Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Running Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Running in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Running has an estimated audience of 3,138,152 people in Australia.

#551among Topic in Australia
#40in Sports

The average Running fan in Australia is 41.8 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 Weight training, Walking, Bikram Yoga, with strongest over-indexing on Weight training (1.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Running audience skews more female with an average age of 41.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Sports Activity.

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

The typical Running fan in Australia is more female, around 41.8 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Weight training.

Category: Sports · 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 Running profile in Australia.

Audience size
3.1M
in Australia
Gender
57.4%
42.6% male
Age
41.8
average years
Country rank
#763
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-19%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Running fans

57.4% are female, 42.6% are male, average age 41.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.4%
Female
42.6%
Male
Demographic split for Running audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female57.4%
Male42.6%
Average age41.8
Estimated audience size3,138,152
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.8
average years
Age distribution of the Running audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.9%

of the worldwide Running audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Running
CountryShare
United States19.6%
United Kingdom4.9%
Japan4.7%
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 Running audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Running fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South Australia~300K1.10×
02Victoria~1M1.07×
03Queensland~800K1.06×
04New South Wales~1M1.03×
05Western Australia~400K1.02×
06Australian Capital Territory~70K1.01×
07Northern Territory~30K0.93×
08Tasmania~60K0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Running audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Power walkingSports1.75×
02Melbourne MarathonSports1.71×
03Isha YogaSports1.71×
04FreerunningSports1.70×
05Sahaja YogaSports1.70×
06Sit-upSports1.70×
07Circuit trainingSports1.65×
08Bhakti yogaSports1.65×
09Burpee (exercise)Sports1.65×
10Endurance trainingSports1.59×
11Wet 'n Wild (brand)Beauty & Wellness1.58×
12Virgin ActiveHealth1.58×
13Gold Coast MarathonSports1.58×
14Plank (exercise)Sports1.57×
15Garmin ForerunnerTechnology & Electronics1.57×
16Bikram YogaHealth1.53×
17The Athlete's FootShopping1.52×
18WalkingSports1.51×
19Spotting (weight training)Event1.51×
20Weight trainingSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Running 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 Running audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.23×
Sports ActivityPOWER1.22×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Running audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.92×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.95×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.96×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Running have in Australia?

Running has an estimated audience of 3,138,152 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Running fans?

57.4% of Running fans are female, 42.6% are male, with an average age of 41.8 years.

03

Which brands do Running fans like most?

Running fans show strongest brand affinity for Weight training (1.5×), Walking (1.51×), and Bikram Yoga (1.53×) over the country average.

04

Where do Running fans live in Australia?

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

05

What other brands do Running fans also like?

Beyond Running itself, the audience over-indexes on Walking (1.51×), Bikram Yoga (1.53×), The Athlete's Foot (1.52×), and Circuit training (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 Running. 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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