We test 5 NordVPN locations in Australia. Together they averaged 830 Mbps download across 248 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Average download is up 20% on the previous 30 days, from 693 to 830 Mbps.
248 of 797 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (31.1%). 549 of the 549 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.
Speed barely changes through the day, with 4% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.
Perth, Australia ranks 12 of 28 current NordVPN locations in Asia-Pacific by average download. The next faster is Tokyo, Japan, at 1,035 Mbps.
Surfshark's fastest current location in Australia is Perth, Australia, averaging 697 Mbps against 1,030 Mbps here.
For the highest download speed, connect to Perth, Australia (1,030 Mbps). It also has the lowest average ping here.
These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.
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