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Data centres and water: what the numbers actually show

Headlines about data centres draining water rarely match the Australian picture. An eleven-page look at how these sites are actually cooled and where high water use really occurs.

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September 2026 · 5 min read
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Data centres are often reported as major consumers of water, but the Australian picture differs from the international coverage that drives those headlines. Most sites here operate at lower rack densities and rely on air cooling, which uses very little water.

Read the infographic above page by page, or download the PDF to share the figures with your team.

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