Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Pay television Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Pay television in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Pay television has an estimated audience of 2,241,094 people in Australia.

#911among Topic in Australia
#64in Movies & TV

The average Pay television fan in Australia is 41.7 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, Video, Video games, with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.53× the country average).

Demographically, the Pay television audience skews more male with an average age of 41.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Pay television fan in Australia is more male, around 41.7 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic

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 Pay television profile in Australia.

Audience size
2.2M
in Australia
Gender
43.9%
56.1% male
Age
41.7
average years
Country rank
#1239
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-33%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Pay television fans

43.9% are female, 56.1% are male, average age 41.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.9%
Female
56.1%
Male
Demographic split for Pay television audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female43.9%
Male56.1%
Average age41.7
Estimated audience size2,241,094
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.7
average years
Age distribution of the Pay television audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.8%

of the worldwide Pay television audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Pay television
CountryShare
United States18.9%
Italy14.5%
Brazil4.5%
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 Pay television audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Pay television fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Northern Territory~30K1.33×
02Tasmania~50K1.05×
03Australian Capital Territory~50K1.02×
04South Australia~200K0.93×
05Western Australia~200K0.91×
06Queensland~500K0.86×
07Victoria~500K0.80×
08New South Wales~600K0.78×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Pay television audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Home Interior DesignHome & Garden2.65×
02NostalgiaHome & Garden2.08×
03WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.97×
04Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature1.87×
05Video on demandMovies & TV1.85×
06Team sportSports1.83×
07VideoMovies & TV1.77×
08FoxtelMovies & TV1.75×
09Rugby unionSports1.71×
10Video gamesGames1.70×
11News broadcastingBusiness & Career1.69×
12New York CityTravel & Leisure1.69×
13Comedy moviesMovies & TV1.63×
14Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports1.63×
15BPCars & Mobility1.61×
16BroadcastingMovies & TV1.58×
17FIFA World CupSports1.57×
18AdelaideTravel & Leisure1.57×
19TelevisionsTechnology & Electronics1.54×
20FIFA World Cup 2026Sports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Pay television 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 Pay television audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.58×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.28×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.27×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Pay television audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.82×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.96×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.96×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Pay television have in Australia?

Pay television has an estimated audience of 2,241,094 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Pay television fans?

43.9% of Pay television fans are female, 56.1% are male, with an average age of 41.7 years.

03

Which brands do Pay television fans like most?

Pay television fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.53×), Video (1.77×), and Video games (1.7×) over the country average.

04

Where do Pay television fans live in Australia?

Pay television fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~600K), Victoria (reach ~500K), and Queensland (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Pay television fans also like?

Beyond Pay television itself, the audience over-indexes on Video (1.77×), Video games (1.7×), Comedy movies (1.63×), and Televisions (1.54×) 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 Pay television. 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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