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Back in 2019, the ABC + University of Melbourne + Vox Pop Labs ran one of the biggest lifestyle and behaviour surveys in Australia.
The numbers on youth sexlessness were… shocking.
Even after adjusting for “prefer not to say,” the rates are extremely high for a developed country.
The gender split is the real story.
Men are far more likely to be sexless than women in the 18–29 bracket.

By age 30–39, the gap shrinks, and in some measures women even have slightly higher virginity or sexlessness rates. But the FOID drought is concentrated in the 20s.
What does that imply?
A few things:
Comparing long-term data sets makes it look even worse for young men.
If there is a trend, it’s concentrated in men aged 18–29.
Women’s sexlessness plummets after their mid-20s as they enter relationships.
Men’s stays high.
This points to:
The result: a pool of women “dating up” into a shrinking pool of acceptable men, leaving many men unmatched.
TLDR: It is OVER for AussieCels
The numbers on youth sexlessness were… shocking.
- 18–24 year olds:
• 40% said they’ve never had sex
• 8% had no sex in the last year
• 16% wouldn’t answer - 25–29 year olds:
• 21% never had sex
• 7% had sex less than once per year
• 5% refused to answer
Even after adjusting for “prefer not to say,” the rates are extremely high for a developed country.
The gender split is the real story.
Men are far more likely to be sexless than women in the 18–29 bracket.
- For ages 25–29:
• 28% of men were sexless in the last year or ever
• 16% of women were
By age 30–39, the gap shrinks, and in some measures women even have slightly higher virginity or sexlessness rates. But the FOID drought is concentrated in the 20s.
What does that imply?
A few things:
- Women 25–29 are likely dating older men, who have the highest sexual activity.
- OR they’re in informal polygynous setups (i.e., a smaller pool of men getting more partners).
- Men in their 20s—especially mid-to-late 20s—are the ones left out.
Comparing long-term data sets makes it look even worse for young men.
- The 2nd Australian Study of Health & Relationships showed:
• 40% of men aged 19–24 had never had sex
• 21% of men aged 25–29 never had sex
If there is a trend, it’s concentrated in men aged 18–29.
Women’s sexlessness plummets after their mid-20s as they enter relationships.
Men’s stays high.
This points to:
- Slower life-history development
- Delayed adulthood milestones
- Female hypergamy (women wanting equal-or-higher status partners) intersecting with
- A growing education gap where young women outperform young men in degrees
The result: a pool of women “dating up” into a shrinking pool of acceptable men, leaving many men unmatched.
TLDR: It is OVER for AussieCels