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The Age

Published: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Cover Price: Mon-Fri: $1.50, Saturday: $2.50, Sunday: $2.00 

Website: www.theage.com.au

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Circulation

 

Weekdays Saturday Sunday
190,750 265,704 -

Readership
  Weekdays Saturday Sunday
Total 668,000 835,000 -
Sex      
Male 342,000 422,000 -
Female 326,000 413,000 -
Age      
14 - 17 23,000 16,000 -
18 - 24 61,000 64,000 -
25 - 34 88,000 117,000 -
35 - 49 149,000 212,000 -
50 - 64 202,000 254,000 -
65+ 146,000 171,000 -
Working Status      
Professional/Management 181,000 233,000 -
White Collar 190,000 237,000 -
Skilled/Semi/Unskilled 79,000 106,000 -
Home duties 18,000 23,000 -
Retired 142,000 168,000 -
Students/Not Working 51,000 58,000 -
Main grocery buyer      
Main grocery buyer 436,000 550,000 -

Published casual rate
  Weekdays Saturday Sunday
20x7 (≈ ½ pg Tabloid) (Colour) $13,179.00 $19,669.00 $14,319.00
20x7 (≈ ½ pg Tabloid) (Black/White) $9,762.00 $14,570.00 $10,606.00
15x11 (≈ B'sheet strip) (Colour) $15,532.00 $23,182.00 $16,876.00
15x11 (≈ B'sheet strip) (Black/White) $11,505.00 $17,172.00 $12,500.00
10x7 (≈ Tabloid strip) (Colour) $6,589.00 $9,835.00 $5,303.00
10x7 (≈ Tabloid strip) (Black/White) $4,881.00 $7,285.00 $5,303.00
FP Broadsheet (Colour) $56,952.00 $84,999.00 $61,877.00
FP Broadsheet (Black/White) $42,187.00 $62,962.00 $45,835.00
FP Tabloid (Colour) $25,040.00 $37,372.00 $27,205.00
FP Tabloid (Black/White) $18,548.00 $27,683.00 $20,152.00
28x11 (≈ ½ pg B'sheet) (Colour) $25,102.00 $37,468.00 $26,761.00
28x11 (≈ ½ pg B'sheet) (Black/White) $18,594.00 $27,754.00 $19,823.00
28x5 (≈ A4) (Colour) $13,179.00 $19,669.00 $14,319.00
28x5 (≈ A4) (Black/White) $9,762.00 $14,570.00 $10,606.00

CIRCULATION

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Average Net Paid Sales for June 2011 (metro and larger regional titles) / January-June 2010 (other regional titles).

mX circulation: CAB Oct10 - Mar 11

NB: Where weekend editions' circulation figures incorporate both Saturday and Sunday circulation, the combined circulation figure appears in the Saturday column.

NB2: Some Monday-Saturday newspapers report Monday-Saturday but not Monday-Friday circulation. In such cases the figure in the Monday-Friday column refers to the Monday-Saturday circulation.

NB3: For Monday-Saturday newspapers that do not report separate weekday and Saturday circulation, the Monday-Saturday circulation figure appears in both the Weekday and the Saturday column.

* Source CAB Audit Sept 09

** Publisher's claim (mX and Daily News;Tweed Heads)

^ CAB Audit April to September 2010

~ Source for M/Tu/Th/Fri circulation data is from the Publisher. Wed/Sat data is CAB Audit April to September 2010.


READERSHIP

Sources: Roy Morgan Research. June 2011

NB  The readership figures for each APN ARM masthead are based on its APN ARM total distribution area (TDA); data relates to the period ending December 2011.

NB2: mX readership data is sourced from Nielsen Media Research, Panorama National (Jul10-Jun11, Survey 5)

Panorama Working Status Descriptors for mX titles:

* Professional/Management = Managers/Administrators + Professionals

** White Collar = Upper White Collar + Lower White Collar

*** Skilled/Semi/Unskilled  = Trades & Related + Plant & Machine Operator/Driver + Labourers & Related

**** This figure for mX covers all people age 50+

NB3: The occupation/working status figures do not total 100% as people who do not work, or are not seeking work, have been excluded.

NB4: Where weekend editions' readership figures incorporate both Saturday and Sunday readership, the combined readership figure appears in the Saturday column.

NB5: Gold Cost Bulletin readership figures are filtered to Queensland only.

NB6: Tweed / Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour markets for APN ARM: As of Dec 2011, business model has shifted to provide digital daily news from M-F; supported by weekly print editions on Saturday.  Daily News (APN ARM) weekday data measures digital readership, and Saturday data draws from printed newspaper readership. 

PUBLISHED RATES

All advertising rates effective 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010, inclusive of GST and current at the time of publication.

The rates provided for use within the facts pages and used for the Schedule Generator are based on common column centimetre formats and are approximations only, with the intention that they be used solely as a guide during the media planning process.

Publishers reserve the right to amend rates without notification. Rates have not been calculated to modular formats. Rates are based on the casual level for early general news (EGN)/run of paper (ROP) and do not account for special placement, whether loaded or for appearance within sections.

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About the paper

Introduction

In Victoria The Age and The Sunday Age are world class, broadsheet newspapers offering strong analysis of both domestic and international news through thought provoking editorial written by a team of experienced journalists, international correspondents and high-profile commentators. The newspaper remains committed to providing compelling quality journalism to attract an influential and discerning readership.

The Age continues to strengthen its publishing base by developing dynamic special interest sections covering topics such as food, entertainment, finance, property and travel in order to meet the needs of a diverse and engaged audience.