According to a 2020 survey on sexual activity in Australia, the use of dating apps and online dating platforms during the COVID-19 lockdown declined across all sexual identities compared to 2019. There was an 10.6 percent decline in dating app and online dating use among heterosexuals in this time period.
Use of dating apps before and during COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by sexual identity
Survey participants were asked to report on their sexual experiences and practices during 2019 and during the "lockdown" (after COVID-19 restrictions were put in place on March 22, 2020).
*Men who have sex with men (including bisexual men)
**Women who have sex with women (including bisexual women)
***Asexual, non-binary, and those who selected "something else"
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BMJ Open. (November 17, 2020). Use of dating apps before and during COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261643/australia-dating-app-use-during-lockdown-by-sexual-identity/
BMJ Open. "Use of dating apps before and during COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by sexual identity." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261643/australia-dating-app-use-during-lockdown-by-sexual-identity/
BMJ Open. (2020). Use of dating apps before and during COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261643/australia-dating-app-use-during-lockdown-by-sexual-identity/
BMJ Open. "Use of Dating Apps before and during Covid-19 Lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261643/australia-dating-app-use-during-lockdown-by-sexual-identity/
BMJ Open, Use of dating apps before and during COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261643/australia-dating-app-use-during-lockdown-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Use of dating apps before and during COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia from 2019 to 2020, by sexual identity [Graph], BMJ Open, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261643/australia-dating-app-use-during-lockdown-by-sexual-identity/
