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The West Australian

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

Cover Price: Mon-Fri: $1.20, Saturday: $2.20, Sunday: $0.00 

Website: www.thewest.com.au

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Circulation

 

Weekdays Saturday Sunday
188,947 318,352 -

Readership
  Weekdays Saturday Sunday
Total 532,000 772,000 -
Sex      
Male 306,000 409,000 -
Female 225,000 363,000 -
Age      
14 - 17 23,000 26,000 -
18 - 24 45,000 62,000 -
25 - 34 63,000 84,000 -
35 - 49 133,000 226,000 -
50 - 64 147,000 221,000 -
65+ 120,000 153,000 -
Working Status      
Professional/Management 113,000 159,000 -
White Collar 105,000 160,000 -
Skilled/Semi/Unskilled 123,000 178,000 -
Home duties 23,000 43,000 -
Retired 125,000 165,000 -
Students/Not Working 36,000 51,000 -
Main grocery buyer      
Main grocery buyer 320,000 467,000 -

Published casual rate
  Weekdays Saturday Sunday
20x7 (≈ ½ pg Tabloid) (Colour) $7,427.00 $12,133.00
20x7 (≈ ½ pg Tabloid) (Black/White) $5,502.00 $8,988.00
10x7 (≈ Tabloid strip) (Colour) $3,713.00 $6,066.00
10x7 (≈ Tabloid strip) (Black/White) $2,751.00 $4,494.00
FP Tabloid (Colour) $15,041.00 $24,570.00
FP Tabloid (Black/White) $11,141.00 $18,200.00
28x5 (≈ A4) (Colour) $7,427.00 $12,133.00
28x5 (≈ A4) (Black/White) $5,502.00 $8,988.00

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 masthead are based on its APN total distribution area (TDA); data relates to the period ending June 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.

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

Published six days a week The West Australian is a primary source of news and information and covers the major national and international news as well as delivering to readers the latest on local issues. It is also essential reading for the Perth business community publishing the most current and well informed financial news every day.

As the state's only daily metropolitan newspaper, it delivers a wide and diverse readership base across metro, regional and rural centres and readers of the paper are affluent and well educated.

Reaching a wide range of age groups and lifestyles, The West Australian satisfies an involved and discerning audience with a diverse group of sections. In addition to covering entertainment and sport each day, on a weekly basis the newspaper produces innovative, high-quality sections on lifestyle, travel, health, home, food and property.