3310.0 - Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2008 Quality Declaration
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/08/2009
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MEDIAN AGE AT MARRIAGE The median age of people getting married for the first time is slightly lower than total median age. In 2008, median age of males married for the first time was 29.6 years, and 27.7 years for females. By comparison, in 1989 the median age at first marriage was 26.3 years for males and 24.2 years for females showing a gradual increase in the age profile of marrying couples since this time.
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