Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Do it yourself (DIY) Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Do it yourself (DIY) in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Do it yourself (DIY) has an estimated audience of 2,678,026 people in South Africa.

#49among Lifestyle cluster in South Africa
#119among Topic in South Africa
#9in Home & Garden

Do it yourself (DIY) has an estimated audience of 2,678,026 people in South Africa. 55.1% are female, 44.9% are male, average age 39.1. Top brand affinities: Huisgenoot, Origami, Blended learning, Purchase discount, Camcorders.

Top brand affinities include Huisgenoot, Origami, Blended learning, with strongest over-indexing on Huisgenoot (1.63× the country average).

Demographically, the Do it yourself (DIY) audience skews more female with an average age of 39.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Healthy Lifestyle.

The typical Do it yourself (DIY) fan in South Africa is more female, around 39.1 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Huisgenoot.

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 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

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

Audience size
2.7M
in South Africa
Gender
55.1%
44.9% male
Age
39.1
average years
Country rank
#191
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-33%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Do it yourself (DIY) fans

55.1% are female, 44.9% are male, average age 39.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.1%
Female
44.9%
Male
Demographic split for Do it yourself (DIY) audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female55.1%
Male44.9%
Average age39.1
Estimated audience size2,678,026
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.1
average years
Age distribution of the Do it yourself (DIY) audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2924%
30-3921%
40-4915%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.6%

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

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Do it yourself (DIY)
CountryShare
United States20.8%
United Kingdom4.9%
France4.5%
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×
01Blended learningBusiness & Career5.53×
02Child development stagesKids & Family4.70×
03Air coolingTechnology & Electronics4.61×
04Paper craftKids & Family4.07×
05OrigamiKids & Family3.56×
06Handmade CraftsKids & Family2.44×
07Public auctionShopping2.17×
08Digital printingArts & Culture2.07×
09Animal feedPets & Animals2.03×
10BeeldNews1.91×
11CamcordersTechnology & Electronics1.85×
12SavingBusiness & Career1.72×
13Landman (oil worker)Topic1.69×
14HuisgenootNews1.63×
15Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.62×
16Purchase discountShopping1.59×
17ProjectorsTechnology & Electronics1.56×
18Delivery orderFood & Beverages1.53×
19Audio equipmentTechnology & Electronics1.52×
20Portable media playersTechnology & Electronics1.52×
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
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.92×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.81×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.79×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Do it yourself (DIY) audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL0.44×
Social Media UsageJOY0.58×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.79×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in South Africa 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 South Africa. 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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