Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Science Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Science in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Science has an estimated audience of 8,402,247 people in Australia.

#83among Topic in Australia
#9in Business & Career

The average Science fan in Australia is 42.9 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 Duolingo, University and college admission, College admissions in the United States, with strongest over-indexing on Duolingo (1.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Science audience skews more female with an average age of 42.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Mindfulness.

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

The typical Science fan in Australia is more female, around 42.9 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Duolingo.

Category: Business & Career · 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 Science profile in Australia.

Audience size
8.4M
in Australia
Gender
55.5%
44.5% male
Age
42.9
average years
Country rank
#120
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Science fans

55.5% are female, 44.5% are male, average age 42.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.5%
Female
44.5%
Male
Demographic split for Science audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female55.5%
Male44.5%
Average age42.9
Estimated audience size8,402,247
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.9
average years
Age distribution of the Science audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.8%

of the worldwide Science audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Science
CountryShare
United States20.2%
Brazil5.1%
India5.0%
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 Science audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Science fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Australian Capital Territory~200K1.25×
02South Australia~800K1.19×
03New South Wales~3.5M1.08×
04Western Australia~1M1.07×
05Victoria~2.5M0.99×
06Queensland~2M0.93×
07Northern Territory~70K0.84×
08Tasmania~200K0.83×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Science audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Study in EuropeBusiness & Career1.90×
02LudhianaTravel & Leisure1.89×
03Study in CanadaBusiness & Career1.88×
04Study in the USABusiness & Career1.83×
05Actor VijayMovies & TV1.76×
06Universities in the United KingdomBusiness & Career1.75×
07College admissions in the United StatesBusiness & Career1.73×
08Study AbroadBusiness & Career1.70×
09AmritsarTravel & Leisure1.68×
10STAR SportsMovies & TV1.67×
11Diljit DosanjhMusic & Radio1.66×
12IDP EducationBusiness & Career1.66×
13Punjabi cuisineFood & Beverages1.61×
14TOEICBusiness & Career1.58×
15Study In AustraliaBusiness & Career1.54×
16Test of English as a Foreign LanguageBusiness & Career1.53×
17University and college admissionBusiness & Career1.52×
18Alia BhattMovies & TV1.52×
19Gene SimmonsMusic & Radio1.51×
20DuolingoBusiness & Career1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Science 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 Science audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.06×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.05×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.04×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Science audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.92×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.92×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Science have in Australia?

Science has an estimated audience of 8,402,247 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Science fans?

55.5% of Science fans are female, 44.5% are male, with an average age of 42.9 years.

03

Which brands do Science fans like most?

Science fans show strongest brand affinity for Duolingo (1.5×), University and college admission (1.52×), and College admissions in the United States (1.73×) over the country average.

04

Where do Science fans live in Australia?

Science fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~3.5M), 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 Science fans also like?

Beyond Science itself, the audience over-indexes on University and college admission (1.52×), College admissions in the United States (1.73×), Test of English as a Foreign Language (1.53×), and Universities in the United Kingdom (1.75×) 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 Science. 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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