Best cities to work remotely in Australia
7 places in 4 cities · median wifi 6 Mbps · updated
Workmode lists 7 places to work remotely from across 4 cities in Australia. Melbourne has the most, with 4, followed by Port Melbourne (1) and Sydney (1). Members have measured the wifi at 4 places, with a median download of 6 Mbps; Melbourne is fastest, at a median of 8 Mbps.
Top cities in Australia
Every city in Australia, compared
Ranked by how many places to work are listed. Wifi is the median of measured places.
| # | City | Places | Coworking | Wifi | Check-ins | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 4 | — | 8 Mbps, wifi report for Melbourne | 4 | — |
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 1 | — | 2 Mbps | 1 | — |
| 3 | Sydney | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Victoria | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most worked-from places in Australia
The Jazz Corner Cafe
Coffee shop · Melbourne
3.6(152)$$11 Mbps
Grey and Bliss Cafe
Coffee shop · Port Melbourne
4.3(289)$$2 Mbps
Basement Cafe
Coffee shop · Melbourne
4.3(111)$8 Mbps
Foxtail Coffee Co. - Melbourne
Coffee shop · Melbourne
4.1(50)3 Mbps
Pilgrim Coffee House
Coffee shop · Victoria
4.6(354)$$
Melbourne Central
Public space · Melbourne
4.4(18.8k)
Black Sugar Coffee Company
Coffee shop · Sydney
4.3(171)$$
Fastest measured wifi in Australia
- 1The Jazz Corner CafeCoffee shop · Melbourne wifi report11 Mbps
- 2Basement CafeCoffee shop · Melbourne wifi report8 Mbps
- 3Foxtail Coffee Co. - MelbourneCoffee shop · Melbourne wifi report3 Mbps
- 4Grey and Bliss CafeCoffee shop · Port Melbourne wifi report2 Mbps
In total: 6 coffee shops, 1 public space.
Working remotely in Australia: questions
What is the best city to work remotely in Australia?
Melbourne has the most places to work listed, with 4, followed by Port Melbourne (1) and Sydney (1). For wifi, Melbourne has the fastest measured median, 8 Mbps across 3 places. The best choice depends on what you need — the table on this page compares every city.
How fast is the wifi in cafés and coworking spaces in Australia?
Across 4 places where members ran a speed test, the median download is 6 Mbps, and 0 places measure 25 Mbps or faster — enough for video calls. A place nobody has tested has an unknown speed, not a slow one.
How are places in Australia rated?
By the people who worked there: members check in, run a speed test and rate the place on wifi, noise and comfort. Google ratings are shown separately and never mixed in. Measured at 25 Mbps or faster by people who worked there, fastest first.