Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Do it yourself (DIY) Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Do it yourself (DIY) in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Do it yourself (DIY) has an estimated audience of 10,498,911 people in Canada.

The average Do it yourself (DIY) fan in Canada is 44.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Crafts, Home improvement, Home décor products, with strongest over-indexing on Crafts (1.7× the country average).

Demographically, the Do it yourself (DIY) audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Spirituality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Do it yourself (DIY) fan in Canada is balanced, around 44.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Crafts.

Category: Home & Garden · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Do it yourself (DIY) profile in Canada.

Audience size
10.5M
in Canada
Gender
53.4%
46.6% male
Age
44.0
average years
Country rank
#104
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Do it yourself (DIY) fans

53.4% are female, 46.6% are male, average age 44.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.4%
Female
46.6%
Male
Demographic split for Do it yourself (DIY) audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female53.4%
Male46.6%
Average age44.0
Estimated audience size10,498,911
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.0
average years
Age distribution of the Do it yourself (DIY) audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2916%
30-3920%
40-4923%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Do it yourself (DIY) audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Do it yourself (DIY)
CountryShare
United States20.8%
United Kingdom4.9%
France4.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Do it yourself (DIY) audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Do it yourself (DIY) fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yukon~10K1.05×
02Prince Edward Island~50K1.01×
03Newfoundland and Labrador~200K1.00×
04Manitoba~400K0.99×
05Saskatchewan~300K0.99×
06British Columbia~1.5M0.97×
07Alberta~1.5M0.97×
08Quebec~2.5M0.96×
09Ontario~4M0.93×
10New Brunswick0.00×
11Nunavut0.00×
12Nova Scotia0.00×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Do it yourself (DIY) audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Do it yourself (DIY) audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Pattern (sewing)Home & Garden3.83×
02FarmhouseTravel & Leisure3.29×
03Home décor productsHome & Garden3.13×
04SewingHome & Garden2.52×
05EtsyFashion & Accessoires2.48×
06Organic productFood & Beverages2.31×
07Landscape designBusiness & Career2.23×
08Self-loveHealth2.13×
09CarpentryHome & Garden2.04×
10HandicraftHome & Garden1.91×
11Dog walkingPets & Animals1.91×
12First-time buyerShopping1.87×
13Local foodFood & Beverages1.83×
14CakeFood & Beverages1.74×
15CraftsHome & Garden1.70×
16Outdoor enthusiastSports1.70×
17AritziaFashion & Accessoires1.64×
18RenovationHome & Garden1.58×
19Home improvementHome & Garden1.51×
20Fashion designBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Do it yourself (DIY) 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 Do it yourself (DIY) audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.81×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.26×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.06×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Do it yourself (DIY) audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER0.30×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.44×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.53×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Do it yourself (DIY) have in Canada?

Do it yourself (DIY) has an estimated audience of 10,498,911 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Do it yourself (DIY) fans?

53.4% of Do it yourself (DIY) fans are female, 46.6% are male, with an average age of 44.0 years.

03

Which brands do Do it yourself (DIY) fans like most?

Do it yourself (DIY) fans show strongest brand affinity for Crafts (1.7×), Home improvement (1.51×), and Home décor products (3.13×) over the country average.

04

Where do Do it yourself (DIY) fans live in Canada?

Do it yourself (DIY) fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~4M), Quebec (reach ~2.5M), and British Columbia (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Do it yourself (DIY) fans also like?

Beyond Do it yourself (DIY) itself, the audience over-indexes on Home improvement (1.51×), Home décor products (3.13×), Handicraft (1.91×), and Etsy (2.48×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Do it yourself (DIY). 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 Canada. 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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