Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Instagram Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Instagram in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Instagram has an estimated audience of 13,915,199 people in Australia.

#1among Social media in Australia
#1among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Australia
#2in Internet & Social Media

The average Instagram fan in Australia is 41.6 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 Princess Polly, Bec and Bridge, Sabo Skirt, with strongest over-indexing on Princess Polly (1.52× the country average).

Demographically, the Instagram audience skews more female with an average age of 41.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Creativity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 6 brand affinities and 8 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Instagram fan in Australia is more female, around 41.6 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Princess Polly.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Social media

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 Instagram profile in Australia.

Audience size
13.9M
in Australia
Gender
56.3%
43.7% male
Age
41.6
average years
Country rank
#24
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Instagram

56.3% are female, 43.7% are male, average age 41.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

56.3%
Female
43.7%
Male
Demographic split for Instagram audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female56.3%
Male43.7%
Average age41.6
Estimated audience size13,915,199
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.6
average years
Age distribution of the Instagram audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2918%
30-3918%
40-4920%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.1%

of the worldwide Instagram audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Instagram
CountryShare
United States11.2%
China4.2%
Japan2.8%
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 Instagram audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Instagram fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01New South Wales~5.5M1.10×
02Queensland~3.5M1.09×
03Victoria~4.5M1.08×
04Western Australia~1.5M1.00×
05South Australia~1M0.99×
06Northern Territory~100K0.94×
07Tasmania~300K0.91×
08Australian Capital Territory~300K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Instagram audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Alice McCallFashion & Accessoires1.54×
02Bec and BridgeFashion & Accessoires1.53×
03Princess PollyFashion & Accessoires1.52×
04Sabo SkirtFashion & Accessoires1.52×
05Mecca CosmeticaShopping1.51×
06ColcciFashion & Accessoires1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Instagram 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 Instagram audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.06×
CreativityOPEN1.01×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.95×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Instagram audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.65×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.74×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.74×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Instagram have in Australia?

Instagram has an estimated audience of 13,915,199 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Instagram fans?

56.3% of Instagram fans are female, 43.7% are male, with an average age of 41.6 years.

03

Which brands do Instagram fans like most?

Instagram fans show strongest brand affinity for Princess Polly (1.52×), Bec and Bridge (1.53×), and Sabo Skirt (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Instagram fans live in Australia?

Instagram fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~5.5M), Victoria (reach ~4.5M), and Queensland (reach ~3.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Instagram fans also like?

Beyond Instagram itself, the audience over-indexes on Bec and Bridge (1.53×), Sabo Skirt (1.52×), Mecca Cosmetica (1.51×), and Colcci (1.5×) 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 Instagram. 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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