Women are more likely to find love in the outer suburbs while men have more choice in the inner-city - and plenty of other places.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has this week revealed the areas which have the highest proportion of males and females, with some surprising results.

The man drought continues, with every capital city except Darwin having more women.

Suburban and regional areas offered more potential for single heterosexual women, at least if they were prepared to either get in the car, set their sights on a man in uniform or consider someone from a different culture.

Demographer Bernard Salt said occupations often caused the big gender divides.

'There are simply more women than men because men die earlier,' he told Daily Mail Australia on Friday.

'Different occupations tend to have men cluster in different areas so you have more men in mining communities, farming communities, in military establishments.

'Women tend to congregate in major cities where there are universities and hospitals, which tend to favour their skills sets.'

Women are more likely to find love in the outer suburbs while men have more choice in the inner-city

Where it's raining men Howard Springs, Northern Territory, 306:100 East Pilbara: Western Australia, 292:100 Wacol, Queensland, 241:100 Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory, 229:100 Rockbank/Mount Cottrell, Victoria, 158:100 Auburn, New South Wales, 141.4 to 100 Junee, NSW, 137:100 Darlinghurst/Surry Hills, NSW: 132:100 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics sex ratio of men to women Advertisement

Sydney

Auburn, a half-hour drive west of central Sydney, has 141 males for every 100 females.

Almost half, or 43 per cent, of residents in this multicultural suburb are also Muslim.

'Sometimes you get various ethnic groups that are over represented with men largely because men tend to migrate at a greater rate than women,' Mr Salt said.

On the other side of the city, Sydney's eastern suburbs has a significantly higher than average proportion of same-sex attracted residents, with men vastly outnumbering women.

Surry Hills and neighbouring Darlinghurst both have 132 males for every 100 females.

The gender ratio was dramatically different in nearby Woollahra, the home of celebrities and chief executives, which had just 82 men for every 100 women.

In Castle Hill, in the city's north-west, there were just 85 men for every 100 women.

Auburn, a half-hour drive west of central Sydney, has 141 males for every 100 females

Where to find women Woollahra, NSW, 82:100 Deakin, ACT, 82:100 Castle Hill, NSW, 85:100 Mosman Park/Peppermint Grove, WA, 85:100 Acton, ACT, 86:100 Newstead, Tasmania, 87:100 Devonport, Tasmania, 88:100 Carlton, Victoria, 88:100 South Yarra, Victoria, 88:100 Mornington, Victoria, 88:100 Source: ABS sex ratio of women to men Advertisement

Melbourne

Inner-city areas are certainly a haven for men.

Carlton and South Yarra have 88 males for every 100 females.

Men who prefer the suburbs can head to Balwyn, a 20-minute drive away, where there's a similar gender ratio.

The Mornington Peninsula area, 70km from the city, offers a similar level of choice for men.

Women seeking love have to drive to Melbourne's western fringes.

Rockbank and neighbouring Mount Cottrell, 30km west of the city, has 158 males for every 100 females.

Rest of Australia

Mr Salt said women in capital cities looking for a man should take a holiday in a rural area.

'Move around, take a holiday. If you live in the inner-city, perhaps go to a farming community for a holiday - a farmer wants a wife is well positioned,' he said.

Ladies who don't mind the heat could certainly try Darwin, the only capital city in Australia where men outnumber women.

The Howard Springs area has 306 males for every 100 females, due to its proximity to army barracks.

Women who prefer a man in uniform closer to the city centre have choice in Larrakeyah, the home of a naval base, where there are 124 men for every 100 women.

Inner-city areas are certainly a haven for men. Carlton and South Yarra (Prahan Market, pictured) have 88 males for every 100 females

Canberra is also home to an extreme gender imbalance for similar reasons.

Duntroon, the home of the Royal Military College, has 229 males for every female, and had a median age of just 22.

A short drive away, the sex ratio is reversed at Acton, a youthful suburb with a median age of just 21 where there are just 86 males for every 100 females.

It is also home to Australian National University.

Ladies who don't mind the heat could certainly try Darwin, the only capital city in Australia where men outnumber women (pictured are Australian Army troops in Darwin marching on Anzac Day)

Nearby Deakin, a short walk from Parliament House, has an even more severe man drought, with just 82 males for every 100 females.

Mining areas in Western Australia's remote East Pilbara region also have a severe gender imbalance, with 292 men for every 100 women.

Areas with prisons also have significantly more men than women with Wacol, in Brisbane's south-west, having 241 males for every 100 females.

Conversely, wealthier areas near the city offer more choice for men, with upmarket Mosman Park and Peppermint Grove in Perth's west having 85 men for every 100 women.

A small handful of regional areas also have more women than men, including Albany, south of Perth, which has 87 males for every 100 females.

In Tasmania, Launceston is female-dominated with 87 men for every 100 women in inner-city Newstead.

The ratio is 88 males for every 100 females in nearby Norwood.

Devonport, in the state's north, has a similar ratio.