MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
1 MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES, Selected Indicators |
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 | | Unit | 2008 | 2007 | 1998 |
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| Crude marriage rate(a) | rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Crude divorce rate(b) | rate | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Median age at first marriage | | | | |
| Males | years | 29.9 | 30.0 | 28.2 |
| Females | years | 27.8 | 27.8 | 26.2 |
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(a) Number of marriages registered in the calendar year per 1,000 of the estimated resident population at 30 June of that year.
(a) Number of divorces granted in the calendar year per 1,000 of the estimated resident population at 30 June of that year.
Source: Marriages, Australia, 2007 (cat. no. 3306.0.55.001); Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2008 (cat. no 3310.0) |
- In the past decade the median age at first marriage has steadily increased for both sexes reaching 29.9 years for males and 27.8 years for females in 2008.
- The crude divorce rate has decreased over the last decade, falling from 2.9 divorces per 1,000 of the estimated resident population in 1998 to 2.2 in 2008.
The following link takes you to the most recent data from the Downloads page of Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2008 (cat. no. 3310.0)
The second link takes you to earlier data from the Downloads page of Marriages, Australia 2007 (cat. no. 3306.0.55.001)
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