Australia at a glance
- Across 338 SA3s, Australia runs from 65.7 to 175.7 men per 100 women aged 20–39.
- 10 sit at 115 or above and 79 at 95 or below.
- Summed across every SA3 (statistical area) on this page the figure is 98.7; the published national figure is 102.1 (different source and vintage).
Every line is computed from the SA3 (statistical area) table below. Green cells hold more women per man aged 20–39.
Across 338 SA3s98.7men per 100 women, 20–39
Population covered25Mall ages, census counts
Most women-heavy65.7Norfolk Island, Other Territories
Most men-heavy175.7Caboolture Hinterland, Moreton Bay - North
The map
Every SA4 in Australia, shaded by men per 100 women aged 20–39. Green holds more women, red more men.
94 or fewer112 or more men per 100 women
Most women-heavy SA3s
Lowest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 334 with at least 300 people in the band, sortable by any column.
| Norfolk Island | Other Territories | 65.7 | 2k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley | Western Australia - Outback (North) | 86.6 | 35k |
| Eastern Suburbs - North | Sydney - Eastern Suburbs | 86.7 | 127k |
| North Sydney - Mosman | Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby | 86.8 | 95k |
| Mudgeeraba - Tallebudgera | Gold Coast | 86.8 | 36k |
| Molonglo | Australian Capital Territory | 87.1 | 11k |
| Broadbeach - Burleigh | Gold Coast | 87.2 | 66k |
| Coolangatta | Gold Coast | 87.7 | 58k |
| Outback - South | Queensland - Outback | 87.8 | 17k |
| Darebin - South | Melbourne - Inner | 87.9 | 53k |
| Brighton | Hobart | 88 | 20k |
| Leichhardt | Sydney - Inner West | 88.2 | 56k |
| Cairns - North | Cairns | 88.5 | 58k |
| North Lakes | Moreton Bay - South | 89.1 | 88k |
| Richmond Valley - Coastal | Richmond - Tweed | 89.5 | 88k |
| Caloundra | Sunshine Coast | 89.6 | 96k |
| Manly | Sydney - Northern Beaches | 89.9 | 43k |
| Gascoyne | Western Australia - Outback (South) | 89.9 | 10k |
| Stonnington - West | Melbourne - Inner | 90.3 | 63k |
| Maroochy | Sunshine Coast | 90.4 | 64k |
| Young - Yass | Capital Region | 90.5 | 38k |
| Gold Coast Hinterland | Gold Coast | 90.6 | 20k |
| Caboolture | Moreton Bay - North | 90.7 | 80k |
| Robina | Gold Coast | 90.8 | 54k |
| Buderim | Sunshine Coast | 91 | 59k |
| Noosa | Sunshine Coast | 91.2 | 47k |
| Port Phillip | Melbourne - Inner | 91.4 | 102k |
| Hervey Bay | Wide Bay | 91.5 | 64k |
| Fremantle | Perth - South West | 91.5 | 40k |
| Springfield - Redbank | Ipswich | 91.6 | 105k |
Most men-heavy SA3s
Highest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 334 with at least 300 people in the band. Units housing an institution (prison, barracks, camp) read high here; the figure is correct, the dating signal is not.
| Canberra East | Australian Capital Territory | 288.7 | 2k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Island | Other Territories | 189.6 | 2k |
| Caboolture Hinterland | Moreton Bay - North | 175.7 | 15k |
| Litchfield | Darwin | 142.8 | 21k |
| East Pilbara | Western Australia - Outback (North) | 126.3 | 25k |
| Mundaring | Perth - North East | 125.4 | 44k |
| Auburn | Sydney - Parramatta | 120.4 | 104k |
| Goldfields | Western Australia - Outback (South) | 118.6 | 38k |
| Bowen Basin - North | Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday | 117.4 | 36k |
| West Pilbara | Western Australia - Outback (North) | 115.7 | 30k |
| Outback - North and East | South Australia - Outback | 114.9 | 26k |
| Canterbury | Sydney - Inner South West | 113.9 | 141k |
| Monash | Melbourne - South East | 113.2 | 183k |
| South East Coast | South East | 112.2 | 8k |
| Dandenong | Melbourne - South East | 112.2 | 194k |
| Far North | Queensland - Outback | 111.6 | 32k |
| Maryborough | Wide Bay | 110.4 | 48k |
| Wellington | Latrobe - Gippsland | 110.3 | 46k |
| Bathurst | Central West | 109.9 | 49k |
| Port Adelaide - East | Adelaide - North | 109.6 | 77k |
| Murray and Mallee | South Australia - South East | 109.5 | 71k |
| Forest Lake - Oxley | Ipswich | 109.4 | 79k |
| Snowy Mountains | Capital Region | 109 | 21k |
| Merrylands - Guildford | Sydney - Parramatta | 108.8 | 164k |
| Wheat Belt - North | Western Australia - Wheat Belt | 108.3 | 56k |
| Sunnybank | Brisbane - South | 107.9 | 50k |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide - Central and Hills | 107.8 | 25k |
| Brimbank | Melbourne - West | 107.6 | 186k |
| Dural - Wisemans Ferry | Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury | 107.5 | 28k |
| Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield | Sydney - Inner West | 107 | 162k |
By SA4
Every SA4 in Australia, aggregated from the SA3s above.
| SA3s | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney - Eastern Suburbs | 91 | 261k | 2 |
| Sunshine Coast | 91.8 | 399k | 7 |
| Mandurah | 92.3 | 108k | 1 |
| Richmond - Tweed | 92.6 | 257k | 3 |
| Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby | 92.7 | 424k | 4 |
| Gold Coast | 93 | 641k | 10 |
| Moreton Bay - South | 93.9 | 218k | 3 |
| Melbourne - Inner | 94.1 | 617k | 7 |
| Sydney - Outer South West | 94.4 | 297k | 3 |
| Toowoomba | 94.4 | 162k | 1 |
| Cairns | 94.5 | 254k | 5 |
| Bendigo | 95.7 | 168k | 3 |
| Sydney - Northern Beaches | 95.9 | 264k | 3 |
| Melbourne - Inner South | 95.9 | 423k | 4 |
| Mid North Coast | 96 | 229k | 5 |
| Brisbane - North | 96.1 | 225k | 4 |
| Northern Territory - Outback | 96.1 | 89k | 5 |
| Central Coast | 96.3 | 347k | 2 |
| New England and North West | 96.3 | 186k | 4 |
| Bunbury | 96.3 | 189k | 3 |
| Sydney - Sutherland | 96.5 | 230k | 2 |
| Wide Bay | 96.5 | 308k | 5 |
| Perth - North West | 96.5 | 577k | 3 |
| Perth - South West | 96.7 | 443k | 5 |
| Mornington Peninsula | 96.8 | 308k | 2 |
| Murray | 96.9 | 124k | 3 |
| Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury | 96.9 | 264k | 4 |
| Sydney - Ryde | 96.9 | 202k | 2 |
| Ballarat | 96.9 | 174k | 3 |
| Latrobe - Gippsland | 96.9 | 301k | 5 |
| Logan - Beaudesert | 96.9 | 360k | 6 |
| Adelaide - South | 97 | 375k | 4 |
| Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains | 97.1 | 332k | 4 |
| West and North West | 97.1 | 116k | 3 |
| Sydney - South West | 97.2 | 474k | 3 |
| Brisbane - East | 97.2 | 240k | 3 |
| Brisbane Inner City | 97.2 | 292k | 4 |
| Shepparton | 97.3 | 138k | 3 |
| Far West and Orana | 97.4 | 116k | 3 |
| Moreton Bay - North | 97.7 | 265k | 5 |
| Ipswich | 98 | 367k | 4 |
| Perth - Inner | 98 | 182k | 2 |
| Sydney - Blacktown | 98.2 | 401k | 3 |
| Melbourne - Outer East | 98.2 | 518k | 5 |
| Darling Downs - Maranoa | 98.2 | 129k | 3 |
| Brisbane - West | 98.3 | 189k | 4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 98.6 | 454k | 10 |
| Coffs Harbour - Grafton | 98.9 | 146k | 2 |
| Illawarra | 99 | 314k | 3 |
| Adelaide - Central and Hills | 99 | 312k | 7 |
| Brisbane - South | 99.1 | 371k | 6 |
| Newcastle and Lake Macquarie | 99.2 | 391k | 3 |
| Geelong | 99.2 | 328k | 3 |
| Melbourne - Inner East | 99.2 | 373k | 3 |
| Warrnambool and South West | 99.2 | 128k | 3 |
| Hunter Valley exc Newcastle | 99.3 | 292k | 4 |
| Hume | 99.3 | 185k | 3 |
| Hobart | 99.5 | 247k | 6 |
| Capital Region | 99.9 | 239k | 5 |
| Melbourne - North East | 100 | 541k | 4 |
| Central West | 100.1 | 213k | 4 |
| Central Queensland | 100.1 | 228k | 4 |
| Adelaide - West | 100.2 | 244k | 3 |
| Darwin | 100.2 | 140k | 4 |
| Barossa - Yorke - Mid North | 100.3 | 115k | 4 |
| South East | 100.4 | 42k | 3 |
| Perth - North East | 100.7 | 277k | 3 |
| Perth - South East | 100.7 | 529k | 7 |
| Riverina | 100.8 | 164k | 3 |
| Launceston and North East | 100.9 | 151k | 3 |
| Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday | 101.2 | 181k | 3 |
| Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven | 101.3 | 161k | 2 |
| Sydney - Inner West | 101.3 | 305k | 3 |
| Melbourne - West | 101.3 | 853k | 5 |
| Melbourne - North West | 102 | 424k | 5 |
| North West | 102.4 | 156k | 3 |
| Adelaide - North | 102.5 | 456k | 5 |
| Townsville | 102.7 | 234k | 2 |
| Queensland - Outback | 103.1 | 80k | 3 |
| Sydney - City and Inner South | 103.7 | 331k | 3 |
| Melbourne - South East | 103.9 | 860k | 5 |
| Sydney - Inner South West | 104.4 | 605k | 4 |
| South Australia - South East | 104.5 | 194k | 3 |
| South Australia - Outback | 105.2 | 83k | 2 |
| Western Australia - Wheat Belt | 105.3 | 137k | 3 |
| Western Australia - Outback (North) | 107.2 | 90k | 3 |
| Western Australia - Outback (South) | 108 | 119k | 4 |
| Sydney - Parramatta | 110 | 494k | 4 |
| Other Territories | 117.4 | 5k | 4 |
Census age-by-sex counts. Data updated August 6, 2026. A ratio is a supply number, not a measure of dating success.
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