Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Psychology Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Psychology in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Psychology has an estimated audience of 7,819,626 people in Australia.

#6among Field of study in Australia
#96among Topic in Australia
#16in Business & Career

The average Psychology fan in Australia is 42.4 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 Bachelor's degree, Neuroscience, Developmental psychology, with strongest over-indexing on Bachelor's degree (2.71× the country average).

Demographically, the Psychology audience skews more female with an average age of 42.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Community Orientation.

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

The typical Psychology fan in Australia is more female, around 42.4 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Bachelor's degree.

Category: Business & Career · 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 Psychology profile in Australia.

Audience size
7.8M
in Australia
Gender
62.5%
37.5% male
Age
42.4
average years
Country rank
#143
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Psychology fans

62.5% are female, 37.5% are male, average age 42.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.5%
Female
37.5%
Male
Demographic split for Psychology audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female62.5%
Male37.5%
Average age42.4
Estimated audience size7,819,626
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.4
average years
Age distribution of the Psychology audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2918%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.8%

of the worldwide Psychology audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Psychology
CountryShare
United States20.2%
Brazil6.0%
Italy5.3%
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 Psychology audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Psychology fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Queensland~2M1.16×
02South Australia~700K1.09×
03Victoria~2.5M1.08×
04Western Australia~900K1.00×
05New South Wales~3M0.97×
06Tasmania~200K0.97×
07Australian Capital Territory~200K0.94×
08Northern Territory~60K0.81×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Psychology audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Bachelor's degreeBusiness & Career2.71×
02NeuroscienceBusiness & Career2.07×
03Philosophy of mindHealth1.91×
04AutonomyPolitics & Society1.90×
05Cognitive scienceHealth1.84×
06Self-knowledge (psychology)Health1.76×
07Behavioural sciencesBusiness & Career1.67×
08Emotional intelligenceHealth1.63×
09KinshipKids & Family1.62×
10Developmental psychologyHealth1.60×
11Germanic languagesPolitics & Society1.59×
12Higher education in the United StatesPolitics & Society1.57×
13Web conferencingTechnology & Electronics1.52×
14Kundalini yogaHealth1.52×
15DiplomaBusiness & Career1.52×
16HindiPolitics & Society1.51×
17SanskritPolitics & Society1.51×
18Collaborative softwareTechnology & Electronics1.51×
19UrduPolitics & Society1.50×
20Speakers bureauBusiness & Career1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Psychology 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 Psychology audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.49×
Community OrientationOPEN1.22×
CreativityOPEN1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Psychology audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.88×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.89×
TravellingTHRILL0.98×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Psychology have in Australia?

Psychology has an estimated audience of 7,819,626 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Psychology fans?

62.5% of Psychology fans are female, 37.5% are male, with an average age of 42.4 years.

03

Which brands do Psychology fans like most?

Psychology fans show strongest brand affinity for Bachelor's degree (2.71×), Neuroscience (2.07×), and Developmental psychology (1.6×) over the country average.

04

Where do Psychology fans live in Australia?

Psychology fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~3M), Victoria (reach ~2.5M), and Queensland (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Psychology fans also like?

Beyond Psychology itself, the audience over-indexes on Neuroscience (2.07×), Developmental psychology (1.6×), Cognitive science (1.84×), and Kinship (1.62×) 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 Psychology. 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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