CDC’s second Melbourne campus is under construction in Laverton North, with further ultimate capacity planned. CDC reports more than 400 MW on completion; this is unspecified capacity rather than established operational IT load. Secondary sources identify 20-38 Leakes Road. Earlier and incremental capacity disclosures require reconciliation.
Last researched 2026-10-09Last verified Not independently verifiedPublished revision 1
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Site profile
Operator
CDC Data Centres
Ownership
Unknown / not established
Business model / scale
Colocation / Unknown
Region / metro
Victoria / Melbourne
City / locality
Laverton North
Address
20-38 Leakes Road, Laverton North, VIC 3026
Location
Secondary OpenStreetMap-derived property position published by Mapcarta, associated with 20-38 Leakes Road; address corroborated by a separate secondary property record. Not a surveyed point or verified Google Maps marker. Precision: approximate · -37.84157, 144.77539 View location on map →
Parent
Not assigned
Location detail
Secondary OpenStreetMap-derived property position published by Mapcarta, associated with 20-38 Leakes Road; address corroborated by a separate secondary property record. Not a surveyed point or verified Google Maps marker.. Coordinate precision: approximate. Street-map detail does not increase the accuracy of the sourced point.
20-38 Leakes Road, Laverton North, VIC 3026
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Capacity evidence
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Claim / measurement
Scope and status
As of
Evidence and accounting
>400 MW Unspecified power
Ultimate Laverton campus capacity upon completion Planned · cumulative
Excluded from capacity totals. Undated operator page retrieved on this date; this is an observation date, not announcement or commissioning date. Capacity basis is not disclosed.
150 MW Unspecified power
Laverton development described at groundbreaking Under Construction · unclear
Excluded from capacity totals. Announcement date. Operator calls this a 150 MW campus; later Infratil commentary describes initial capacity. Do not equate this automatically with ultimate campus capacity or IT load.
≥150 MW Unspecified power
Initial Laverton additional capacity Under Construction · cumulative
Excluded from capacity totals. Quarter-end reporting date. Filing published 8 April 2026; describes additional construction activity, not operational capacity. Building allocation and overlap with earlier disclosures are unresolved.
Development timeline
2025-02-17 · actual_construction_start
Laverton groundbreaking
CDC announced work commencement and a first-sod ceremony for the Laverton development.
Operator identifies Laverton as its second Melbourne campus, currently under construction, and forecasts more than 400 MW when complete. Regional security and resilience statements are also displayed.
CDC announces construction commencement on a 150 MW Laverton data campus, serving external customers across government, infrastructure, education and technology sectors.
Secondary property record gives 20-38 Leakes Road and Wyndham council jurisdiction; cites LA1 generator-plenum amendment WYP14790/24.06 and earthworks permit WYP15649/26. Linked council records could not be accessed.
OpenStreetMap-derived construction property, way 263915226, named CDC Laverton; address 20-38 Leakes Road, Laverton North VIC 3026, Australia; published position -37.84157, 144.77539.
Infratil describes Laverton’s initial additional capacity as 150 MW+, distinguishes it from Brooklyn, and describes CDC’s external-customer hosting model and long-term contracts.
Infratil filing states that construction commenced on over 100 MW of built capacity at Laverton during the March quarter. Regional Melbourne totals are not exclusively Laverton.