Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Poetry Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Poetry in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Poetry has an estimated audience of 3,907,724 people in Australia.

#34among Field of study in Australia
#389among Topic in Australia
#12in Literature

The average Poetry fan in Australia is 42.1 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 Creative writing, Spoken word, Short story, with strongest over-indexing on Creative writing (2.05× the country average).

Demographically, the Poetry audience skews more female with an average age of 42.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Mindfulness.

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

The typical Poetry fan in Australia is more female, around 42.1 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Creative writing.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

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 Poetry profile in Australia.

Audience size
3.9M
in Australia
Gender
64.2%
35.8% male
Age
42.1
average years
Country rank
#545
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-15%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Poetry fans

64.2% are female, 35.8% are male, average age 42.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

64.2%
Female
35.8%
Male
Demographic split for Poetry audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female64.2%
Male35.8%
Average age42.1
Estimated audience size3,907,724
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.1
average years
Age distribution of the Poetry audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2918%
30-3917%
40-4920%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.5%

of the worldwide Poetry audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Poetry
CountryShare
United States18.9%
India6.3%
Italy5.6%
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 Poetry audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Poetry fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South Australia~400K1.30×
02Australian Capital Territory~100K1.24×
03New South Wales~1.5M0.99×
04Victoria~1M0.97×
05Northern Territory~30K0.93×
06Tasmania~80K0.92×
07Western Australia~400K0.88×
08Queensland~800K0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Poetry audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Motivational QuotesBusiness & Career2.43×
02Self-publishingLiterature2.40×
03Spoken wordBusiness & Career2.20×
04Creative writingBusiness & Career2.05×
05UrduPolitics & Society1.86×
06Indian wedding clothesFashion & Accessoires1.86×
07Short storyLiterature1.85×
08romantic comediesMovies & TV1.81×
09Shalwar kameezFashion & Accessoires1.76×
10Public libraryLiterature1.74×
11Psychological thrillerLiterature1.68×
12SariFashion & Accessoires1.66×
13Non-fiction booksLiterature1.65×
14BestsellerLiterature1.56×
15Romantic fantasyMovies & TV1.56×
16Zoom (TV channel)Technology & Electronics1.54×
17Women's fictionLiterature1.54×
18BooksellingLiterature1.53×
19Crime fictionLiterature1.52×
20Detective fictionLiterature1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Poetry 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 Poetry audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.13×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.10×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.06×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Poetry audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.88×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.88×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Poetry have in Australia?

Poetry has an estimated audience of 3,907,724 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Poetry fans?

64.2% of Poetry fans are female, 35.8% are male, with an average age of 42.1 years.

03

Which brands do Poetry fans like most?

Poetry fans show strongest brand affinity for Creative writing (2.05×), Spoken word (2.2×), and Short story (1.85×) over the country average.

04

Where do Poetry fans live in Australia?

Poetry fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~1.5M), Victoria (reach ~1M), and Queensland (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Poetry fans also like?

Beyond Poetry itself, the audience over-indexes on Spoken word (2.2×), Short story (1.85×), Bookselling (1.53×), and Non-fiction books (1.65×) 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 Poetry. 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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