Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the latest GfK Survey 7, 2025 results, with commercial radio reaching 12.4 million weekly listeners, up 139,000 year-on-year (YOY).
Breakfast delivered exceptional growth, increasing by 172,000 listeners YOY to 8.8 million, reaffirming its role as a key daypart and contributing significantly to commercial radio’s growth.
The critical 25–54-year-old demographic also showed strong momentum, growing by 84,000 listeners YOY to 6.1 million, while the 40-64 age group added 49,000 listeners to reach 4.3 million.
In-car listening continued to be an important audience habit for millions of Australians with listeners growing by 188,000 YOY to 10.2 million.
Digital adoption continues to grow, with 3.5 million Australians streaming commercial radio weekly, up 80,000 YOY. Breakfast streaming audiences reached 1.3 million with an additional 19,000 listeners YOY.
“Commercial radio offers something increasingly rare in a fragmented media landscape: engaged audience attention, proven ROI, and the certainty that your investment supports Australian communities, jobs and critical infrastructure,” said Lizzie Young, CEO of CRA.
“For advertisers looking for the best media returns in 2026 the power of audio cannot be underestimated - these numbers demonstrate commercial radio’s unique ability to consistently connect with audiences anytime and anywhere, and drive results for brands,” continued Young.
For the full 2026 survey dates head here: https://cra.au/metro-ratings
For historical data and the 2025 metro survey schedule, visit: https://cra.au/metro-ratings
Source: GfK Radio 360 Ratings, SMBAP S7 2025, compared to S7 2024, All people 10+, Mon-Sun 12mn-12mn, Cume (000's), unless otherwise stated. All numbers refer to commercial radio results unless otherwise stated.