The Hills has become the epicentre of the man-drought sweeping the city, with far more women than men living in the area.

There are 1514 more women than men aged 20 to 44 in Hills, according to analysis of gender statistics across NSW.

It gets worse for the older age group, with 2219 more women than men aged 30 to 49.

This is the highest disproportion of women to men compared with anywhere else in Sydney.

The statistics doesn’t come as a surprise for Hills residents Charlotte Le Hoang, Claire McGhee and Dani Twogood, who believe dating has changed drastically over the years.

“I feel like it’s a lot of younger people. There’s sort of a gap in the middle, and everyone who is 25, 26, 27 have partners and are married or engaged, and there’s not a lot of available men of that age group,” Ms Twogood said.

media_camera Claire McGhee, Charlotte Le Hoang and Dani Twogood. Picture: Peter Kelly

There’s also the danger of getting stuck in the“Hills bubble”, as lack of transport means it’s very difficult to leave the Hills for a night out, Ms McGhee said.

“Everyone knows each other, it’s almost like a bad incest environment,” she said.

Margaret Newitt, founder of Table For Six, said far more women than men use her services.

The service organises dinners for three men and three women in the Hills and around the city as a way of broadening their social circles.

“I think it’s there’s not too many opportunities to be able go out and meet single men that doesn’t feel like a meat market,” she said.

“We do have a lot more ladies contact us than men, but what I’ve learnt over 13 years is there’s different behavioural styles between the two genders.

“When women become single they are fairly proactive when it comes to their dating life. But when men do come out they love the dinners they attend.”

Ms Newitt runs Table For Six dinners around Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill for different age groups.

“Some people might have been married for a long time, and they’re not used to being a single person out there. It’s a wonderful tool to getting used to going out in mixed single company,” she said.

Apps like Tinder have also completely changed the dating scene, according to Ms Twogood.

“They project so much confidence with their muscles and tattoos, but socially it’s a different mentality,” she said.

“They think, ‘I’m not going to approach decent looking girl and have a proper conversation when I can go on Tinder and find someone like that and not have to worry about the whole I actually have to have a personality thing’.”

And guys, you really need to lift your game, according to Ms McGhee.

“I find even the dating habits have changed. It’s always like come over to mine, not how about we go out for a date. It’s such a downer,” she said.

So, where are all the men?

The City of Sydney has 8117 more men than women, Auburn (2672), Parramatta (2542), Newcastle (1647), and Wollongong (1404) also have more than a thousand more men than women in the same age bracket.