Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Costco Target Market in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Costco in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Costco has an estimated audience of 6,183,143 people in Australia.

#4among Supermarket in Australia
#24among Brand in Australia
#16in Shopping

The average Costco fan in Australia is 43.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Victoria.

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

Top brand affinities include Supermarket, Subway, The Good Guys, with strongest over-indexing on Supermarket (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Costco audience skews more female with an average age of 43.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Convenience Orientation.

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

The typical Costco fan in Australia is more female, around 43.6 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Supermarket.

Category: Shopping · Type: Brand · Subtype: Supermarket

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 Costco profile in Australia.

Audience size
6.2M
in Australia
Gender
70.2%
29.8% male
Age
43.6
average years
Country rank
#265
Brand in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-24%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Costco

70.2% are female, 29.8% are male, average age 43.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

70.2%
Female
29.8%
Male
Demographic split for Costco audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female70.2%
Male29.8%
Average age43.6
Estimated audience size6,183,143
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.6
average years
Age distribution of the Costco audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2918%
30-3922%
40-4924%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide Costco audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Costco
CountryShare
United States53.1%
United Kingdom8.0%
Canada5.8%
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 Costco audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Costco customers by region in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Australian Capital Territory~300K1.93×
02Victoria~2.5M1.29×
03Western Australia~900K1.24×
04South Australia~600K1.16×
05Queensland~1.5M1.08×
06New South Wales~2M1.00×
07Northern Territory~10K0.25×
08Tasmania~20K0.18×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Costco audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Costco audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Pennywise (band)Music & Radio3.33×
02BelmontMusic & Radio3.06×
03Tom CruiseMovies & TV2.67×
04Superman (TV series)Movies & TV2.31×
05The Reject ShopShopping1.87×
06Appliances OnlineShopping1.81×
07The Good GuysHome & Garden1.79×
08DeviantArtInternet & Social Media1.78×
09CapCutTechnology & Electronics1.77×
10WalmartShopping1.71×
11Harris ScarfeHome & Garden1.68×
12Domino's PizzaFood & Beverages1.62×
13TK MaxxShopping1.62×
14Taste.com.auFood & Beverages1.62×
15SkechersFashion & Accessoires1.61×
16French friesFood & Beverages1.61×
17CustomsTravel & Leisure1.60×
18SupermarketShopping1.59×
19SubwayFood & Beverages1.59×
20Pizza HutFood & Beverages1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Costco 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 Costco audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.39×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.30×
Community OrientationOPEN1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Costco audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.89×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.94×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Costco's target market in Australia?

Costco's target market in Australia covers an estimated 6,183,143 people, concentrated in Victoria and New South Wales.

02

What is the gender split and age of Costco customers?

70.2% of the Costco audience are female, 29.8% are male, with an average age of 43.6 years.

03

Which brands do Costco fans like most?

Costco fans show strongest brand affinity for Supermarket (1.59×), Subway (1.59×), and The Good Guys (1.79×) over the country average.

04

Where do Costco fans live in Australia?

Costco fans in Australia are most concentrated in Victoria (reach ~2.5M), New South Wales (reach ~2M), and Queensland (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Costco fans also like?

Beyond Costco itself, the audience over-indexes on Subway (1.59×), The Good Guys (1.79×), Harris Scarfe (1.68×), and Tom Cruise (2.67×) 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 Costco. 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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