In a 2024 survey conducted in Melbourne, Australia, over ** percent of male LGBTQ respondents said they met male sex partners using mobile apps in the past six months. Almost ** percent of male LGBTQ survey respondents had met male sex partners at a sauna or sex venue that year.
Data refers to where participants met their male sex partners in the six months prior to the survey.
Prior to 2024, the questionnaire only asked about where participants met male sex partners. In 2024, the questionnaire did not specify the gender of sex partners.
* In 2024, the questionnaire was changed from ‘Gay bar’ to ‘Gay or queer bar’.
** In 2024, the questionnaire was changed from ‘Beat’ to ‘Beat or cruising ground’ .
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University of New South Wales. (September 1, 2024). Breakdown of where gay and bisexual male adults meet sex partners in Melbourne, Australia as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387018/australia-where-gay-and-bisexual-male-adults-met-sex-partners-melbourne/
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