Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Cotton On Target Market in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Cotton On in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Cotton On has an estimated audience of 6,308,787 people in Australia.

#22among Brand in Australia
#9in Fashion & Accessoires

The average Cotton On fan in Australia is 38.2 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 Woolworths, Harvey Norman, Baby Bunting, with strongest over-indexing on Woolworths (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Cotton On audience skews more female with an average age of 38.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Sustainability.

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

The typical Cotton On fan in Australia is more female, around 38.2 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Woolworths.

Category: Fashion & Accessoires · Type: Brand

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 Cotton On profile in Australia.

Audience size
6.3M
in Australia
Gender
73.1%
26.9% male
Age
38.2
average years
Country rank
#249
Brand in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Cotton On

73.1% are female, 26.9% are male, average age 38.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

73.1%
Female
26.9%
Male
Demographic split for Cotton On audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female73.1%
Male26.9%
Average age38.2
Estimated audience size6,308,787
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.2
average years
Age distribution of the Cotton On audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2923%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

33.3%

of the worldwide Cotton On audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Cotton On
CountryShare
Australia33.3%
United States21.2%
South Africa8.8%
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 Cotton On audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Cotton On customers by region in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Victoria~2M1.15×
02Tasmania~100K1.09×
03New South Wales~2.5M1.08×
04South Australia~500K1.06×
05Western Australia~700K1.00×
06Queensland~1.5M0.98×
07Northern Territory~50K0.87×
08Australian Capital Territory~100K0.77×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Cotton On audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Universal StoreShopping3.04×
02Bec and BridgeFashion & Accessoires2.84×
03Baby BuntingKids & Family2.67×
04ZimmermannHome & Garden2.55×
05KookaiFashion & Accessoires2.33×
06Princess PollyFashion & Accessoires2.16×
07AdairsHome & Garden2.07×
08David JonesFashion & Accessoires1.89×
09rugbySports1.89×
10Australian rules footballSports1.76×
11Boho-chicFashion & Accessoires1.70×
12realestate.com.auHome & Garden1.67×
13The AustralianNews1.61×
14WoolworthsShopping1.59×
15Target CorporationShopping1.58×
16Gold Coast, QueenslandTravel & Leisure1.58×
17Rugby unionSports1.56×
18Harvey NormanShopping1.53×
19MyerFashion & Accessoires1.52×
20Country RoadFashion & Accessoires1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Cotton On 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 Cotton On audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.25×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.16×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.13×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cotton On audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.69×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.76×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.78×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Cotton On's target market in Australia?

Cotton On's target market in Australia covers an estimated 6,308,787 people, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Cotton On customers?

73.1% of the Cotton On audience are female, 26.9% are male, with an average age of 38.2 years.

03

Which brands do Cotton On fans like most?

Cotton On fans show strongest brand affinity for Woolworths (1.59×), Harvey Norman (1.53×), and Baby Bunting (2.67×) over the country average.

04

Where do Cotton On fans live in Australia?

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

05

What other brands do Cotton On fans also like?

Beyond Cotton On itself, the audience over-indexes on Harvey Norman (1.53×), Baby Bunting (2.67×), Myer (1.52×), and realestate.com.au (1.67×) 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 Cotton On. 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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