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In 2019 Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, in conjunction with the University of Melbourne and the private polling company Vox Pop Labs conducted a large survey into the lifestyles, health, political beliefs, values and economic status of Australians. They found that 40% of Australians polled aged 18-24 reported 'never' having sex and 6% | In 2019 Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, in conjunction with the University of Melbourne and the private polling company Vox Pop Labs conducted a large survey into the lifestyles, health, political beliefs, values and economic status of Australians. They found that 40% of Australians polled aged 18-24 reported 'never' having sex and 6% reported no sex in the last year, with 16% 'preferring not to say'. The corresponding figures for those aged 15-29 were 16% reporting 'never' having sex, 6% reporting having it less than once a year, with 7% of respondents refusing to answer the question.<ref>https://archive.is/akbdv</ref> | ||
More men in the 18-29 age range reported being sexless than women in the corresponding age bracket, with this gender divide in sexlessness being most pronounced among those aged 25-29, with 28% of men that age being sexless in the last year compared to 16% of women. The gender gap in sexlessness in the previous year in the 30-39 age bracket was tiny (if this gap is even statistically significant, there were also more female virgins than men in this age bracket) and women above that age were more likely to be sexless in the last year than men. | More men in the 18-29 age range reported being sexless than women in the corresponding age bracket, with this gender divide in sexlessness being most pronounced among those aged 25-29, with 28% of men that age being sexless in the last year compared to 16% of women. The gender gap in sexlessness in the previous year in the 30-39 age bracket was tiny (if this gap is even statistically significant, there were also more female virgins than men in this age bracket) and women above that age were more likely to be sexless in the last year than men. | ||
This data seems to indicate that women in the 25-29 age bracket in Australia are likely disproportionately either dating older men or engaging in informal polygynous relationships with males, with little evidence of a severe gender skew in the sexlessness in other age brackets. | This data seems to indicate that women in the 25-29 age bracket in Australia are likely disproportionately either dating older men or engaging in informal polygynous relationships with males, with little evidence of a severe gender skew in the sexlessness in other age brackets. | ||
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However, there is some evidence of slightly greater male sexlessness in this age bracket ''vis-a-vis'' women (the actual rate has remained fairly steady over time), either due to a greater tendency towards an uneven distribution of sex among men or women prefer to date slightly older partners (who wouldn't be included in the diachronic analysis). This trend is more pronounced among women, perhaps indicating a small shift towards polygynous mating among younger people, or perhaps just evidence of increasing female [[promiscuity]] (due to the female tendency to prefer slightly older men, so college-age men in this instance) as this trend does not appear to be very pronounced. | However, there is some evidence of slightly greater male sexlessness in this age bracket ''vis-a-vis'' women (the actual rate has remained fairly steady over time), either due to a greater tendency towards an uneven distribution of sex among men or women prefer to date slightly older partners (who wouldn't be included in the diachronic analysis). This trend is more pronounced among women, perhaps indicating a small shift towards polygynous mating among younger people, or perhaps just evidence of increasing female [[promiscuity]] (due to the female tendency to prefer slightly older men, so college-age men in this instance) as this trend does not appear to be very pronounced. | ||
As Australia lacks extensive, representative, annual surveys into the sexual behavior of the population, any population-level trends towards increasing sexlessness are hard to discern, though there does seem to some evidence for a recent increase in sexlessness that is particularly pronounced among men in their 20s when one compares the | As Australia lacks extensive, representative, annual surveys into the sexual behavior of the population, any population-level trends towards increasing sexlessness are hard to discern, though there does seem to some evidence for a recent increase in sexlessness that is particularly pronounced among men in their 20s when one compares the chronic sexlessness figures in the ABC survey and the figures reported in the second Australian Study of Health and Relationships, which reported a virginity rate of 10% men in their 20s compared to the figures from the ABC survey which found 40% of men aged 19-24 and 21% of men aged 25-29 reported they 'never' had sex.<ref>https://www.ashr.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sex_in_australia_2_summary_data.pdf</ref> | ||
Thus, if there is a trend towards greater sexlessness among Australians, it seems this trend is isolated to those older than 18, seemingly being heavily concentrated in the 18-29 age bracket for men. | Thus, if there is a trend towards greater sexlessness among Australians, it seems this trend is isolated to those older than 18, seemingly being heavily concentrated in the 18-29 age bracket for men. | ||