3310.0 - Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2011  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/11/2012   
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DIVORCES INVOLVING CHILDREN

In 2011, there were 23,619 divorces involving children under 18 years of age. This represents 48.3% of all divorces granted.

2.6 Proportion of divorces involving children, Australia - 1991-2011(a)
Graph: 2.6 Proportion of divorces involving children, Australia—1991–2011(a)


The number of children affected by divorce has decreased from 46,337 in 2010 to 43,867 in 2011. However, the average number of children for divorces involving children, has changed very little from 1991 to 2011. In 2011, the average number of children per divorce was 1.9.







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