New research commissioned by Netflix for the release of Sex Education Season 3 lifts the lid on Aussie sex lives and other pleasures, including how often we’re getting it and what’s really turning us on
To mark the launch of Season 3 of Sex Education, Netflix has released the tit-illating results of their Sex Education National Pleasure Survey to celebrate the iconic series, which embraces its characters’ individual kinks, fantasies and quirks.
Turns out Aussies have eclectic tastes and whether it’s watching porn with a partner, using sex toys or taking a peak at a poop before you flush, there’s something for everyone.
Am I good in bed?
No Otis and Maeve-run sex clinics needed Down Under – Aussie confidence is booming in the bedroom:
- 1 in 10 Aussies rate themselves as a ‘great’ lover and nearly a third (32%) rate themselves as ‘good’
- Millennials are the most confident generation with 59% rating themselves as a ‘great’ or ‘good’ lover
- While men might seem full of bravado, in fact it’s women (16%) who actually rate themselves the highest compared to men (11%)
What’s getting us all hot and bothered?
From threesomes, to sexting, to dressing up, to whipping out their favourite dildo – Aussies love experimenting:
- Popular sexual pastimes for Aussies and their partners include using sex toys (33%), watching porn together (31%) and role play (27%)
- Turns out the hot new office temp could be a bigger draw than a Hollywood Hottie, with 59% of Aussies fantasising over their bff or a work colleague rather than their celebrity crush (27%) or an influencer (21%)
- Women (30%) love a bit of role play or dressing up, whilst men reveal they’d prefer to get involved in a little ménage à trois (13%)
Alone time
Much like Otis at the start of season 2, it’s safe to say as a nation we’re pretty hands on with ourselves:
- 66% of Aussies say they masturbate and 1.9 million claim to do it every day
- Younger people are leading the charge, with half of Gen Z (53%) and millennials (52%) saying they masturbate at least once a week
- Pass the tissues, as there’s been a whopping 18% increase in the number of men masturbating at least once a day in lockdown
Poop, piss, pimples + pints
Yes, sex is important but Aussies claim to get pleasure from some other pretty wacky things outside of the bedroom too.
- 69% of Aussies confess they’ve enjoyed peeing in the shower
- 65% love popping their pimples or blackheads
- 65% admit to taking a peak at their poop before flushing
- 1.8 million Aussies also enjoy drinking a cold beverage in the shower – shower beer anyone?
So what does this all mean? Aussie sexologist, Aleeya Hachem, gives us her spin:
“The research shows Australians are confident, experimental and open, much like the characters reflected in Sex Education. Knowing what you’re into and embodying confidence will always be one of the biggest turn ons for you and your partner, and is a key takeaway from the latest series.”
Take part in the Sex Education National Pleasure Survey yourself HERE
About Sex Education
It’s a new year, Otis is having casual sex, Eric and Adam are official, and Jean has a baby on the way. Meanwhile, new headteacher Hope tries to return Moordale to a pillar of excellence, Aimee discovers feminism, Jackson gets a crush and a lost voicemail still looms. Prepare for commitment animals, alien phenomena, vulva cupcakes and much more of Madam Groff.
