Microburbs reveals Ashley Madison’s most adulterous suburbs in Australia

That’s right. We went through the credit card transactions from the Ashley Madison dump to find unique users and used this to identify the most adulterous places in the country – or at least the most curious about Ashley Madison.

Showing postcodes with at least 1000 residents. We sort by % of adult population on Ashley Madison.

The top 20 in NSW and ACT:

Rank	PostCode	# Ashley Madison accounts	Adult residents	% of adult population
1	BARANGAROO, DAWES POINT, HAYMARKET 2000	662	30033	2.20%
2	BARTON, CANBERRA, CAPITAL HILL 2600	70	6248	1.12%
3	BAR BEACH, COOKS HILL, NEWCASTLE 2300	67	9226	0.72%
4	HMAS PLATYPUS, HMAS WATERHEN, LAVENDER BAY 2060	78	11400	0.68%
5	DOUBLE BAY 2028	24	4065	0.59%
6	ALEXANDRIA, BEACONSFIELD, EVELEIGH 2015	40	7391	0.54%
7	MANLY, MANLY EAST 2095	65	13409	0.48%
8	HOMEBUSH BAY, NEWINGTON, SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK 2127	29	7166	0.40%
9	PYRMONT 2009	43	10889	0.39%
10	MASCOT, SYDNEY DOMESTIC AIRPORT, SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2020	36	9203	0.39%
11	ACTON, BLACK MOUNTAIN, CANBERRA 2601	23	5947	0.38%
12	BALMAIN, BALMAIN EAST, BIRCHGROVE 2041	47	12243	0.38%
13	CURL CURL, FRESHWATER, QUEENSCLIFF 2096	41	11049	0.37%
14	WATERLOO, ZETLAND 2017	49	13378	0.36%
15	GREENWAY, TUGGERANONG 2900	5	1402	0.35%
16	DOVER HEIGHTS, HMAS WATSON, ROSE BAY NORTH 2030	38	10903	0.34%
17	CHURCH POINT, ELVINA BAY, LOVETT BAY 2105	5	1436	0.34%
18	NEUTRAL BAY, NEUTRAL BAY JUNCTION 2089	34	9797	0.34%
19	CROWS NEST, GREENWICH, NAREMBURN 2065	83	24194	0.34%
20	COASTERS RETREAT, GREAT MACKEREL BEACH, PALM BEACH2108	5	1461	0.34%

 

Top 20 in Victoria:

Rank	PostCode	# Ashley Madison accounts	Adult residents	% of adult population
1	MELBOURNE 3000	639	28253	2.26%
2	SOUTH MELBOURNE, SOUTH MELBOURNE DC 3205	51	8246	0.61%
3	BAREENA, GEELONG, NEWTOWN 3220	68	13265	0.51%
4	MELBOURNE, ST KILDA ROAD CENTRAL 3004	43	8740	0.49%
5	WONGA PARK 3115	13	2971	0.43%
6	DOCKLANDS 3008	23	5279	0.43%
7	WILLIAMS LANDING, WILLIAMS RAAF 3027	11	2549	0.43%
8	CARRUM, PATTERSON LAKES 3197	37	9015	0.41%
9	PLUMPTON, ROCKBANK 3335	6	1480	0.40%
10	COLLINGWOOD, COLLINGWOOD NORTH 3066	22	5539	0.39%
11	TYABB 3913	10	2561	0.39%
12	ST KILDA, ST KILDA SOUTH, ST KILDA WEST 3182	75	19400	0.38%
13	GARDEN CITY, PORT MELBOURNE 3207	47	12419	0.37%
14	CAMPBELLFIELD 3061	16	4259	0.37%
15	BURNLEY, BURNLEY NORTH, CREMORNE 3121	88	23563	0.37%
16	WEST MELBOURNE 3003	13	3573	0.36%
17	NEERIM, NEERIM EAST, NEERIM SOUTH 3831	4	1120	0.35%
18	HAWKSBURN, TOORAK 3142	39	11205	0.34%
19	BRIGHTON ROAD, ELWOOD 3184	43	12388	0.34%
20	SOUTH WHARF, SOUTHBANK 3006	47	13588	0.34%

 

Top 20 in Queensland:

Rank	PostCode	# Ashley Madison accounts	Adult residents	% of adult population
1	BRISBANE, BRISBANE ADELAIDE STREET, BRISBANE GPO 4000	359	19948	1.79%
2	ALBION, ALBION BC, ALBION DC 4010	9	1770	0.50%
3	BRISBANE MARKET, ROCKLEA, ROCKLEA DC 4106	5	1075	0.46%
4	NEW FARM 4005	43	10392	0.41%
5	ASCOT, HAMILTON, HAMILTON CENTRAL 4007	36	9287	0.38%
6	BELGIAN GARDENS, CAPE CLEVELAND, CASTLE HILL 4810	76	20182	0.37%
7	EAST BRISBANE, KANGAROO POINT 4169	45	12018	0.37%
8	ARCHERFIELD, ARCHERFIELD BC, COOPERS PLAINS 4108	15	4039	0.37%
9	MANGO HILL, NORTH LAKES 4509	50	13611	0.36%
10	MURARRIE 4172	10	3154	0.31%
11	AEROGLEN, BARRON GORGE, BRINSMEAD 4870	182	58447	0.31%
12	CLAYFIELD, HENDRA 4011	36	11981	0.30%
13	TINGALPA, TINGALPA BC, TINGALPA DC 4173	20	6732	0.29%
14	ALEXANDRA HEADLAND 4572	11	3757	0.29%
15	BOWEN HILLS, FORTITUDE VALLEY, FORTITUDE VALLEY BC4006	45	15669	0.28%
16	ALEXANDRA, ALLIGATOR CREEK, ANDERGROVE 4740	177	61887	0.28%
17	MILTON, MILTON BC, PADDINGTON 4064	24	8436	0.28%
18	BALMORAL, BULIMBA, HAWTHORNE 4171	32	11418	0.28%
19	BENOBBLE, BIDDADDABA, BOYLAND 4275	7	2552	0.27%
20	COTTON TREE, KULUIN, MAROOCHYDORE 4558	44	16122	0.27%

 

Top 20 in South Australia:

Rank	PostCode	# Ashley Madison accounts	Adult residents	% of adult population
1	ADELAIDE, ADELAIDE BC, CITY WEST CAMPUS 5000	247	15740	1.56%
2	BIRDWOOD 5234	5	1011	0.49%
3	KUDLA, MUNNO PARA, MUNNO PARA DOWNS 5115	18	5097	0.35%
4	BOWDEN, BROMPTON, HINDMARSH 5007	17	5212	0.32%
5	GLENELG, GLENELG EAST, GLENELG JETTY ROAD 5045	38	14001	0.27%
6	WOODVILLE, WOODVILLE PARK, WOODVILLE SOUTH 5011	22	8137	0.27%
7	NORTH ADELAIDE, NORTH ADELAIDE MELBOURNE ST 5006	16	6815	0.23%
8	HYDE PARK, MALVERN, UNLEY 5061	18	7873	0.22%
9	LOBETHAL 5241	4	1800	0.22%
10	BLAKISTON, LITTLEHAMPTON, TOTNESS 5250	5	2282	0.21%
11	BUCKLAND PARK, VIRGINIA 5120	3	1396	0.21%
12	BRUKUNGA, DAWESLEY, HAY VALLEY 5252	9	4236	0.21%
13	CHRISTIES BEACH, CHRISTIES BEACH NORTH 5165	9	4244	0.21%
14	EVANSTON, EVANSTON GARDENS, EVANSTON PARK 5116	13	6183	0.21%
15	NOARLUNGA CENTRE, NOARLUNGA DOWNS, OLD NOARLUNGA5168	8	3827	0.20%
16	NORTH HAVEN, OUTER HARBOR 5018	10	4799	0.20%
17	ANDREWS FARM, BLAKEVIEW, CRAIGMORE 5114	43	21557	0.19%
18	EASTWOOD, FREWVILLE, FULLARTON 5063	20	10029	0.19%
19	ASHFORD, BLACK FOREST, EVERARD PARK 5035	10	5086	0.19%
20	CLELAND, CRAFERS, CRAFERS WEST 5152	9	4631	0.19%

 

Top 20 in Western Australia:

Rank	PostCode	# Ashley Madison accounts	Adult residents	% of adult population
1	CITY DELIVERY CENTRE, PERTH, PERTH GPO 6000	275	11900	2.31%
2	KINGS PARK, WEST PERTH 6005	26	5245	0.49%
3	JURIEN BAY 6516	5	1169	0.42%
4	HERDSMAN, OSBORNE PARK, OSBORNE PARK DC 6017	15	3527	0.42%
5	TWO ROCKS 6037	7	1659	0.42%
6	MUNDARING, MUNDARING DC 6073	10	2424	0.41%
7	BUTLER, JINDALEE 6036	27	7291	0.37%
8	FREMANTLE 6160	27	7491	0.36%
9	SECRET HARBOUR 6173	24	6972	0.34%
10	SCARBOROUGH, WEMBLEY DOWNS 6019	54	17175	0.31%
11	RIVERVALE 6103	22	7268	0.30%
12	LEDA, WELLARD 6170	14	4763	0.29%
13	HIGHGATE, NORTHBRIDGE 6003	8	2744	0.29%
14	YANCHEP 6035	9	3127	0.28%
15	BANKSIA GROVE, CARRAMAR, NEERABUP 6031	21	7927	0.26%
16	AVELEY, BELHUS, BRIGADOON 6069	47	17852	0.26%
17	BAUDIN, COWARAMUP, GRACETOWN 6284	3	1142	0.26%
18	BURSWOOD, LATHLAIN, VICTORIA PARK 6100	32	12305	0.26%
19	BURNS BEACH, CURRAMBINE, ILUKA 6028	39	15096	0.25%
20	CARLISLE, CARLISLE NORTH, CARLISLE SOUTH 6101	32	12448	0.25%

 

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