In the brunettes versus blondes debate, the verdict is clear in the Great Australian Sex Census results. While 24.4 per cent of those surveyed by dating site redhotpie.com.au said they preferred blondes, 48 per cent were more attracted to brunettes.

Airport worker Shanara Thomasson lives on the Gold Coast and has been a brunette all her life. “I’m really surprised that more men prefer dark hair.”