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Over the last 20 years, the proportion of joint applications for divorce has increased, while the proportion of applications by a single person has decreased.
In 2010, the number of joint applications (18,941) has for the first time become the largest of all reported applicants.
2.8 Type of divorce applicant, Australia - 1990-2010