, Hamish (31 July 2020). "Internet has a new home in WA with opening of $200 million data tower". WAtoday. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Alley, Alex (31 July 2020). "Australia's NextDC opens Perth P2 hyperscale data center". Data Centre Dynamics. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "NextDC launches Pilbara's first of its kind data centre". CRN Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Eleanor (21 September 2022). "NextDC opens $1B Sydney data centre". ARN. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "S6 Sydney Data Centre". NEXTDC. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ Bowen, Mark (15 December 2021). "NEXTDC announces new edge data centre network and launches SC1 on Sunshine Coast". Intelligent CIO APAC. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "NE1 Newman Data Centre". NEXTDC. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b "NEXTDC 1H23 Results Presentation" (PDF). NextDC. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Moore, Ben (30 July 2021). "NextDC to build massive 300MW data centre in West Sydney". CRN Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Tess (11 May 2023). "NextDC raising $618m for Asia data centre dream". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b Butler, Georgia (5 May 2023). "NextDC listing reveals data center plans in New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan". Data Centre Dynamics. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "GE1 Geelong Data Centre". NEXTDC. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "S7 Sydney Data Centre". NEXTDC. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "GC1 Gold Coast Data Centre". NEXTDC. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "NEXTDC SC2 Sunshine Coast Data Centre". DataCenterMap. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "D2 Darwin Data Centre". NEXTDC. Retrieved 12 March 2026.