Roy Morgan Readership estimates
for Australia for the 12 months to June 2009
| Article No. 917 -
August 13, 2009 |
Roy Morgan Research provides the industry currency in readership figures. It is the most influential survey on newspaper and magazine readership in Australia and ensures selection of the most appropriate publications to reach Population 14+ markets.
| Magazines |
June 2008 |
June 2009 |
Gain/Loss
% |
% of
Population
14+ |
Readership
('000s) |
% of
Population
14+ |
Readership
('000s) |
|
4X4 Australia |
0.8 |
137 |
0.8 |
139 |
0 |
|
Adelaide's Child |
0.2 |
27 |
0.2 |
32 |
0 |
|
AFL Record (Apr-Sep) |
1.2 |
215 |
1.2 |
203 |
0 |
|
Alpha |
1.7 |
288 |
1.4 |
249 |
-0.3 |
|
APC |
1 |
169 |
1 |
171 |
0 |
|
Austar |
2.6 |
444 |
2.4 |
422 |
-0.2 |
|
Australian 4WD Action |
1.2 |
200 |
0.9 |
164 |
-0.3 |
|
Australian Auto Action |
0.3 |
51 |
0.4 |
69 |
0.1 |
|
Australian Geographic |
2.5 |
427 |
2.4 |
415 |
-0.1 |
|
Australian Golf Digest |
0.6 |
97 |
0.5 |
90 |
-0.1 |
|
Australian Good Food (from Oct08) |
- |
- |
1.7 |
294 |
- |
|
Australian Good Taste |
4.1 |
704 |
3.7 |
646 |
-0.4 |
|
Australian Gourmet Traveller |
1.6 |
270 |
1.6 |
276 |
0 |
|
Australian Handyman |
0.8 |
139 |
0.9 |
161 |
0.1 |
|
Australian Motorcycle News |
0.8 |
140 |
0.8 |
148 |
0 |
|
Australian PC User |
1.7 |
289 |
1.7 |
296 |
0 |
|
Australian Traveller |
0.3 |
56 |
0.3 |
57 |
0 |
|
Belle |
0.6 |
106 |
0.6 |
98 |
0 |
|
Better Homes and Gardens |
9.9 |
1,698 |
9.9 |
1,737 |
0 |
|
Big Issue |
1 |
171 |
0.8 |
139 |
-0.2 |
|
Big League (Apr-Sep) |
0.6 |
106 |
0.5 |
88 |
-0.1 |
|
Bride To Be |
0.5 |
86 |
0.4 |
78 |
-0.1 |
|
Brisbane's Child |
0.3 |
53 |
0.3 |
45 |
0 |
|
BRW |
1 |
167 |
0.9 |
162 |
-0.1 |
|
Burke's Backyard |
2.9 |
497 |
2.2 |
388 |
-0.7 |
|
Cleo |
2.9 |
495 |
2.4 |
425 |
-0.5 |
|
Cosmopolitan |
4 |
688 |
3.5 |
617 |
-0.5 |
|
Cosmos |
0.4 |
75 |
0.4 |
69 |
0 |
|
Country Style |
1.4 |
234 |
1.1 |
190 |
-0.3 |
|
Delicious |
3 |
509 |
2.9 |
511 |
-0.1 |
|
Diabetic Living |
1.1 |
196 |
1.1 |
197 |
0 |
|
Dolly |
2.1 |
366 |
1.9 |
340 |
-0.2 |
|
Donna Hay |
2.1 |
353 |
2.2 |
384 |
0.1 |
|
Empire |
0.9 |
151 |
0.9 |
161 |
0 |
|
English Woman's Weekly |
1.1 |
183 |
1 |
174 |
-0.1 |
|
Famous |
1.8 |
308 |
1.5 |
270 |
-0.3 |
|
Fast Fours & Rotaries |
0.8 |
136 |
0.8 |
146 |
0 |
|
FHM |
1.8 |
304 |
1.2 |
203 |
-0.6 |
|
Fishing World |
1 |
176 |
1 |
173 |
0 |
|
Fitness First (from Nov08) |
- |
- |
0.6 |
110 |
- |
|
Foxtel Magazine |
6.3 |
1,091 |
5.8 |
1,023 |
-0.5 |
|
Fresh Water Fishing Aust. |
0.6 |
97 |
0.6 |
108 |
0 |
|
Gardening Australia |
3 |
514 |
2.7 |
472 |
-0.3 |
|
Girlfriend |
1.8 |
318 |
1.9 |
339 |
0.1 |
|
Golf Magazine |
0.3 |
55 |
0.3 |
48 |
0 |
|
Good Health & Medicine |
1.7 |
295 |
1.5 |
263 |
-0.2 |
|
Gourmet Traveller Wine |
0.5 |
88 |
0.5 |
96 |
0 |
|
GQ |
0.3 |
52 |
0.4 |
64 |
0.1 |
|
Grazia (from Sep08) |
- |
- |
1.1 |
195 |
- |
|
Harper's Bazaar |
1.4 |
236 |
1.1 |
191 |
-0.3 |
|
Health Smart |
0.5 |
82 |
0.6 |
104 |
0.1 |
|
Healthy Food Guide |
0.9 |
155 |
0.7 |
127 |
-0.2 |
|
Home Beautiful |
2.1 |
367 |
1.7 |
297 |
-0.4 |
|
Horizons (WA) (was Road Patrol) |
0.6 |
98 |
0.4 |
62 |
-0.2 |
|
Hot 4s and Performance Cars |
1 |
177 |
0.9 |
165 |
-0.1 |
|
House & Garden |
3.6 |
615 |
3 |
529 |
-0.6 |
|
Hyper |
0.5 |
82 |
0.4 |
62 |
-0.1 |
|
Inside Football (Apr-Sep) |
0.4 |
65 |
0.3 |
61 |
-0.1 |
|
Inside Out |
0.8 |
137 |
0.7 |
119 |
-0.1 |
|
Inside Sport |
0.7 |
120 |
0.5 |
83 |
-0.2 |
|
InStyle |
1.4 |
240 |
1.3 |
236 |
-0.1 |
|
Jetstar |
1 |
165 |
1 |
170 |
0 |
|
Just Cars |
1.3 |
227 |
1.3 |
233 |
0 |
|
Life etc |
0.5 |
80 |
0.4 |
63 |
-0.1 |
|
Limelight |
0.3 |
47 |
0.3 |
44 |
0 |
|
Live To Ride |
0.4 |
66 |
0.5 |
81 |
0.1 |
|
Luxury Home Design |
0.3 |
60 |
0.3 |
58 |
0 |
|
Madison |
1.4 |
235 |
1.4 |
239 |
0 |
|
Marie Claire |
3 |
513 |
2.9 |
501 |
-0.1 |
|
Melbourne's Child |
0.7 |
114 |
0.6 |
113 |
-0.1 |
|
Men's Fitness (from Oct08) |
- |
- |
0.5 |
96 |
- |
|
Men's Health |
1.9 |
332 |
2.1 |
365 |
0.2 |
|
Men's Style Australia |
0.5 |
85 |
0.3 |
61 |
-0.2 |
|
Modern Fishing |
0.9 |
158 |
0.9 |
155 |
0 |
|
Modern Wedding |
0.3 |
59 |
0.3 |
53 |
0 |
|
Money Magazine |
1.1 |
194 |
1 |
182 |
-0.1 |
|
The Monthly |
0.5 |
91 |
0.6 |
110 |
0.1 |
|
Mother & Baby |
1 |
167 |
0.9 |
156 |
-0.1 |
|
Motor |
1.2 |
214 |
0.9 |
163 |
-0.3 |
|
Motor News Journeys (Tas) |
0.5 |
85 |
0.5 |
83 |
0 |
|
National Geographic |
4.2 |
718 |
4 |
696 |
-0.2 |
|
Nature & Health |
0.5 |
86 |
0.5 |
80 |
0 |
|
Net Guide |
0.5 |
91 |
0.6 |
106 |
0.1 |
|
New Idea |
11.3 |
1,955 |
9.9 |
1,734 |
-1.4 |
|
New Scientist |
1.5 |
263 |
1.5 |
261 |
0 |
|
Notebook |
2 |
340 |
1.5 |
261 |
-0.5 |
|
NW |
3.1 |
529 |
2.1 |
363 |
-1 |
|
Official Xbox 360 |
0.7 |
119 |
0.7 |
127 |
0 |
|
OK (weekly) |
2.5 |
431 |
2.2 |
388 |
-0.3 |
|
Open Road (NSW) |
6.6 |
1,145 |
6.9 |
1,206 |
0.3 |
|
Optus |
0.8 |
132 |
0.5 |
81 |
-0.3 |
|
Overlander 4WD |
0.5 |
83 |
0.4 |
65 |
-0.1 |
|
Parents |
0.3 |
59 |
0.2 |
35 |
-0.1 |
|
PC Authority |
0.9 |
148 |
1 |
172 |
0.1 |
|
PC PowerPlay |
0.7 |
114 |
0.6 |
107 |
-0.1 |
|
People |
1.1 |
190 |
1 |
179 |
-0.1 |
|
Perth's Child |
0.1 |
16 |
0.1 |
17 |
0 |
|
Picture |
1.1 |
196 |
0.9 |
162 |
-0.2 |
|
PlayStation |
0.7 |
126 |
0.7 |
118 |
0 |
|
Practical Parenting |
0.6 |
103 |
0.6 |
113 |
0 |
|
Qantas The Australian Way |
2.6 |
457 |
2.2 |
394 |
-0.4 |
|
Ralph |
2.1 |
362 |
1.6 |
281 |
-0.5 |
|
Reader's Digest Australia |
5.4 |
927 |
5.2 |
910 |
-0.2 |
|
Real Living |
0.7 |
122 |
0.7 |
117 |
0 |
|
Recipes+ |
1.3 |
231 |
1.8 |
324 |
0.5 |
|
RM Williams Outback |
1.3 |
216 |
1.2 |
204 |
-0.1 |
|
Road Ahead (Qld) |
3.4 |
581 |
3.5 |
609 |
0.1 |
|
Rolling Stone |
1.7 |
295 |
1.7 |
294 |
0 |
|
Royal Auto (Vic) |
6.4 |
1,105 |
6.2 |
1,083 |
-0.2 |
|
Rugby League Week (Apr-Sep) |
1.2 |
204 |
1 |
178 |
-0.2 |
|
SA Motor (SA) |
0.9 |
151 |
1.3 |
227 |
0.4 |
|
Selector (from Dec08) |
- |
- |
0.4 |
64 |
- |
|
Shop Til You Drop |
1.2 |
206 |
1.1 |
193 |
-0.1 |
|
Slimming & Health |
0.5 |
89 |
0.5 |
81 |
0 |
|
Smart Investor |
1 |
181 |
0.9 |
163 |
-0.1 |
|
Soap World |
0.9 |
158 |
0.6 |
112 |
-0.3 |
|
Street Machine |
2.5 |
429 |
2 |
357 |
-0.5 |
|
Super Food Ideas |
5.8 |
1,003 |
5.4 |
950 |
-0.4 |
|
Sydney's Child |
0.7 |
120 |
0.6 |
108 |
-0.1 |
|
Take 5 |
5 |
867 |
5.1 |
894 |
0.1 |
|
That's Life |
6.4 |
1,106 |
6.5 |
1,139 |
0.1 |
|
Time |
1.5 |
264 |
1.7 |
293 |
0.2 |
|
Top Gear (from Sep08) |
- |
- |
2.5 |
435 |
- |
|
Travel + Leisure |
0.5 |
84 |
0.4 |
73 |
-0.1 |
|
TV Hits |
0.9 |
163 |
0.8 |
142 |
-0.1 |
|
TV Soap |
1.9 |
329 |
1.6 |
273 |
-0.3 |
|
TV Week |
5 |
856 |
5.2 |
915 |
0.2 |
|
Two Wheels |
0.5 |
90 |
0.5 |
96 |
0 |
|
Unique Cars |
1.4 |
242 |
1.4 |
238 |
0 |
|
Virgin Blue Voyeur |
1.9 |
328 |
1.8 |
316 |
-0.1 |
|
Vogue Australia |
2 |
350 |
1.9 |
339 |
-0.1 |
|
Vogue Entertaining & Travel |
1 |
173 |
0.9 |
154 |
-0.1 |
|
Vogue Living |
1 |
164 |
1 |
174 |
0 |
|
Wealth Creator Magazine |
0.3 |
55 |
0.3 |
50 |
0 |
|
Weight Watchers Magazine |
1 |
180 |
0.9 |
157 |
-0.1 |
|
WellBeing |
0.8 |
134 |
0.7 |
127 |
-0.1 |
|
Western Australian Business News (WA) |
0.2 |
35 |
0.2 |
37 |
0 |
|
Wheels |
2.6 |
455 |
2.1 |
366 |
-0.5 |
|
Who |
4.6 |
786 |
3.8 |
674 |
-0.8 |
|
Woman's Day |
13.6 |
2,345 |
12 |
2,104 |
-1.6 |
|
Women's Health |
1.8 |
304 |
2.4 |
414 |
0.6 |
|
Women's Health & Fitness |
0.9 |
148 |
0.7 |
116 |
-0.2 |
|
Women's Weekly |
14.7 |
2,537 |
12.4 |
2,177 |
-2.3 |
|
Your Garden |
1.2 |
200 |
1 |
169 |
-0.2 |
|
Zoo Weekly |
3.2 |
548 |
2.8 |
499 |
-0.4 |
| |
Mon-Fri |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sat |
Sun |
Sun |
| |
June 2008 |
June 2009 |
June 2008 |
June 2009 |
June 2008 |
June 2009 |
| Newspapers |
R'ship ('000s) |
R'ship ('000s) |
R'ship ('000s) |
R'ship ('000s) |
R'ship ('000s) |
R'ship ('000s) |
|
National |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Australian |
471 |
437 |
872 |
876 |
- |
- |
|
Aust. Financial Review |
262 |
285 |
164 |
184 |
- |
- |
|
NSW |
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
|
Daily Telegraph |
1,140 |
1,054 |
931 |
893 |
- |
- |
|
Sydney Morning Herald |
954 |
807 |
1,185 |
1,081 |
- |
- |
|
Sunday Telegraph |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,723 |
1,612 |
|
The Sun-Herald |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,326 |
1,200 |
|
MX |
87 |
140 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Newcastle Herald |
137 |
131 |
200 |
185 |
- |
- |
|
Illawarra Mercury |
73 |
75 |
99 |
104 |
- |
- |
|
Canberra Times |
110 |
84 |
165 |
148 |
98 |
92 |
|
Vic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Herald Sun |
1,480 |
1,373 |
1,448 |
1,394 |
- |
- |
|
The Age |
752 |
704 |
959 |
964 |
- |
- |
|
Sunday Herald Sun |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,546 |
1,526 |
|
The Sunday Age |
- |
- |
- |
- |
729 |
724 |
|
MX |
122 |
166 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Geelong Advertiser |
81 |
80 |
126 |
112 |
- |
- |
|
Qld |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Courier-Mail |
646 |
594 |
888 |
800 |
- |
- |
|
The Sunday Mail |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,419 |
1,266 |
|
MX |
36 |
61 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Cairns Post |
86 |
84 |
109 |
113 |
- |
- |
|
Gold Coast Bulletin |
105 |
115 |
149 |
159 |
- |
- |
|
Townsville Bulletin |
77 |
82 |
101 |
110 |
- |
- |
|
SA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adelaide Advertiser |
503 |
487 |
638 |
647 |
- |
- |
|
Sunday Mail |
- |
- |
- |
- |
739 |
696 |
|
WA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Australian |
589 |
543 |
904 |
852 |
- |
- |
|
Sunday Times |
- |
- |
- |
- |
817 |
749 |
|
Tasmania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Mercury |
108 |
116 |
143 |
145 |
- |
- |
|
The Examiner |
86 |
83 |
99 |
97 |
- |
- |
|
The Advocate |
57 |
56 |
64 |
58 |
- |
- |
| Sunday Tasmanian (Tas) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
129 |
133 |
|
Sunday Examiner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
106 |
100 |
|
Northern Territory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern Territory News |
42 |
48 |
57 |
58 |
- |
- |
|
Sunday Territorian |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44 |
40 |
| Newspaper Insert Magazines |
June 2008 |
June 2009 |
|
% of
Population
14+ |
Readership
('000s) |
% of
Population
14+ |
Readership
('000s) |
Gain/Loss
% |
|
Wish |
0.6 |
111 |
0.6 |
99 |
0 |
|
Weekend Australian Magazine |
5.1 |
872 |
5.2 |
914 |
0.1 |
|
Financial Review Magazine |
1.5 |
252 |
1.5 |
268 |
0 |
|
Boss |
1 |
175 |
1 |
179 |
0 |
|
Good Weekend (NSW & Vic) |
10 |
1,718 |
9.8 |
1,715 |
-0.2 |
|
Sunday Magazine (NSW & Vic) |
12.2 |
2,110 |
12.1 |
2,128 |
-0.1 |
|
Sunday Life (NSW & Vic) |
7.9 |
1,359 |
7.3 |
1,278 |
-0.6 |
|
Sydney Magazine |
2.9 |
502 |
2.6 |
463 |
-0.3 |
|
Age Melbourne Magazine |
2 |
343 |
2.1 |
377 |
0.1 |
|
GT (Geelong Today) (Vic) |
0.2 |
42 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Adelaide Magazine |
1 |
169 |
1 |
172 |
0 |
|
Sun-Herald Television (NSW) |
4.4 |
764 |
4.3 |
748 |
-0.1 |
|
Sunday Telegraph TV Guide (NSW) |
6.9 |
1,197 |
6.6 |
1,154 |
-0.3 |
|
Sunday Herald Sun TV Guide (Vic) |
6.7 |
1,151 |
6.3 |
1,098 |
-0.4 |
|
Qweekend (Qld) |
3.2 |
556 |
3.2 |
569 |
0 |
|
Sunday Mail TV Guide (Qld) |
6.3 |
1,079 |
5.6 |
977 |
-0.7 |
|
Paradise (Qld) |
0.5 |
79 |
0.6 |
105 |
0.1 |
|
Cairns Eye (Qld) |
0.3 |
52 |
0.4 |
68 |
0.1 |
|
Townsville Eye (Qld) |
0.3 |
45 |
0.3 |
59 |
0 |
|
Sunday Mail TV Guide (SA) |
3.6 |
623 |
3.3 |
578 |
-0.3 |
|
Sunday Times TV Guide (WA) |
3.8 |
663 |
3.4 |
589 |
-0.4 |
|
STM - Sunday Times Magazine (WA) |
3.1 |
536 |
2.9 |
502 |
-0.2 |
|
Seven Days (WA) |
3.6 |
617 |
3.4 |
605 |
-0.2 |
|
WestWeekend Magazine (WA) (from Oct07) |
3 |
511 |
2.9 |
506 |
-0.1 |
|
