# The Bachelor (Australian TV series) season 9

The ninth season of The Bachelor Australia premiered on 21 July 2021. This season features Jimmy Nicholson, a 31-year-old aeroplane pilot from Sydney, New South Wales.

## Contestants

The season began with 23 contestants.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
| Holly Kingston | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing Manager | Winner |
| Brooke Cleal | 27 | Melbourne, Victoria | Occupational Therapist | Runner-up Returned in Episode 12 Left Episode 8 |
| Jacinta "Jay" Lal | 31 | Sydney, New South Wales | Nutritionist | Episode 15 |
| Carlie Hodges | 33 | Melbourne, Victoria | Corporate Lawyer | Episode 14 |
| Lily Price | 23 | Melbourne, Victoria | Crane Operator | Episode 13 |
| Ashlee "Ash" Lawson | 34 | Brisbane, Queensland | Dance Teacher | Episode 13 |
| Laura O'Loughlin | 28 | Adelaide, South Australia | Speech Pathologist | Episode 12 |
| Tahnee Leeson | 27 | Melbourne, Victoria | Corporate Travel Manager | Episode 11 |
| Stephanie Lynch | 27 | Perth, Western Australia | Business Development Manager | Episode 10 |
| Rebekah Modernel | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Youth Support Worker | Episode 9 |
| Sierah Swepstone | 28 | Melbourne, Victoria | Technical Analyst | Episode 8 |
| Stevie Grey | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Hair Stylist | Episode 7 |
| Tatum Hargraves | 26 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Company Director | Episode 7 |
| Ashleigh Freckleton | 28 | Melbourne, Victoria | Speech Pathologist | Episode 6 |
| Elena Wee | 33 | Sydney, New South Wales | Personal Trainer | Episode 5 |
| Hannah Norman | 26 | Sydney, New South Wales | Nurse | Episode 4 |
| Tamlyn Hoskins | 25 | Sydney, New South Wales | Customer Service Officer | Episode 4 |
| Chanel Tang | 34 | Sydney, New South Wales | Flight Manager | Episode 3 |
| Madison Allen | 24 | Melbourne, Victoria | Marketing Co-Ordinator | Episode 3 |
| Belinda Robinson | 29 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Criminal Lawyer | Episode 2 |
| Jacinta Boys | 29 | Melbourne, Victoria | Executive Recruiter | Episode 2 |
| Annabelle O'Regan | 28 | Sydney, New South Wales | Medical Equipment Installer | Episode 1 |
| Lauren Jenkins | 29 | Adelaide, South Australia | Office Administrator | Episode 1 |

## Call-out order

Jimmy's call-out order :
| # | Bachelorettes | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| # | Bachelorettes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 1 | Brooke | Jay | Brooke | Ash | Holly | Stephanie | Jay | Lily | Carlie | Laura | Holly | Carlie | Ash | Holly | Holly | Brooke | Holly |
| 2 | Carlie | Carlie | Lily | Carlie | Brooke | Tatum | Ash | Brooke | Laura | Tahnee | Carlie | Ash | Carlie | Jay | Brooke | Holly | Brooke |
| 3 | Jay | Lily | Stephanie | Jay | Tatum | Lily | Brooke | Tahnee | Ash | Jay | Ash | Holly | Brooke | Carlie | Jay | Jay | |
| 4 | Laura | Brooke | Holly | Stephanie | Lily | Carlie | Carlie | Rebekah | Rebekah | Ash | Jay | Laura | Lily | Brooke | Carlie | | |
| 5 | Sierah | Ash | Jay | Lily | Jay | Brooke | Holly | Laura | Tahnee | Stephanie | Laura | Lily | Holly | Ash Lily | | | |
| 6 | Belinda | Elena | Stevie | Ashleigh | Carlie | Holly | Laura | Jay | Stephanie | Carlie | Lily | Jay | Jay | Ash Lily | | | |
| 7 | Madison | Hannah | Ash | Rebekah | Ashleigh | Jay | Lily | Carlie | Lily | Holly | Tahnee | Tahnee | Laura | | | | |
| 8 | Ashleigh | Rebekah | Elena | Laura | Rebekah | Ash | Rebekah | Sierah | Jay | Lily | Stephanie | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tamlyn | Madison | Carlie | Brooke | Sierah | Laura | Sierah | Ash | Holly | Rebekah | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Rebekah | Sierah | Tatum | Holly | Tahnee | Tahnee | Stephanie | Holly | Sierah | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tahnee | Stevie | Rebekah | Elena | Elena | Rebekah | Stevie | Stephanie | Brooke | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ash | Holly | Madison | Tatum | Stephanie | Sierah | Tahnee | Stevie | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Lauren | Belinda | Hannah | Hannah | Ash | Stevie | Tatum | Tatum | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stevie | Tamlyn | Ashleigh | Tahnee | Stevie | Ashleigh | Ashleigh | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Hannah | Tatum | Tahnee | Stevie | Laura | Elena | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Holly | Laura | Tamlyn | Tamlyn | Hannah Tamlyn | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Jacinta | Jacinta | Laura | Sierah | Hannah Tamlyn | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Elena | Ashleigh | Chanel | Chanel Madison | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Tatum | Chanel | Sierah | Chanel Madison | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Annabelle | Tahnee | Belinda Jacinta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Chanel | Stephanie | Belinda Jacinta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Stephanie | Annabelle Lauren | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Lily | Annabelle Lauren | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant received the business lounge key, which guarantees one Bachelorette uninterrupted time with Jimmy during their time in the mansion.
    The contestant received a rose during the date
    The contestant received a rose outside of a date or the rose ceremony.
    The contestant was eliminated
    The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
    The contestant was eliminated during the date
    The contestant quit the competition
    The contestant won the competition

### Notes

* ↑ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Ashleigh was eliminated during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
* ↑ The rose ceremony was cancelled after Stephanie quit during the cocktail party. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
* ↑ The rose ceremony took place during a group date in Glenworth Valley.
* ↑ The woman who received this rose in the group date was also guaranteed to be taken on the next single date.
* 1 2 3 The rose ceremony was cancelled when Rebekah quit during the ceremony. Therefore, the remaining women are listed in alphabetical order.
* ↑ Brooke left the competition due to an urgent family matter.

## Episodes
### Episode 1

Original airdate: 21 July 2021
| Event | Description |
| Business Lounge key | Jay |
| Rose ceremony | Annabelle & Lauren were eliminated. |

### Episode 2

Original airdate: 22 July 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Brooke |
| Group date | Stephanie, Laura, Rebekah, Tamlyn, Jacinta, Belinda, Sierah, Tahnee, Tatum & Lily |
| One-on-one time | Lily |
| Rose ceremony | Belinda & Jacinta were eliminated. |

### Episode 3

Original airdate: 28 July 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Ash |
| Group date | Ashleigh, Carlie, Elena, Holly, Jay, Sierah, Stevie & Tahnee |
| One-on-one time | Carlie |
| Rose ceremony | Chanel & Madison were eliminated. |

### Episode 4

Original airdate: 29 July 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Holly |
| Group Date | Ashleigh, Brooke, Carlie, Hannah, Laura, Lily, Stephanie & Tatum |
| One-on-one time | Brooke |
| Rose ceremony | Hannah & Tamlyn were eliminated. |

### Episode 5

Original airdate: 4 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Stephanie |
| Group Date | Brooke, Carlie, Elena, Holly, Jay, Laura, Lily, Stevie, Tahnee & Tatum |
| One-on-one time | Tatum |
| Rose ceremony | Elena was eliminated. |

### Episode 6

Original airdate: 5 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Jay |
| Group Date | Rebekah, Stevie, Ashleigh, Laura & Sierah |
| One-on-one time | Ashleigh |
| Rose ceremony | Ashleigh was eliminated before the rose ceremony; the rose ceremony was cancelled. |

### Episode 7

Original airdate: 11 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Lily |
| Rose ceremony | Tatum quit before the rose ceremony; Stevie was eliminated. |

### Episode 8

Original airdate: 12 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Leave | Brooke left the mansion due to a family matter. |
| Single Date | Carlie |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Laura & Sierah |
| Rose ceremony | Sierah was eliminated. |

### Episode 9

Original airdate: 12 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Laura |
| Group Date | Holly, Lily, Ash, Laura & Tahnee |
| One-on-one time | Tahnee |
| Rose ceremony | Rebekah quit during the rose ceremony; the remaining contestants received their roses. |

### Episode 10

Original airdate: 18 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Holly |
| Rose ceremony | Stephanie quit before the rose ceremony; the rose ceremony was cancelled. |

### Episode 11

Original airdate: 18 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Single Date | Jay |
| Rose ceremony | Tahnee was eliminated. |

### Episode 12

Original airdate: 19 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| One-on-one time | Ash |
| Single Date | Carlie |
| Return | Brooke returned to the competition. |
| Rose ceremony | Laura was eliminated. |

### Episode 13

Original airdate: 25 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date | Brooke |
| Group Date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Ash & Lily were eliminated. |

### Episode 14

Original airdate: 26 August 2021
| Event | Description |
| Hometown #1 | Carlie – Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Hometown #2 | Jay – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Hometown #3 | Holly – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Hometown #4 | Brooke – Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rose ceremony | Carlie was eliminated. |

### Episode 15

Original airdate: 1 September 2021
| Event | Description |
| Single Date #1 | Holly |
| Single Date #2 | Jay |
| Single Date #3 | Brooke |
| Rose ceremony | Jay was eliminated. |

### Episode 16

Original airdate: 2 September 2021
| Event | Description |
| Meet Jimmy's Family #1 | Brooke |
| Meet Jimmy's Family #2 | Holly |
| Final Date #1 | Brooke |
| Final Date #2 | Holly |
| Final decision: | Holly is the winner |

## Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | 21 July 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 482,000 | 18 | 46,000 | 16 | 528,000 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 22 July 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 502,000 | 14 | 53,000 | 13 | 555,000 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 28 July 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 360,000 | 22 | 24,000 | >20 | 384,000 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 29 July 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 369,000 | 17 | 38,000 | 15 | 407,000 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 4 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 366,000 | 21 | 38,000 | 20 | 404,000 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 5 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 375,000 | 20 | 44,000 | 18 | 418,000 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 11 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 414,000 | 18 | 32,000 | 18 | 445,000 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 12 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 412,000 | 15 | 48,000 | 14 | 460,000 | |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 12 August 2021 | Thursday 8:40 pm | 412,000 | 15 | 48,000 | 14 | 460,000 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 18 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 471,000 | 17 | 31,000 | 18 | 502,000 | |
| 11 | Episode 11 | 18 August 2021 | Wednesday 8:30 pm | 471,000 | 17 | 31,000 | 18 | 502,000 | |
| 12 | Episode 12 | 19 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 487,000 | 13 | — | — | 487,000 | |
| 13 | Episode 13 | 25 August 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 445,000 | 17 | — | — | 445,000 | |
| 14 | Episode 14 | 26 August 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 470,000 | 13 | — | — | 470,000 | |
| 15 | Episode 15 | 1 September 2021 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 447,000 | 16 | — | — | 447,000 | |
| 16 | Finale Final Decision | 2 September 2021 | Thursday 7:30 pm Thursday 8:40 pm | 578,000629,000 | 97 | | | 578,000629,000 | |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This episode was aired along with another episode on a double episode night.