3301.0 - Births, Australia, 2011 
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Quality Declaration ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/10/2012
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There were 301,617 births registered in Australia in 2011, approximately 3,700 (1.2%) more than the number registered in 2010 (297,903). Just over half (51%) of all births registered in 2011 were male babies, resulting in a sex ratio at birth of 105.7 male births per 100 female births. The median age of all mothers for births registered in 2011 was 30.6 years, while the median age of fathers was 33.0 years.  Footnote(s): (a) Where age is known. (b) Not available for 1974 and earlier years. Source(s): Births, Australia The median age of first-time mothers in 2011 was 28.9 years, 62% of whom were married at the time of giving birth. Of all births registered in 2011, 66% of births were to parents in a registered marriage. For more information see data cube Table 1: Births, Summary, States and territories - 2001 to 2011. The number of confinements resulting in a multiple birth has increased consistently since the 1970s. In 2011, there were 4,560 confinements resulting in a multiple birth; of these 62 were triplets or higher order. The number of confinements was 36% higher than the number recorded in 1991 (3,355 confinements), and 0.7% higher than the number recorded in 2010 (4,527 confinements). For more information see data cube Table 9: Multiple births, States and territories - 2001 to 2011.
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