09/10 Census Result   »   Sexual Relations   »   One Night Stands

This category explores our intimate relationships with each other. It discovers how we meet and how our modern relationship dynamics work. This category exposes the casual freedom of modern interaction and the continuing evolution in sexual relationships in Australia.

  • Have you ever had a one-night stand? (see comparison)

    • Yes 68.5% 68.3% 69.0%
    • No 12.5% 11.9% 13.9%
    • Did not Answer 19.0% 19.8% 17.1%
  • Which best describes how you feel after a one night stand? (see comparison)

    • Fulfilled 16.5% 17.2% 14.5%
    • Empowered 7.3% 5.5% 12.1%
    • Happy 31.5% 36.3% 18.8%
    • Guilty 5.1% 4.6% 6.4%
    • Empty 10.6% 8.7% 15.7%
    • Dirty 4.7% 3.3% 8.1%
    • Did not Answer 24.3% 24.4% 24.4%
  • Do you find one-night stand sex better or worse than sex with a regular partner? (see comparison)

    • Better 8.1% 9.3% 4.9%
    • Worse 12.7% 10.6% 18.1%
    • You can’t compare 17.4% 17.0% 18.6%
    • It depends on each person 36.5% 37.5% 34.0%
    • The same 1.3% 1.7% 0.5%
    • Did not Answer 24.0% 23.9% 23.9%