Did you know that... 7 in 10 marriages are conducted by a civil celebrant? 1 in 5 will marry more than once in their lifetime? 4 in 5 couples live together before tying the knot? 1 in 3 marriages end in divorce? For more of these stats, check out our latest infographic about Australian trends in weddings and marriages! In 4 of 5 (79%) marriages, couples lived together before tying the knot. Interestingly, couples who did live together before getting married tended to be slightly older than those who had not lived together. Australia sees an average of 332 weddings per day, with this figure rising to an average of 577 in October, the busiest month of the year, and down to 190 in June, the quietest month of the year! A research resource by McCrindle Research

1. Crudemarriagerate:Marriagesper1,000people
InternationalComparisonofMarriages2003to2010
ABSMarriagesandDivorces,3310.0,2010
McCrindleResearch,2012 mccrindle.com.au knowthetimes
weddingsperday
acrossAustralia
SomeSaturdaysexceed2,000
Someweekdayshavelessthan50.
332 QLD
Queenslanders
arethe
mostlikely
tomarry
1in3willend
indivorce
1in5willmarry
morethanonce
Almost
4/5ofcouples
livetogether
beforemarriage
ROADOF
LOVE
Averagelength
ofmarriages
thatend
CertificateofMarriage
ofallweddingsare
conductedbya
civilcelebrant
70%
CertificateofMarriage
arereligious
30%
Religiousweddings
bydenomination
avgfemale
marriesat
29.2
Theavgmale
marriesat
31.5
NumbersofmarriagesinAustraliahavebeen
risingformorethanadecade,nowexceeding
121,000peryear!
Divorceshaveslowedto50,000peryear.
WEDDINGS&MARRIAGES