Marriage and divorce statistics provide valuable information for the analysis of family formation and structure in Australia. This electronic product presents data at the national and state level.
Marriages data is presented by age, previous martial status, country of birth and relative country of birth of both males and females, type of celebrant and whether couples live together prior to marriage. Crude and age-specific marriage rates are also provided.
Divorces data is presented by age, duration of marriage at final separation and at date made absolute, country of birth and number of children.
This product replaces 3306.0.55.001 Marriages Australia (cat. no. 3306.0.55.001) and 3307.0.55.001 Divorces Australia (cat. no. 3307.0.55.001).