Free Website Speed Checker
Check your website's speed score and Core Web Vitals using Google PageSpeed Insights. See how your site performs on mobile and desktop — instantly.
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Why Website Speed Matters for Australian Businesses
Google confirmed in 2021 that Core Web Vitals are a direct ranking factor. That means a slow website is not just a bad user experience — it actively hurts your visibility in search results. For Australian small businesses competing for local searches, a fast website can be the difference between appearing on page one and being buried.
Mobile speed is especially critical. More than 60% of web traffic in Australia comes from mobile devices. Google uses mobile-first indexing, meaning it predominantly uses the mobile version of your site for ranking and indexing. A site that loads in 2 seconds on desktop but takes 8 seconds on mobile will rank poorly and lose potential customers before they even see your content.
Core Web Vitals measure three key aspects of user experience: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) measures loading speed, First Input Delay (FID) or Interaction to Next Paint (INP) measures interactivity, and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) measures visual stability. Google's thresholds are clear — LCP under 2.5 seconds, CLS under 0.1, and INP under 200ms are considered "good".
Common culprits for slow Australian business websites include unoptimised images, excessive plugins (especially on WordPress and Wix sites), shared hosting with poor response times, and JavaScript that blocks page rendering. This speed checker surfaces these issues using the same data Google uses to evaluate your site.
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