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title: "Cancer Council: search popularity in Australia"
description: "Cancer Council sells sunscreen, with sales funding cancer research and prevention. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/brands/cancer-council-sunscreen"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Cancer Council: search popularity in Australia

Cancer Council sells sunscreen, with sales funding cancer research and prevention. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Cancer Council
- **Market**: Australia
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among sunscreen brands**: 17.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunscreen brands | 2 | 17.3% | 22.2K |
| Sunglasses brands | 8 | 4.3% | 5.4K |

- [Sunscreen brands](/demand/au/categories/au-sunscreen-brands)
- [Sunglasses brands](/demand/au/categories/au-sunglasses-brands)

## Top sunscreen brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Cancer Council appeared in all four answers. Cancer Council is the second most recommended of the seven.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| La Roche-Posay | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Cancer Council | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Neutrogena | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Bondi Sands | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Ultra Violette | Not ranked | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Naked Sundays | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Banana Boat | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about sunscreen brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which sunscreen brand is the best in Australia?": 1. Cancer Council, 2. La Roche-Posay, 3. Neutrogena
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sunscreen brands in Australia?": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. Cancer Council, 3. Neutrogena, 4. Bondi Sands
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sunscreen in Australia for everyday use on the face?": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. Cancer Council, 3. Ultra Violette
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best sunscreen": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. Cancer Council

Not named in any answer: Naked Sundays and Banana Boat.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Cancer Council changed in Australia over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Cancer Council in Australia held steady at 27.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cancer Council’s share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia peaked at 17.5% in October 2025 and was lowest at 12.2% in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cancer Council’s share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia peaked at 5% in January 2026 and was lowest at 3.7% in July 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia sunscreen brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Ultra Violette overtook Naked Sundays and Bondi Sands to rank 4th among sunscreen brands in Australia, with 6.3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Cancer Council gained share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia, from 15% to 17.3%.
- In September 2026, Bondi Sands gained share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia, from 3.7% to 4.2%.
- In September 2026, La Roche-Posay lost share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia, from 61.4% to 57.8%.
- In September 2026, Naked Sundays lost share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia, from 6.7% to 5.2%.
- Banana Boat’s share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.4% to 2.8% in September 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia sunglasses brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Carrera overtook Poppy Lissiman to rank 5th among sunglasses brands in Australia, with 6.5% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Maui Jim overtook Poppy Lissiman to rank 6th among sunglasses brands in Australia, with 6.5% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Le Specs gained share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia, from 8.8% to 11.8%.
- In September 2026, Oakley gained share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia, from 29.3% to 32.3%.
- In September 2026, Ray-Ban lost share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia, from 24% to 17.7%.
- In September 2026, Quay lost share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia, from 8.8% to 7.9%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Sunscreen brands | 22.2K | 17.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Sunscreen brands | 14.8K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Sunscreen brands | 18.1K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 18.1K | 14.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 12.1K | 16.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 12.1K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 12.1K | 14.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 8.1K | 12.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 9.9K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 12.1K | 15.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 14.8K | 15% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 22.2K | 17.3% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Sunglasses brands | 5.4K | 4.7% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | Sunglasses brands | 8.1K | 4.4% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | Sunglasses brands | 8.1K | 4.4% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 6.6K | 5% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 4.4K | 4.4% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 4.4K | 4.6% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 4.4K | 4.9% | 8 |
| May 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 3.6K | 4.1% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 3.6K | 3.9% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 3.6K | 3.7% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 4.4K | 3.9% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 5.4K | 4.3% | 8 |

## How are Cancer Council’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cancer Council’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “cancer council sunglasses”
- “cancer council sunscreen”

## Which sunscreen brands compete with Cancer Council?

- [La Roche-Posay](/demand/au/brands/la-roche-posay): Head-to-head: /demand/au/compare/cancer-council-sunscreen-vs-la-roche-posay
- [Neutrogena](/demand/au/brands/neutrogena): Head-to-head: /demand/au/compare/cancer-council-sunscreen-vs-neutrogena
- [Ultra Violette](/demand/au/brands/ultra-violette): Head-to-head: /demand/au/compare/cancer-council-sunscreen-vs-ultra-violette
- [Naked Sundays](/demand/au/brands/naked-sundays): Head-to-head: /demand/au/compare/cancer-council-sunscreen-vs-naked-sundays
- [Bondi Sands](/demand/au/brands/bondi-sands): Head-to-head: /demand/au/compare/bondi-sands-vs-cancer-council-sunscreen
- [Banana Boat](/demand/au/brands/banana-boat)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Cancer Council: search popularity in Australia". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/brands/cancer-council-sunscreen

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