Divorce Statistics
A study from 1977 to 1994 found that 43% of all marriages
are likely to end in divorce; 8% within five years, 19% within
10 years, 32% within 20 years and 39% within 30 years.
- Australian Bureau of
Statistics
| |
Divorces
|
Rate
|
Husband's Age
|
Wife's Age
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 1947 |
8705
|
1.1
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
| 1961 |
6712
|
0.6
|
38.7
|
35.9
|
| 1966 |
9859
|
0.8
|
40.4
|
36.9
|
| 1971 |
12,947
|
1.0
|
37.9
|
34.4
|
| 1976 |
63,230
|
4.5
|
36.2
|
33.1
|
| 1981 |
41,412
|
2.8
|
35.5
|
32.8
|
| 1990 |
42,635
|
2.5
|
38.2
|
35.3
|
| 1991 |
45,652
|
2.6
|
38.4
|
35.5
|
| 1992 |
45,729
|
2.6
|
38.7
|
35.9
|
| 1993 |
48,363
|
2.7
|
39.3
|
36.4
|
| 1994 |
48,312
|
2.7
|
39.7
|
36.8
|
| 1995 |
49,712
|
2.8
|
39.9
|
37.1
|
| 1996 |
52,466
|
2.9
|
40.2
|
37.4
|
| 1997 |
51,288
|
2.8
|
40.3
|
37.6
|
| 1998 |
51,370
|
2.7
|
40.5
|
37.8
|
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|
|
|
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Source: Australian Bureau
of Statistics
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