Some interesting research in this report by Scott Ewing, Julian Thomas and from Julianne Schiessl from ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology.
Almost three-quarters of Australians use the internet and almost 80 per cent of these users have home broadband connection but one-fifth of Australians have never used the net. As lead investigator Julian Thomas puts it: There is a digital divide in Australia and it reflects patterns of uptake that are repeated elsewhere in the prosperous West. If you're male, employed or studying, if you have a university degree and a higher than average income, you are more likely to be online.