Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NBA Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NBA in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NBA has an estimated audience of 6,277,975 people in Australia.

#1among Basketball in Australia
#5among Event in Australia
#16in Sports

The average NBA fan in Australia is 36.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Victoria.

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

Top brand affinities include NBA Finals, NBA playoffs, AFL Grand Final, with strongest over-indexing on NBA Finals (2.46× the country average).

Demographically, the NBA audience skews more male with an average age of 36.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Sports Activity.

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

The typical NBA fan in Australia is more male, around 36.5 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for NBA Finals.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Basketball

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 NBA profile in Australia.

Audience size
6.3M
in Australia
Gender
33.1%
66.9% male
Age
36.5
average years
Country rank
#254
Event in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of NBA fans

33.1% are female, 66.9% are male, average age 36.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

33.1%
Female
66.9%
Male
Demographic split for NBA audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female33.1%
Male66.9%
Average age36.5
Estimated audience size6,277,975
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.5
average years
Age distribution of the NBA audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2922%
30-3919%
40-4917%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.0%

of the worldwide NBA audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NBA
CountryShare
United States30.5%
China5.6%
Philippines5.1%
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 NBA audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NBA fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Victoria~2.5M1.31×
02South Australia~600K1.15×
03Western Australia~800K1.06×
04Australian Capital Territory~100K1.04×
05New South Wales~2.5M1.03×
06Queensland~1.5M0.85×
07Northern Territory~50K0.80×
08Tasmania~100K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NBA audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01NBA playoffsSports2.53×
02NBA FinalsSports2.46×
03LeBron JamesSports2.41×
04Los Angeles LakersSports2.37×
05Chicago BullsSports2.26×
06Boston CelticsSports2.26×
07Milwaukee BucksSports2.23×
08Melbourne Football ClubSports1.76×
09Carlton Football ClubSports1.73×
10Tour de FranceSports1.72×
11Brisbane LionsSports1.70×
12Fox SportsMovies & TV1.69×
13Hawthorn Football ClubSports1.66×
14LadbrokesGames1.65×
15Golden State WarriorsSports1.65×
16AFL Grand FinalSports1.60×
17North Melbourne Football ClubSports1.60×
18Collingwood Football ClubSports1.57×
19Richmond Football ClubSports1.57×
20Sports bettingGames1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NBA 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 NBA audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.01×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.99×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.98×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NBA audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.72×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.77×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NBA have in Australia?

NBA has an estimated audience of 6,277,975 people in Australia, concentrated in Victoria and New South Wales.

02

What is the gender split and age of NBA fans?

33.1% of NBA fans are female, 66.9% are male, with an average age of 36.5 years.

03

Which brands do NBA fans like most?

NBA fans show strongest brand affinity for NBA Finals (2.46×), NBA playoffs (2.53×), and AFL Grand Final (1.6×) over the country average.

04

Where do NBA fans live in Australia?

NBA fans in Australia are most concentrated in Victoria (reach ~2.5M), New South Wales (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 NBA fans also like?

Beyond NBA itself, the audience over-indexes on NBA playoffs (2.53×), AFL Grand Final (1.6×), Los Angeles Lakers (2.37×), and LeBron James (2.41×) 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 NBA. 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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