NUMBER OF DIVORCES
The number of divorces granted in Australia have been decreasing each year since reaching a peak in 2001.
This trend continued in 2008 with 47,209 divorces granted in comparison to 47,963 in 2007, showing a decrease of 754 or 1.6% over this period. The number of divorces granted in 2008 was 10.5% lower when compared to 2004, and 10.2% lower when compared to 1999 due to a peak in the number of divorces granted in 2001.
Divorces granted, Australia - 1989-2008
![Graph: Divorces granted, Australia - 1989–2008](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/91f72cb52e908514ca25709f0000a6a8/f2e5a9b232fe07b9ca2576200015a8b7/Body/0.3FE!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)