DMARC Adoption in Australia
As of February 16, 2026, 72.1% of domains in Australia have no effective DMARC protection. Only 9.6% have full protection with a reject policy at 100% enforcement, while 18.3% have partial coverage through quarantine or gradual rollout. DMARC strict policy adoption is up +3.6% over 6 months. Based on DmarcDkim.com's monitoring of 19,845 domains in Australia.
Australia DMARC Protection Levels
The gap between publishing a DMARC record and actually enforcing a reject or quarantine policy is where most domains in Australia fall short.
| Protection Level | Percentage | Domains | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Full Protection
(p=reject; pct=100)
|
9.6% | +1.4% | 1,905 |
|
Partial Protection
(p=quarantine or pct<100)
|
18.3% | +2.4% | 3,632 |
|
No Protection
(p=none, invalid, or absent)
|
72.1% | -3.8% | 14,308 |
Australia DMARC Adoption Over Time
6 months of DMARC adoption data for Australia. Full protection gained 1.4% over 6 months. Domains with no protection dropped by 3.8%.
Full Protection Trend
Australia currently sits at 9.6% full DMARC protection. That's +1.4% over 6 months. Against the global average of 10.7%, Australia is 1.1% behind.
DMARC statistics improve one domain at a time.
How to Implement DMARC
DMARC is more than a DNS record — it is a process of taking control of an organization's email infrastructure.
Check the Domain
Run a free DMARC check to see the current authentication status and identify weak spots in the email setup.
Start Collecting Reports
Publish a DMARC record with a monitoring policy to begin receiving reports about who sends email on the domain's behalf.
Fix Email Sources
Use the DMARC Dashboard to identify misconfigured email sources and align SPF and DKIM across all senders.
Enforce a Strict Policy
Move to quarantine to divert suspicious messages to spam, then to reject to block them outright and protect the brand from impersonation.
DMARC Policy Distribution in Australia
The five-category policy breakdown shows where organizations in Australia stand on the path from monitoring to full enforcement. Since last month, strict enforcement in Australia moved up 0.2%. Over 6 months, the shift is +3.6% for strict adoption in Australia.
| Policy Distribution | Percentage | Domains | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Strict Policy
(p=quarantine/reject, pct=100)
|
24.3% | +3.6% | 4,822 |
|
In Progress
(pct < 100)
|
3.4% | +0.3% | 675 |
|
Disabled
(p=none; pct=0)
|
32.1% | +2.7% | 6,370 |
|
Invalid Record
|
1.3% | +0.1% | 258 |
|
No Record
|
39.0% | -6.6% | 7,740 |
Australia vs Global DMARC Adoption
Australia trails the global average by 1.6%, pointing to an opportunity to strengthen email domain protection.
Australia
24.3%
Strict DMARC Adoption
+3.6% over 6 monthsGlobal Average
25.9%
Strict DMARC Adoption
+3.3% over 6 monthsHistorical DMARC Adoption Statistics
Compare DMARC adoption rates across different time periods to track how email authentication enforcement has changed.
Compare Australia's email authentication rates with related categories. See who leads on DMARC enforcement and where the gaps remain.
About Percentage Changes
All percentage changes shown on this page represent percentage points (pp), not relative percentage changes. For example, an increase from 10% to 15% is reported as +5%, meaning a 5 percentage point increase.
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