To accurately test your website’s speed in Australia, you should use tools that allow location-specific testing. Global tools like Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix are great — but you’ll get better regional data by selecting Sydney or Melbourne as your test server in GTmetrix.
Another tool worth using is WebPageTest.org, which allows for advanced diagnostics like Time to First Byte (TTFB) and visual load analysis. Tools like Pingdom also allow you to select an Australian server, helping you measure how your site performs for your local Adelaide customers.
When testing, pay attention to these key metrics:
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- Time to Interactive (TTI)
To improve your results, consider a content delivery network (CDN), fast Australian hosting, and server-side caching. After testing, we recommend following up with Website Speed Optimisation Adelaide to implement results-based improvements.