Insights

In 2021, 11% of the Australian population had an Index score of 45 or below, a threshold we consider to be highly excluded. This has fallen by 6% since 2020.

In 2021, 65% of highly excluded and excluded Australians say they have ‘no need to use the internet more often’, and 15% say the internet is ‘not a priority’.

A lack of online confidence is increasing in highly excluded and excluded Australians, from 10% in 2020 to 13% in 2021. So too are their concerns about cyber safety, with 20% of highly excluded and excluded Australians reporting they are so concerned about privacy and scams it limits their internet use. This is an increase of 3% on 2020.

Profiling digital exclusion
How to read this table: This table shows the percentage of people engaged in a particular online activity who are either highly excluded and excluded or included and highly included.
What do digitally excluded Australians do online?
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Digitally excluded Australians over time