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Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows Brisbane is the most youthful of the state capitals.

According to the data, Brisbane’s median age is 36.5 years, which is younger than Melbourne (36.6), Sydney (36.8), Perth (37.6), Hobart (38.9) and Adelaide (39.2). Territorians tend to be younger still.

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Brisbane also has a higher proportion of its population aged in the spritely 20-44 year bracket (47 per cent) than the rest of Queensland (31 per cent), due to young adults moving to the River City for study and work.

As a consequence, Brisbane also has a lower proportion aged 55 years and over (25 per cent) than the rest of the state (32 per cent).

For those on the straight dating scene, Brisbane isn’t far off having a gender balance (98.2 males for every 100 females), with the ABS placing it in front of Melbourne (97.9) but behind Sydney (99) and Perth (99.6).

At a local level, Robina on the Gold Coast has one of the lowest rates of males per females (82.2) in Australia, due to its older population and men dying younger. By contrast, Wacol has the highest rate nationally (278.1) but only because of all the men’s prisons.