Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Contemporary R&B Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Contemporary R&B in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Contemporary R&B has an estimated audience of 3,130,033 people in Australia.

#15among Musical genre in Australia
#552among Topic in Australia
#42in Music & Radio

The average Contemporary R&B fan in Australia is 37.3 years old, more female, and lives primarily in New South Wales.

The audience is concentrated in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland.

Top brand affinities include The Breakfast Club, Sabrina Carpenter, Curly Hair, with strongest over-indexing on The Breakfast Club (2.42× the country average).

Demographically, the Contemporary R&B audience skews more female with an average age of 37.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Mindfulness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 8 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Contemporary R&B fan in Australia is more female, around 37.3 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for The Breakfast Club.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Contemporary R&B profile in Australia.

Audience size
3.1M
in Australia
Gender
60.9%
39.1% male
Age
37.3
average years
Country rank
#765
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-2%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Contemporary R&B fans

60.9% are female, 39.1% are male, average age 37.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.9%
Female
39.1%
Male
Demographic split for Contemporary R&B audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female60.9%
Male39.1%
Average age37.3
Estimated audience size3,130,033
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.3
average years
Age distribution of the Contemporary R&B audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1925%
20-2922%
30-3918%
40-4918%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.7%

of the worldwide Contemporary R&B audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Contemporary R&B
CountryShare
United States32.8%
United Kingdom5.0%
China4.8%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Australia average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Contemporary R&B audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Contemporary R&B fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Northern Territory~40K1.32×
02Tasmania~70K1.04×
03Australian Capital Territory~70K1.02×
04South Australia~200K0.93×
05Western Australia~300K0.91×
06Queensland~600K0.87×
07Victoria~700K0.78×
08New South Wales~800K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Contemporary R&B audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Contemporary R&B audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01The Breakfast ClubMovies & TV2.42×
02Tyler PerryMovies & TV1.96×
03Eddie MurphyMovies & TV1.95×
04Nicki MinajMusic & Radio1.90×
05LagosTravel & Leisure1.82×
06AbujaTravel & Leisure1.77×
07LaufeyMusic & Radio1.75×
08Scandal (TV series)Movies & TV1.67×
09Underground hip hopMusic & Radio1.64×
10Kevin HartMovies & TV1.62×
11Curly HairBeauty & Wellness1.58×
12Urban contemporaryMusic & Radio1.58×
13FentyBeautyBeauty & Wellness1.57×
14Doja CatMusic & Radio1.57×
15Sabrina CarpenterMusic & Radio1.56×
16Drew BarrymoreMovies & TV1.56×
17Tyler, The CreatorMusic & Radio1.56×
18Lace wigBeauty & Wellness1.53×
19Jelly RollMusic & Radio1.52×
20Hailee SteinfeldMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Contemporary R&B audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Contemporary R&B audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL1.10×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.00×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.99×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Contemporary R&B audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.80×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.82×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Contemporary R&B have in Australia?

Contemporary R&B has an estimated audience of 3,130,033 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Contemporary R&B fans?

60.9% of Contemporary R&B fans are female, 39.1% are male, with an average age of 37.3 years.

03

Which brands do Contemporary R&B fans like most?

Contemporary R&B fans show strongest brand affinity for The Breakfast Club (2.42×), Sabrina Carpenter (1.56×), and Curly Hair (1.58×) over the country average.

04

Where do Contemporary R&B fans live in Australia?

Contemporary R&B fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~800K), Victoria (reach ~700K), and Queensland (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Contemporary R&B fans also like?

Beyond Contemporary R&B itself, the audience over-indexes on Sabrina Carpenter (1.56×), Curly Hair (1.58×), Lace wig (1.53×), and Underground hip hop (1.64×) compared to the Australia average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Australia who actively search for Contemporary R&B. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Australia. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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