59%
of Australian businesses reported using cloud technology
Cloud technology was one of the most commonly used business technologies in the ABS survey for the year ended 30 June 2022.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021–22 ↗Australian business reference
Cloud and cyber
statistics.
Current, citable Australian figures for business owners, writers and technology teams planning cloud, security and resilience work.
Last updated 24 September 2026
The practical picture
Cloud is now routine.
Risk has kept pace.
Australian businesses are using cloud technology widely, but adoption does not remove the need for deliberate access, backup, monitoring and recovery decisions. These figures bring the scale of both sides into one useful reference.
Each statistic links to its original government source and states the reporting period it covers. Use the figures in context: survey findings, self-reported costs and notification counts measure different parts of the picture.
Citable statistics
Australian cloud and
cybersecurity data.
63%
of Australian businesses reported using cyber security software
Cyber security software was the most commonly reported technology in the same ABS survey.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021–22 ↗22%
of Australian businesses reported experiencing a cyber attack
The ABS recorded this result for the year ended 30 June 2022, up from 8% in the 2020 survey.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021–22 ↗84,700+
cybercrime reports were made to ReportCyber
That is an average of one report every six minutes during the 2024–25 financial year.
Australian Cyber Security Centre, 2024–25 ↗$56,571
average self-reported cybercrime cost per small-business report
This is a reported financial cost, not a forecast of what any individual incident will cost.
Australian Cyber Security Centre, 2024–25 ↗1,113
notifiable data breach notifications were received in 2024
The OAIC reported a 25% increase from 2023 across the Australian calendar year.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, 2024 ↗What the figures suggest
Plan the foundation
before the move.
For a business moving more systems into the cloud, the useful question is not whether cloud is mainstream. It is whether the environment has clear ownership, access controls, backup recovery, visibility and a practical response when something changes.
That is why migration and security planning belong in the same conversation. The aim is a platform that is easier to run, easier to recover and less dependent on last-minute decisions.
Explore cloud migration services →Methodology and sources
Where these figures
come from.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Business technology adoption and cyber attack experience from the Characteristics of Australian Business survey, year ended 30 June 2022.
View the ABS source ↗Australian Cyber Security Centre
Cybercrime report volumes and self-reported business costs from the Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024–25.
View the ACSC report ↗Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Data breach notification figures from the Notifiable Data Breaches Report for July to December 2024.
View the OAIC report ↗Cite this page
Darling Downs Cloudworx. Australian Cloud and Cybersecurity Statistics 2026. Updated 24 September 2026. Available at https://darlingdownscloudworx.com.au/resources/australian-cloud-cybersecurity-statistics.
Make the next move clearer
Turn the data into
a practical plan.
Bring the systems, risks and priorities into one grounded conversation.