Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NFL Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NFL in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NFL has an estimated audience of 5,087,550 people in Australia.

#1among American football in Australia
#7among Event in Australia
#22in Sports

The average NFL fan in Australia is 37.0 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 National Rugby League, Super Rugby, NBA Finals, with strongest over-indexing on National Rugby League (1.52× the country average).

Demographically, the NFL audience skews more male with an average age of 37.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Social Media Usage.

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

The typical NFL fan in Australia is more male, around 37.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for National Rugby League.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: American football

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 NFL profile in Australia.

Audience size
5.1M
in Australia
Gender
39.0%
61.0% male
Age
37.0
average years
Country rank
#368
Event in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of NFL fans

39.0% are female, 61.0% are male, average age 37.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

39.0%
Female
61.0%
Male
Demographic split for NFL audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female39.0%
Male61.0%
Average age37.0
Estimated audience size5,087,550
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.0
average years
Age distribution of the NFL audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1925%
20-2922%
30-3918%
40-4917%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.0%

of the worldwide NFL audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NFL
CountryShare
United States60.1%
Canada4.3%
China3.2%
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 NFL audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NFL fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Australian Capital Territory~100K1.19×
02New South Wales~2M1.18×
03Victoria~2M1.16×
04Queensland~1.5M1.15×
05South Australia~500K1.14×
06Tasmania~90K0.79×
07Western Australia~500K0.77×
08Northern Territory~30K0.63×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NFL audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Canberra RaidersSports1.91×
02Boston CelticsSports1.85×
03NBA playoffsSports1.82×
04Sydney RoostersSports1.82×
05NBA FinalsSports1.77×
06CBS SportsMovies & TV1.70×
07Super RugbySports1.67×
08Milwaukee BucksSports1.67×
09New Zealand WarriorsSports1.67×
10Chicago BullsSports1.60×
11UnibetGames1.60×
12Fox SportsMovies & TV1.59×
13Wests TigersSports1.57×
14Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSports1.57×
15Los Angeles LakersSports1.56×
16North Queensland CowboysSports1.55×
17LeBron JamesSports1.54×
18National Rugby LeagueSports1.52×
19Tour de FranceSports1.52×
20Brisbane BroncosSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NFL 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 NFL audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.10×
Social Media UsageJOY0.99×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.97×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NFL audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.77×
Community OrientationOPEN0.78×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NFL have in Australia?

NFL has an estimated audience of 5,087,550 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of NFL fans?

39.0% of NFL fans are female, 61.0% are male, with an average age of 37.0 years.

03

Which brands do NFL fans like most?

NFL fans show strongest brand affinity for National Rugby League (1.52×), Super Rugby (1.67×), and NBA Finals (1.77×) over the country average.

04

Where do NFL fans live in Australia?

NFL fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~2M), 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 NFL fans also like?

Beyond NFL itself, the audience over-indexes on Super Rugby (1.67×), NBA Finals (1.77×), NBA playoffs (1.82×), and Brisbane Broncos (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 NFL. 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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