Crap Towns / Perth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Perth?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Perth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 33 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.3% of premises, 10% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 371 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,404 | 84.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Perth | – | 1.4 |
| Auchterarder | 20.4 km | 0.9 |
| Blairgowrie | 21.9 km | 0.9 |
| Crieff | 24.2 km | 0.4 |
| Cupar | 28.7 km | 0.3 |
| Kelty | 29.7 km | 0.2 |
| Glenrothes | 28.6 km | 0.2 |
| Scone | 3.9 km | 0.1 |
| Cardenden | 30.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ballingry | 28.3 km | 0.0 |
| Kinross | 21.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |