The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 5

The fifth season of The Bachelor Australia premiered on 26 July 2017.^[1] This season features Matty Johnson, a 29-year-old marketing director from Sydney, New South Wales, courting 22 women.^[2][3] Johnson previously appeared on the second season of The Bachelorette Australia featuring Georgia Love, where he was the runner-up.

The Bachelor
Season 5
Starring	Matty Johnson
Presented by	Osher Günsberg
No. of contestants	22
Winner	Laura Byrne
Runner-up	Elise Stacy
No. of episodes	16
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Original release	26 July (2017-07-26) – 14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)
Season chronology

Contestants

The season began with 22 contestants.^[4]

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Eliminated
Laura Byrne	31	Sydney, New South Wales	Jewellery Designer	Winner
Elise Stacy	30	Perth, Western Australia	Marketing Executive	Runner-Up
Tara Pavlovic	27	Gold Coast, Queensland	Nanny	Episode 15
Florence Moerenhout	27	Melbourne, Victoria	Brand Manager	Episode 14
Elora Murger	27	Sydney, New South Wales	Fitness Trainer	Episode 13
Cobie Frost	30	Brisbane, Queensland	Coal Plant Operator
Lisa Carlton	24	Melbourne, Victoria	Model	Episode 12
Simone Ormesher	25	Melbourne, Victoria	Office Administrator	Episode 11
Jennifer Hawke	28	Sydney, New South Wales	Marketing Manager	Episode 10 (quit)
Michelle Paxton	31	Adelaide, South Australia	Police Officer	Episode 9
Stephanie Boulton	23	Perth, Western Australia	Safety Administrator	Episode 8
Alix McDermott	24	Austinmer, New South Wales	Body Painter
Sharlene Mik	26	Melbourne, Victoria	Wedding Planner
Leah Costa	24	Melbourne, Victoria	Architecture Student	Episode 7
Natalie Holmberg	26	Adelaide, South Australia	Midwife	Episode 6
Sian Kelly	24	Perth, Western Australia	Retail Assistant	Episode 5
Elizabeth Duncan	31	Sydney, New South Wales	Property Executive
Belinda Rygier	34	Brisbane, Queensland	Love Coach	Episode 4
Akoulina Ktoiants	29	Gold Coast, Queensland	Gymnastics Coach	Episode 3
Laura-Ann Rullo	27	Melbourne, Victoria	Criminal Lawyer	Episode 2
Stacey Simpson	26	Townsville, Queensland	Gym Instructor	Episode 1
Monica Brown	26	Melbourne, Victoria	Medical Receptionist

Call-out order

Matty's call-out order

#	Bachelorettes	Episode
		1	2	3[a]	4	5[b]	6	7[c]	8	9	10[d]	11	12	13	14	15	16
1	Alix	Michelle	Elora	Laura	Cobie	Florence	Tara	Alix	Elora	Elise	Elise	Laura	Florence	Elise	Elise	Laura	Laura
2	Tara	Lisa	Lisa	Alix	Tara	Jennifer	Elora	Cobie	Florence	Tara	Cobie	Cobie	Cobie	Tara	Tara	Elise	Elise
3	Laura	Laura	Cobie	Belinda	Florence	Laura	Elise	Elise	Tara	Cobie	Elora	Elora	Tara	Laura	Laura	Tara
4	Cobie	Alix	Alix	Cobie	Elora	Tara	Simone	Elora	Elise	Lisa	Florence	Elise	Elise	Florence	Florence
5	Simone	Elora	Simone	Leah	Michelle	Sharlene	Alix	Florence	Laura	Laura	Laura	Tara	Laura	Elora
6	Elise	Cobie	Laura	Lisa	Laura	Leah	Florence	Jennifer	Michelle	Florence	Lisa	Florence	Elora	Cobie
7	Monica	Elise	Akoulina	Stephanie	Simone	Elora	Laura	Laura	Cobie	Jennifer	Simone	Lisa	Lisa
8	Laura-Ann	Tara	Elise	Sharlene	Lisa	Alix	Stephanie	Lisa	Simone	Simone	Tara	Simone
9	Elizabeth	Simone	Michelle	Michelle	Alix	Cobie	Lisa	Michelle	Jennifer	Elora	Jennifer
10	Stephanie	Laura-Ann	Sian	Elise	Natalie	Elise	Cobie	Sharlene	Lisa	Michelle
11	Sharlene	Akoulina	Elizabeth	Elora	Sian	Lisa	Leah	Simone	Stephanie Alix
12	Stacey	Leah	Florence	Simone	Jennifer	Michelle	Jennifer	Stephanie
13	Sian	Sian	Stephanie	Elizabeth	Leah	Natalie	Sharlene	Tara	Sharlene
14	Jennifer	Florence	Tara	Florence	Sharlene	Simone	Michelle	Leah
15	Natalie	Stephanie	Jennifer	Jennifer	Stephanie	Stephanie	Natalie
16	Michelle	Natalie	Sharlene	Natalie	Elizabeth	Sian
17	Belinda	Belinda	Belinda	Sian	Elise	Elizabeth
18	Florence	Jennifer	Natalie	Tara	Belinda
19	Akoulina	Sharlene	Leah	Akoulina
20	Lisa	Elizabeth	Laura-Ann
21	Leah	Stacey Monica
22	Elora

  The contestant received the first impression rose.

  The contestant received a rose during a date.

  The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.

  The contestant was eliminated.

  The contestant was eliminated during a date.

  The contestant quit the competition.

  The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.

  The contestant won the competition.

1. The rose ceremony took place during the group date. Therefore, the women not on the group date are listed in alphabetical order.
2. After Elora received her rose, the rose ceremony was cancelled when Matty pulled Sian aside and eliminated her outside of the rose ceremony. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
3. The rose ceremony was cancelled after Leah was eliminated during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
4. The rose ceremony was cancelled after Jennifer decided to quit during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: 26 July 2017

Event	Description
First impression rose	Michelle
Rose ceremony	Monica & Stacey were eliminated.

Episode 2

Original airdate: 27 July 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Elora Lisa
Group date	Cobie, Elizabeth, Sian, Laura, Florence, Tara, Simone, Natalie, Leah and Jennifer
Rose ceremony	Laura-Ann was eliminated.

Episode 3

Original airdate: 2 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Laura
Group date	Cobie, Stephanie, Michelle, Akoulina, Elora, Alix, Lisa, Belinda, Elise, Sharlene, Leah and Simone Alix got the group date rose during the banquet.
Rose ceremony	Akoulina was eliminated.

Episode 4

Original airdate: 3 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Cobie
Group date	Everyone
Rose ceremony	Belinda was eliminated.

Episode 5

Original airdate: 9 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Florence
Two-on-one date	Elizabeth and Jennifer
Rose ceremony	Elizabeth was eliminated during the two-on-one date. Sian was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.

Episode 6

Original airdate: 10 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Tara
Group date	Leah, Elise, Laura, Elora, Natalie and Simone
One-on-one time	Simone
Rose ceremony	Natalie was eliminated.

Episode 7

Original airdate: 16 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Alix
Group date	Leah, Jennifer, Laura, Lisa, Tara and Elise
One-on-one time	Laura
Rose ceremony	Leah was eliminated outside the rose ceremony.

Episode 8

Original airdate: 17 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Elora
Group date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Florence
Rose ceremony	Sharlene was eliminated during the cocktail party. Alix & Stephanie were eliminated during the rose ceremony.

Episode 9

Original airdate: 23 August 2017

Event	Description
Group date	Jennifer, Simone, Elise and Cobie
One-on-one time	Elise
Single date	Tara
Rose ceremony	Michelle was eliminated.

Episode 10

Original airdate: 24 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Elise
Group date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Lisa, Tara, Cobie and Elora
Rose ceremony	Jennifer quit before the rose ceremony.

Episode 11

Original airdate: 30 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Laura
Group date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Elise
Rose ceremony	Simone was eliminated.

Episode 12

Original airdate: 31 August 2017

Event	Description
Single date	Florence
Group date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Tara
Rose ceremony	Lisa was eliminated.

Episode 13

Original airdate: 6 September 2017

Event	Description
Group date	Everyone
One-on-one time	Elise
Single date	Cobie
Rose ceremony	Cobie was eliminated during her single date. Elora was eliminated during the rose ceremony.

Episode 14

Original airdate: 7 September 2017

Event	Description
Hometown #1	Tara – Gold Coast, Queensland
Hometown #2	Florence – Melbourne, Victoria
Hometown #3	Elise – Encounter Bay, South Australia
Hometown #4	Laura – Sydney, New South Wales
Rose ceremony	Florence was eliminated.

Episode 15

Original airdate: 13 September 2017

Event	Description
Single Date #1	Laura
Single Date #2	Elise
Single Date #3	Tara
Rose ceremony	Tara was eliminated.

Episode 16

Original airdate: 14 September 2017
Location: Phang Nga, Thailand

Event	Description
Meet Matty's Family #1	Elise
Meet Matty's Family #2	Laura
Final Date #1	Elise
Final Date #2	Laura
Final Decision:	Laura is the winner

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
				Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	Episode 1	26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	846,000	5	53,000	5	899,000	[5][6]
2	Episode 2	27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)	Thursday 7:30 pm	739,000	6	116,000	5	855,000	[7][8]
3	Episode 3	2 August 2017 (2017-08-02)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	715,000	12	47,000	11	762,000	[9][10]
4	Episode 4	3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)	Thursday 7:30 pm	726,000	7	73,000	6	799,000	[11][12]
5	Episode 5	9 August 2017 (2017-08-09)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	753,000	7	57,000	9	810,000	[13][14]
6	Episode 6	10 August 2017 (2017-08-10)	Thursday 7:30 pm	764,000	6	87,000	5	851,000	[15][16]
7	Episode 7	16 August 2017 (2017-08-16)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	736,000	8	73,000	9	809,000	[17][18]
8	Episode 8	17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)	Thursday 7:30 pm	787,000	5	114,000	5	901,000	[19][20]
9	Episode 9	23 August 2017 (2017-08-23)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	749,000	7	57,000	7	806,000	[21][22]
10	Episode 10	24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)	Thursday 7:30 pm	736,000	6	82,000	6	818,000	[23][24]
11	Episode 11	30 August 2017 (2017-08-30)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	680,000	11	44,000	10	724,000	[25][26]
12	Episode 12	31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)	Thursday 7:30 pm	739,000	6	96,000	4	835,000	[27][28]
13	Episode 13	6 September 2017 (2017-09-06)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	717,000	9	50,000	10	767,000	[29][30]
14	Episode 14	7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)	Thursday 7:30 pm	717,000	7	108,000	6	825,000	[31][32]
15	Episode 15	13 September 2017 (2017-09-13)	Wednesday 7:30 pm	816,000	7	27,000	8	843,000	[33][34]
16	Finale Final Decision	14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)	Thursday 7:30 pm Thursday 9:00 pm	980,000 1,116,000	3 1	38,000 48,000	2 1	1,018,000 1,164,000	[35][36]