Worst Internet Suburbs in Canberra (Bottom 50)

These are the 50 lowest-scoring suburbs for internet quality within 50km of Canberra's CBD. Common issues include older NBN technology types, limited fibre coverage, and lower household connectivity rates. If you live in one of these suburbs, check whether an NBN technology upgrade is available at your address.

50 suburbs ranked · Data updated March 2026

Rank	Suburb	State	Tech Type	Score	Grade	Speed Range	Premises
1	Tennent	ACT	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	4
2	Kowen	ACT	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	7
3	Narrangullen	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	9
4	Booth	ACT	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	11
5	Cavan	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	29
6	Brindabella	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	30
7	Paddys River	ACT	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	32
8	Tharwa	ACT	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	39
9	Mullion	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	49
10	Urila	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	52
11	Mulloon	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	53
12	Bellmount Forest	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	58
13	Nanima	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	82
14	Wee Jasper	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	121
15	Mount Fairy	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	122
16	Yass River	NSW	Satellite	2.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	186
17	Yarrow	NSW	Satellite	3/10	D+	12-25 Mbps	2
18	Forbes Creek	NSW	Satellite	3/10	D+	12-25 Mbps	36
19	Rossi	NSW	Satellite	3/10	D+	12-25 Mbps	47
20	Molonglo Valley	ACT		3.5/10	D+		2
21	Coree	ACT		3.5/10	D+		6
22	Stromlo	ACT		3.5/10	D+		18
23	Majura	ACT		3.5/10	D+		30
24	Williamsdale	NSW		3.5/10	D+		34
25	Paddys River	NSW	Fixed Wireless	3.5/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	52
26	Lade Vale	NSW		3.5/10	D+		65
27	Hoskinstown	NSW	Fixed Wireless	3.5/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	88
28	Currawang	NSW		3.5/10	D+		96
29	Marchmont	NSW	Fixed Wireless	3.5/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	105
30	Jeir	NSW		3.5/10	D+		127
31	Manton	NSW	Fixed Wireless	3.5/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	152
32	Collector	NSW		3.5/10	D+		169
33	Michelago	NSW		3.5/10	D+		255
34	Captains Flat	NSW	Fixed Wireless	3.5/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	320
35	Symonston	ACT		3.5/10	D+		453
36	Sutton	NSW		3.5/10	D+		617
37	Weston Creek	ACT	FTTN	4/10	C	25-68 Mbps (depends on distance from node)	4
38	Lerida	NSW		4/10	C		19
39	Uriarra	NSW		4/10	C		19
40	Clear Range	NSW		4/10	C		23
41	Boambolo	NSW	Fixed Wireless	4/10	C	25-75 Mbps	30
42	The Angle	NSW		4/10	C		36
43	Tinderry	NSW		4/10	C		42
44	Primrose Valley	NSW	Fixed Wireless	4/10	C	25-75 Mbps	64
45	Lake George	NSW		4/10	C		70
46	Uriarra Village	ACT		4/10	C		106
47	Springrange	NSW		4/10	C		153
48	Hall	ACT	FTTN	4/10	C	25-68 Mbps (depends on distance from node)	173
49	Wallaroo	NSW		4/10	C		204
50	Royalla	NSW		4/10	C		326

About this ranking

Rankings are based on PickNBN's composite internet quality score, which factors in NBN technology type, fibre coverage percentage, FTTP upgrade status, and ABS Census household connectivity rates. Suburbs are sorted by score (highest first), with ties broken by total NBN premises.

Only suburbs with sufficient data quality (score ≥ 3/5) are included. Data sourced from NBN Co, ABS Census, and ACCC broadband benchmarks.