3306.0.55.001 - Marriages, Australia, 2006  
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INTRODUCTION TO DATA CUBES

The Excel file provided contains detailed marriage tables for the electronic product Marriages, Australia 2006 (cat. no. 3306.0.55.001). Each spreadsheet in the file contains one table. There are ten tables in total and these are listed and described below.

Links to the Explanatory Notes and Glossary of Terms are provided.

TABLES

Table 1. Selected marriage indicators, Australia, Selected years from 1986 to 2006
Contains data for Australia for 1986, 1996 and 2001-2006, on: All marriages: registered marriages, crude marriage rates, previous marital status by first marriage and remarriage, marriages performed by ministers of religion or civil, relative birthplace of bridegroom and bride; Bridegroom: age specific marriage rates, marital status at marriage, median age at marriage by previous marital status; Bride: age specific marriage rates, marital status at marriage, median age at marriage by previous marital status.

Table 2. International comparison of marriages, Selected years
Contains number of marriages and crude marriage rate for selected countries and years. The source of this international data in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2004 and earlier issues.

Table 3. Age-specific marriage, Numbers of bridegrooms, Selected years from 1981- 2006
Contains data for Australia on age-specific first marriage, remarriage and total marriage for the number of bridegrooms for 1981,1986,1991,1996, 2001 and 2006.

Table 4. Age-specific marriage, Numbers of brides, Selected years from 1981- 2006
Contains data for Australia on age-specific first marriage, remarriage and total marriage for the number of brides for 1981,1986,1991,1996, 2001 and 2006.

Table 5. Country of birth of bridegrooms, Selected marriage indicators, 2006
Contains data for Australia on the relative country of birth of bridegroom, type of marriage celebrant, marital status at marriage, median age marriage by previous marital status, median duration of residence in Australia and cohabitation prior to marriage.

Table 6. Country of birth of bride, Selected marriage indicators, 2006
Contains data for Australia on the relative country of birth of bride, category of marriage celebrant, marital status at marriage, median age marriage by previous marital status, median duration of residence in Australia and cohabitation prior to marriage.

Table 7. Selected marriage indicators, States and territories 2006
Contains data on: All marriages: registered marriages, crude marriage rates, previous marital status, marriages performed by ministers of religion or civil, relative birthplace of bridegroom and bride; Bridegroom: age specific marriage rates, marital status at marriage, median age at marriage by previous marital status; Bride: age specific marriage rates, marital status at marriage, median age at marriage by previous marital status.

Table 8. Previous marital status, States and territories, 2006
Contains data on previous marital status of bride by previous marriage status of bridegroom.

Table 9. Category of celebrants, States and Territories, 2006
Contains data on marriages performed by ministers of religion and civil celebrants.

Table 10. Cohabitation prior to marriage, Selected indicators, States and Territories, 2006
Contains data on: All marriages of cohabiting couples: proportion of total marriages, crude marriage rate, previous marital status, celebrants, relative birthplace of bridegroom and bride; Bridegroom of cohabiting couples: age specific marriage rates by age groups, marital status at marriage, median age at marriage by previous marital status; Bride: age specific marriage rates by age groups, marital status at marriage, median age at marriage by previous marital status.