3310.0 - Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/08/2009   
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AGE AT MARRIAGE, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE

Of all females granted divorce in 2008, 61.9% were aged under 45 years. In comparison, only 52.4% of males granted a divorce were in this age group. This is consistent with the overall trend towards higher median age of males compared to females at marriage, separation and divorce in 2008.

Age at divorce, Australia, 2008
Graph: Age at divorce,  Australia,  2008


Median marriage age for males divorced in 2008 was 27.8 years, compared to 25.4 years for females. Median age for males at separation in 2008 was 40.5 years, compared to 37.8 years for females. Median age for males granted divorce in 2008 was 44.1 years, compared with 41.4 years for females.

Median age at divorce has been increasing steadily for both males and females over the past 20 years. This trend continued in 2008 for females, with median age increasing by 0.1 years, however, the median age at divorce for males has decreased by 0.1 years in 2008 from 44.2 years in 2007.

Median age at divorce, Australia, 1989-2008
Graph: Median age at divorce,  Australia,  1989–2008








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