If you 've been in a single slump for too long , perhaps it could be time for a scenic change ? According to a new survey from dating site Elite Singles , it seems some Australian cities score higher on the sexy scale than others . Asking over 28,000 singletons between the ages of 30-55 to rate their level of attractiveness on a national scale , results revealed some cities had less qualms rating themselves than others when it came to a hot list . Sexy singles ! New survey from Elite Singles website reveals the top cities with most attractive singles . Beaches home to babes : The Gold Coast , Broadbeach and Burleigh Heads rated high on attractive singles . Nominating themselves the sexiest singles on the scene was Sydney ranking in at number one , Melbourne at number two and third sexiest was Queensland 's Gold Coast . While the sunnier cities seemed to rate higher , with Brisbane , Perth , Sunshine Coast , Newcastle , and Coffs Harbour all making the top ten , smaller populated capitals like Adelaide and Canberra also made the cut , scoring seven and eight respectively . The study also narrowed results to indicate key suburbs that were voted most in each city , making it even easier for singles to source Australia 's most attractive unattached by region . Sizzling Sydney : Local Sydneysider 's rated themselves highest on the most attractive single scale . 1 . Sydney . 2 . Melbourne . 3 . Gold Coast . 4 . Brisbane . 5 . Perth . 6 . Sunshine Coast . 7 . Adelaide . 8 . Canberra . 9 . Newcastle . 10 . Coffs Harbour . In Sydney , Balmain in the city 's inner west comes in at number one , Lane Cove in the lower north shore second and northern beach suburb Manly takes third place . In Melbourne , the inner South reigned supreme with Toorak ( five kilometres South-East of the CBD ) coming in at the top , South Bank ( one km South from the CBD ) scoring second and Port Melbourne ( five kilometres South-West of the CBD ) coming in third most attractive . Queenslander 's however have a wealth of suburbs to choose from , according to the results . The Gold Coast hosts the hottest in Surfers Paradise , Broadbeach and Burleigh Heads . Whereas Brisbane CBD 's finest were said to be in Paddington , New Farm and Hamilton . Lastly , for Perth locals , the top talent was found to be in Scarborough , Como and Canningvale . Less populated cities like Darwin favoured a more modest rating and as a result ranked significantly lower on the list , coming in as the 87th most attractive singles city in Australia , while Hobart missed out on a listing completely . Melbourne minxes : Melbourne was nominated as second sexiest city for singles . Down-to-earth Darwin : The Northern Territory capital scores low at 87th most attractive city due to their modesty . As reported in the Northern Territory News , Darwinian 's believe the reason for their low ranking is n't based on their attractive pool but the fact they have a more down-to-earth nature than rival states . 'Sydney people put much more effort in every day - they put make-up on to go to the corner store , [ whereas ] Darwin blokes are rugged which is much better than guys who shave everywhere and spend hours getting ready , ' said local Aleisha Boyd , 21 . As a self assessed 'attractivity ' survey , the overall results do indicate while Sydney leads the way in confidence , the verdict is still out for which state actually holds the most genetically blessed singles .
Dating website Elite Singles surveyed 28,000 single Australians . The survey found that the average age of a man in Australia is now 37 years old, while women are still on average aged 24 years.