Find out if you'll need an adaptor for a power socket when you travel to Australia, or how widely available internet and mobile phone signals are.

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Electricity and power sockets

The Australian electricity grid operates at 50 Hz and with a terminal voltage of 240 V.

There are so-called 'Australian' sockets, different from those in the UK, for example, although the two countries have been an empire for many decades.

Type Isockets and plugs are used in Australia with three rectangular holes.

Each socket even has its own switch (usually right next to the socket holes), where you can turn off the electricity to it.

• Sockets - I
• Voltage - 240 V
• Frequency - 50 Hz

Internet

There is great 5G internet coverage in major urban areas.

However, you have to take into account that in rural areas, but also in smaller villages, internet coverage is often very poor or non-existent.

Public wi-fi networks are offered by the vast majority of hotels and guesthouses and are available in many larger restaurants.

All international airports have many kiosks of local mobile operators offering data and regular sim cards.

If you don't want to be delayed on arrival, get an Australian data e-sim in advance from airalo.com.

Buy an Australian e-sim at airalo.com