Rascasse Audience Intelligence

FIFA World Cup Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about FIFA World Cup in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 8,235,180 people in Australia.

#2among Soccer in Australia
#4among Event in Australia
#11in Sports

The average FIFA World Cup fan in Australia is 37.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in New South Wales.

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

Top brand affinities include FIFA World Cup 2026, National Rugby League, Team sport, with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup 2026 (5.22× the country average).

Demographically, the FIFA World Cup audience skews more male with an average age of 37.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Risk Appetite.

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

The typical FIFA World Cup fan in Australia is more male, around 37.7 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 FIFA World Cup profile in Australia.

Audience size
8.2M
in Australia
Gender
28.4%
71.6% male
Age
37.7
average years
Country rank
#126
Event in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+12044%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of FIFA World Cup fans

28.4% are female, 71.6% are male, average age 37.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

28.4%
Female
71.6%
Male
Demographic split for FIFA World Cup audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female28.4%
Male71.6%
Average age37.7
Estimated audience size8,235,180
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.7
average years
Age distribution of the FIFA World Cup audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2921%
30-3919%
40-4917%
50+19%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.0%

of the worldwide FIFA World Cup audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for FIFA World Cup
CountryShare
United States19.1%
India8.1%
United Kingdom7.9%
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 FIFA World Cup audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

FIFA World Cup fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01New South Wales~3.5M1.26×
02Australian Capital Territory~200K1.15×
03Victoria~2.5M1.10×
04Western Australia~1M1.06×
05South Australia~600K0.97×
06Northern Territory~70K0.93×
07Queensland~1.5M0.86×
08Tasmania~100K0.78×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for FIFA World Cup audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01FIFA Women's World CupSports5.58×
02Sydney FCSports5.25×
03FIFA World Cup 2026Sports5.22×
04MatildasSports4.24×
05A-LeagueSports4.08×
06Real Madrid C.F.Sports2.83×
07UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.63×
08Premier LeagueSports2.56×
09Manchester United F.C.Sports2.42×
10Accor StadiumSports2.40×
11Team sportSports2.15×
12Alex de MinaurSports2.00×
13Rugby unionSports1.97×
14National Rugby LeagueSports1.70×
15AdventureTravel & Leisure1.67×
16Video gamesGames1.65×
17GmailInternet & Social Media1.64×
18Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports1.60×
19NBASports1.53×
20CompetitionBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the FIFA World Cup 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 FIFA World Cup audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.23×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.19×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by FIFA World Cup audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.68×
Community OrientationOPEN0.71×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.73×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does FIFA World Cup have in Australia?

FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 8,235,180 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of FIFA World Cup fans?

28.4% of FIFA World Cup fans are female, 71.6% are male, with an average age of 37.7 years.

03

Which brands do FIFA World Cup fans like most?

FIFA World Cup fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026 (5.22×), National Rugby League (1.7×), and Team sport (2.15×) over the country average.

04

Where do FIFA World Cup fans live in Australia?

FIFA World Cup fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~3.5M), Victoria (reach ~2.5M), and Queensland (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do FIFA World Cup fans also like?

Beyond FIFA World Cup itself, the audience over-indexes on National Rugby League (1.7×), Team sport (2.15×), Video games (1.65×), and Adventure (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 FIFA World Cup. 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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