Market Forecast By Asset Type (Computers/Laptops, Servers, Mobile Devices, Storage Devices, Peripherals), By Organization Size (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Large Enterprises), By Service (De-Manufacturing and Recycling, Remarketing and Value Recovery, Data Destruction/Data Sanitation, Logistics Management and Reverse Logistics, Other Services), By End-User (BFSI, IT and Telecom, Education, Healthcare, Aerospace and Defense, Public Sector and Government Offices, Manufacturing), and Competitive Landscape
Product Code: ETC13413766 | Publication Date: Sep 2025 | Updated Date: Sep 2025 | Product Type: Report | |
Publisher: 6Wresearch | No. of Pages: 73 | No. of Figures: 19 | No. of Tables: 6 | |
Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Report thoroughly covers the market By Asset Type, By Organization Size, By Service, By End-User. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Outlook report provides an unbiased and detailed analysis of the ongoing Australia IT Asset Disposal Market trends, opportunities/high growth areas, and market drivers. This would help stakeholders devise and align their market strategies according to the current and future market dynamics.
The IT Asset Disposal market in Australia has experienced notable growth, primarily driven by strict e-waste regulations, landfill bans, government recycling initiatives, rising IT refresh cycles, and growing corporate emphasis on sustainability and data security. Notable government measures such as, the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (NTCRS), alongside the statewide e-waste landfill ban introduced in July 2024, has significantly boosted demand for IT asset disposal services. Moreover, as enterprises increasingly migrate workloads from on-premises infrastructure to public and hybrid cloud platforms, large volumes of servers, storage systems, and networking equipment are being decommissioned. With more than half of Organizations now adopting multi-cloud strategies across multiple providers, this shifts away from centralized data centres has further accelerated the retirement of redundant IT hardware, thereby driving the need for secure and compliant ITAD solutions.
According to 6Wresearch, Australia IT Asset Disposal Market revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during 2025E-2031F. The IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) market in Australia is poised for further growth, driven by a robust regulatory framework and the rising adoption of secure IT asset disposal and confidential data management across sectors such as banking, ICT, and government. The banking sector’s rapid digitalization and shift towards cashless payments have led to widespread decommissioning of ATMs, fueling demand for effective ITAD solutions. Additionally, Westpac’s Project Unite, announced in 2024, aims to consolidate its IT platforms, streamlining operations and retiring legacy assets.
Furthermore, Australia’s 5G adoption, rising in the first half of 2025, is anticipated to further transform the nation’s telecom infrastructure and generate billion in productivity gains by 2030, while laying the groundwork for future 6G deployment. As operators modernize networks, significant volumes of legacy 3G and 4G equipment, including base stations, routers, and switching systems, are being phased out. This large-scale technology refresh would drive strong demand for ITAD services, ensuring secure, compliant, and environmentally responsible disposal of decommissioned telecom hardware. Collectively, these initiatives would significantly boost ITAD demand across Australia, reinforcing the market’s strategic importance in supporting sustainable and secure digital transformation.
In Australia’s IT Asset Disposal market, computers and laptops are projected to hold the largest share in 2031 due to rapid technology upgrades, high replacement cycles, and widespread remote and hybrid work adoption. Enterprises frequently retire outdated PCs and laptops, generating substantial e-waste. Additionally, strict data security regulations and corporate sustainability goals would drive organizations to responsibly decommission and recycle these devices, ensuring secure data destruction while maximizing resource recovery.
Large enterprises hold the largest market share in Australia's IT Asset Disposal market by 2031 due to their substantial IT infrastructure and frequent hardware upgrades. They face strict regulatory and data security requirements, would drive demand for secure, compliant ITAD services. Their scale and budgets support comprehensive asset disposition solutions, boosting revenue share.
Data destruction/data sanitation is expected to hold the largest share of Australia’s IT Asset Disposal market in the coming years, as stringent data privacy regulations, rising cyber threats, and increasing adoption of cloud and digital services would drive businesses to securely erase sensitive information from retired IT assets. The growing volume of decommissioned hardware, along with regulatory enforcement, would further drive strong demand for professional data destruction services.
In Australia, the BFSI sector is expected to capture the highest revenue share in the ITAD market in the coming years due to its reliance on data-intensive operations and stringent regulatory requirements for data privacy. Banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions generate vast amounts of sensitive information, necessitating secure data sanitation. Additionally, rising cyber threats, frequent IT upgrades, and regulatory compliance further drive demand for professional ITAD services in this sector.
The report provides a detailed analysis of the following market segments:
1. Executive Summary |
2. Introduction |
2.1. Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2. Report Description |
2.3. Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4. Research Methodology |
2.5. Assumptions |
3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Overview |
3.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues (2021-2031F) |
3.2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Industry Life Cycle |
3.3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Porter’s Five Forces Model |
4. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Dynamics |
4.1. Impact Analysis |
4.2. Market Drivers |
4.3. Market Restraints |
5. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Evolution & Trends |
6. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Overview, By Asset Type |
6.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenue Share, By Asset Type (2024 & 2031F) |
6.1.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Computers/Laptops (2021-2031F) |
6.1.2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Servers (2021-2031F) |
6.1.3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Mobile Devices (2021-2031F) |
6.1.4. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Storage Devices (2021-2031F) |
6.1.5. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Peripherals (2021-2031F) |
7. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Overview, By Organisation Size |
7.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenue Share, By Organisation Size (2024 & 2031F) |
7.1.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (2021-2031F) |
7.1.2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Large Enterprises (2021-2031F) |
8. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Overview, By Service |
8.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenue Share, By Service (2024 & 2031F) |
8.1.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By De-Manufacturing and Recycling (2021-2031F) |
8.1.2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Remarketing and Value Recovery (2021-2031F) |
8.1.3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Data Destruction/Data Sanitation (2021-2031F) |
8.1.4. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Logistics Management and Reverse Logistics (2021-2031F) |
8.1.5. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Other Services (2021-2031F) |
9. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Overview, By End-User |
9.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenue Share, By End-User (2024 & 2031F) |
9.1.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By BFSI (2021-2031F) |
9.1.2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By IT and Telecom (2021-2031F) |
9.1.3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Education (2021-2031F) |
9.1.4. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Healthcare (2021-2031F) |
9.1.5. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Aerospace and Defense (2021-2031F) |
9.1.6. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Public Sector and Government Ofiices (2021-2031F) |
9.1.7. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, By Manufacturing (2021-2031F) |
10. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Key Performance Indicators |
11. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Opportunity Assessment |
11.1. Market Opportunity Assessment, By Asset Type (2031F) |
11.2. Market Opportunity Assessment, By Organisation Size (2031F) |
11.3. Market Opportunity Assessment, By Service (2031F) |
11.4. Market Opportunity Assessment, By End-User (2031F) |
12. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Competitive Landscape |
12.1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenue Share, By Top 3 Companies (2024) |
12.2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Key Companies Competitive Benchmarking, By Technical Parameters |
12.3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Key Companies Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating Parameters |
13. Company Profiles |
13.1. Sims Lifecycle Services |
13.2. ZircoDATA |
13.3. Iron Mountain, Inc. |
13.4. Greenbox |
13.5. EraseIT |
13.6. SK Tes |
13.7. Excess Technology |
13.8. Sircel Pty Ltd |
13.9. Green Technology Recycling Pty Ltd |
13.10. WV Technologies |
13.11. ReSource |
14. Key Strategic Recommendations |
15. Disclaimer |
List of figures |
1. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenues, 2021-2031F (USD Million) |
2. Australia’s E-waste Generation, 2022 & 2030F, (in tonnes) |
3. Australia Cloud Computing Contribution to GDP, 2024-2029F ($ Billion) |
4. Australia Application Workloads Ready For Cloud Delivery, 2022-2027F (in %) |
5. Australia IT Spending, 2023 & 2024 ($ Billion) |
6. Australia Number of Data Breaches, 2023-2024 |
7. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenue Share, By Asset Type, 2024 and 2031F |
8. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenue Share, By Organization Size, 2024 and 2031F |
9. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenue Share, By Service, 2024 and 2031F |
10. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenue Share, By End-User, 2024 and 2031F |
11. Australia ATM Network Contraction, (June 2021-June 2025) |
12. Australia Banking Sector Outlook, 2024 |
13. Australia 5G Adoption, 2024 & 2025H1 |
14. Australia Total Number of 5G Sites, By Company, 2021-2024 |
15. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Opportunity Assessment, By Asset Type, 2031F |
16. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Opportunity Assessment, By Organization Size, 2031F |
17. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Opportunity Assessment, By Service, 2031F |
18. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Opportunity Assessment, By End-User, 2031F |
19. Australia IT Asset Disposal Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
List of Table |
1. E-Waste Reprocessing and Recycling Infrastructure Grants, As of 2023 |
2. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenues, By Asset Type, 2021-2031F ($ Billion) |
3. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenues, By Organization Size, 2021-2031F ($ Billion) |
4. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenues, By Service, 2021-2031F ($ Billion) |
5. Australia IT Asset Disposal Revenues, By End-User, 2021-2031F ($ Billion) |
6. Australia: Key Government and Data Privacy Regulations, 2025 |