How big is Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)?

Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) has 120 MW of known IT capacity, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It ranks #195 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.

What is the status of Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)?

Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2017.

Who operates Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)?

Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) is operated by Google. Structured intelligence reports are available for Google Operator Report and Australia Country Report.

What energy source does Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) use?

Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.

AI data center dossier

Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)

Name: Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)
Address: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia/datacenters/google-sydney-australia-ai-data-center.html

Operational Renewable 120 MW Mixed

Country

Australia

Operator

Google

Energy

Renewable

Known capacity

120 MW

Evidence profile

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Readiness

100%

Sources attachedVerified

2 citations linked

CoordinatesPublished

-33.862, 151.204

Timeline evidencePartial

1 dated field available

Machine-readable outputsPublished

HTML, JSON, and GeoJSON all available

Machine-readable outputs

Canonical record surfaces for audit, programmatic use, and direct citation.

Canonical HTML

/datacenters/google-sydney-australia-ai-data-center.html

JSON record

/datacenters/google-sydney-australia-ai-data-center/index.json

GeoJSON geometry

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Record Notes

Google Cloud's Sydney region (australia-southeast1), launched in 2017, is Google's primary Australian AI infrastructure facility and serves the Australian and New Zealand market under Australian Privacy Act requirements. The facility provides full Google Cloud AI services including Vertex AI, Document AI, Translation AI, and Gemini API with Australian data residency.

The Sydney region serves major Australian enterprises in mining (BHP, Rio Tinto), banking (Westpac, NAB), retail (Coles, Woolworths), and healthcare (Medibank, Bupa), which use Google Cloud AI for operational optimization, customer intelligence, and predictive analytics. The National Australia Bank and Qantas have deployed Google Cloud AI for fraud detection and airline operations optimization respectively.

Google has committed to 24/7 carbon-free energy globally by 2030 and purchases 100% renewable electricity for Australian operations through Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs) from Australian wind and solar projects. A Melbourne secondary region (australia-southeast2) was added in 2021 for geographic redundancy. Google employs approximately 1,200 people in Australia, including a significant engineering presence focused on APAC AI research.

Taxonomy Links

Google

Australia

Operational

Renewable

100-500 MW

Mixed

Oceania

Oceania

2017

Sydney

Analyst Flags

No obvious coverage gaps detected in the current structured record.

Timeline Signals

Earliest market signal2017

Nearby Facilities

Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.

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1 km

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 300 MWOperational

Microsoft — Australia AI Expansion

1 km

Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, Australia 1 GWOperational

Microsoft — Kemps Creek AI Campus (Sydney)

39 km

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 190 MWUnder Construction

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Intelligence Reports

Structured analysis covering this facility's operator and market context.

OperatorGoogle Operator Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV CountryAustralia Country Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV

Frequently asked questions

How big is Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)?: Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) has 120 MW of known IT capacity, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It ranks #195 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
What is the status of Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)?: Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2017.
Who operates Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1)?: Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) is operated by Google. Structured intelligence reports are available for Google Operator Report and Australia Country Report.
What energy source does Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) use?: Google — Sydney AI Data Center (Australia-Southeast1) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on mixed workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.