Crude marriage rate: Marriages per 1,000 people

International Comparison of Marriages 2003 to 2010

ABS Marriages and Divorces, 3310.0, 2010McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle.com.au know the times

weddings per dayacross Australia

Some Saturdays exceed 2,000 Some weekdays have less than 50.

332QLD

Queenslandersare the

most likelyto marry

1in3will endin divorce

1in5will marrymore than once

Almost

4/5of couples

live togetherbefore marriage

ROAD OFLOVEAverage lengthof marriagesthat end

Certificate of Marriage

of all weddings are

conducted by a

civil celebrant

70%Certificate of Marriage

are religious

30%

Religious weddingsby denomination

avg femalemarries at

29.2The avg malemarries at

31.5Numbers of marriages in Australia have beenrising for more than a decade, now exceeding

121,000 per year!Divorces have slowed to 50,000 per year.

WEDDINGS & MARRIAGES