Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Ice cream Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Ice cream in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Ice cream has an estimated audience of 2,192,750 people in Australia.

#7among Sweet in Australia
#937among Topic in Australia
#102in Food & Beverages

The average Ice cream fan in Australia is 38.9 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Victoria.

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

Top brand affinities include Coles (bookstore), Confectionery, Snack food, with strongest over-indexing on Coles (bookstore) (2.13× the country average).

Demographically, the Ice cream audience skews more female with an average age of 38.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Healthy Lifestyle, Indulgence.

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

The typical Ice cream fan in Australia is more female, around 38.9 years old, with strong Healthy Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Coles (bookstore).

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sweet

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 Ice cream profile in Australia.

Audience size
2.2M
in Australia
Gender
69.5%
30.5% male
Age
38.9
average years
Country rank
#1274
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Ice cream fans

69.5% are female, 30.5% are male, average age 38.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

69.5%
Female
30.5%
Male
Demographic split for Ice cream audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female69.5%
Male30.5%
Average age38.9
Estimated audience size2,192,750
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.9
average years
Age distribution of the Ice cream audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2922%
30-3920%
40-4919%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.6%

of the worldwide Ice cream audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Ice cream
CountryShare
United States23.4%
Japan9.3%
Italy5.0%
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 Ice cream audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Ice cream fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Tasmania~70K1.42×
02Victoria~700K1.14×
03Western Australia~300K1.06×
04Queensland~500K1.03×
05South Australia~200K0.90×
06New South Wales~700K0.87×
07Northern Territory~20K0.83×
08Australian Capital Territory~40K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Ice cream audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages3.40×
02Chocolate brownieFood & Beverages3.40×
03CheesecakeFood & Beverages3.03×
04SweetnessFood & Beverages2.26×
05Snack foodFood & Beverages2.19×
06CupcakeFood & Beverages2.17×
07ConfectioneryFood & Beverages2.15×
08PastryFood & Beverages2.14×
09Coles (bookstore)Literature2.13×
10CandyFood & Beverages2.08×
11BakeryFood & Beverages2.03×
12CookieFood & Beverages1.95×
13SeafoodFood & Beverages1.82×
147-ElevenShopping1.74×
15KPop Demon HuntersMovies & TV1.71×
16LunchFood & Beverages1.63×
17CakeFood & Beverages1.60×
18KFCFood & Beverages1.59×
19BreakfastFood & Beverages1.58×
20TeaFood & Beverages1.57×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Ice cream 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 Ice cream audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.84×
IndulgenceJOY1.29×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.23×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ice cream audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER0.93×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.94×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.94×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Ice cream have in Australia?

Ice cream has an estimated audience of 2,192,750 people in Australia, concentrated in Victoria and New South Wales.

02

What is the gender split and age of Ice cream fans?

69.5% of Ice cream fans are female, 30.5% are male, with an average age of 38.9 years.

03

Which brands do Ice cream fans like most?

Ice cream fans show strongest brand affinity for Coles (bookstore) (2.13×), Confectionery (2.15×), and Snack food (2.19×) over the country average.

04

Where do Ice cream fans live in Australia?

Ice cream fans in Australia are most concentrated in Victoria (reach ~700K), New South Wales (reach ~700K), and Queensland (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Ice cream fans also like?

Beyond Ice cream itself, the audience over-indexes on Confectionery (2.15×), Snack food (2.19×), 7-Eleven (1.74×), and Bakery (2.03×) 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 Ice cream. 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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