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National summary tables
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
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| Units | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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Total families | '000 | 3,947 | 3,983 | 4,033 | 4,087 | 4,146 | 4,236 | 4,319 | 4,456 | 4,502 | 4,587 | 4,638 |
Persons who live alone (of persons aged 15 years and over) | % | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
Average family size (persons) | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Couple families with dependants (of all families) | % | 47.6 | 47.2 | 46.7 | 45.8 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 44.7 | 44.3 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 42.9 |
One parent families with dependants (of all families) | % | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Couple only families (of all families) | % | 29.4 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 31.1 | 32.1 |
De facto couples (of all couples) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 5.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 8.2 | n.a. | n.a. |
Couples with dependants, both employed (of all couples with dependants) | % | 40.3 | 42.4 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 50.2 | 50.9 | 53.8 | 55.9 | 53.4 | 53.3 | 52.5 |
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FAMILY FORMATION
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| Units | 1,983 | 1,984 | 1,985 | 1,986 | 1,987 | 1,988 | 1,989 | 1,990 | 1,991 | 1,992 | 1,993 |
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Marriage rate (per 1,000 not married males) | no. | 52.4 | 50.7 | 48.8 | 46.0 | 45.7 | 45.3 | 44.2 | 43.0 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 39.8 |
Median age of men at first marriage | years | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.0 |
Median age of women at first marriage | years | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.8 |
Divorce rate (per 1,000 married males) | no. | 12.2 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.1 |
Median duration of marriage to separation | years | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
Divorces involving children (of all divorces) | % | 61.6 | 61.0 | 60.6 | 59.7 | 58.6 | 57.6 | 55.4 | 55.7 | 54.2 | 52.9 | 52.6 |
Total fertility rate (per woman) | no. | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.87 |
Median age of mothers at nuptial first confinement | years | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.3 |
Births to mothers under 20 years (of all births) | % | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
Births outside marriage (of all births) | % | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.9 |
Births outside marriage acknowledged by father (of all births outside marriage) | % | n.a. | n.a. | 68.2 | 70.6 | 73.0 | 74.4 | 75.9 | 77.1 | 79.5 | 81.0 | 81.7 |
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Reference periods: Data on family formation are for the calendar year. Data on de facto couples are at census date. Data on other living arrangements are at 30 June from 1986; prior to that the reference date was 30 July.
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