Australian marriage statistics improved since 2001

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that the number of marriages is on the rise, with divorce rates dropping.

• Divorce surged in the 1970s when changes to family law made divorce easier, and grew steadily until 2001.
• Divorce rates have dropped slightly every year since 2001.
• Marriages now last an average of 12.3 years compared to 10.9 in 1994.
• Marriages now start later - the average age is now 28 for grooms and 27 for brides, up from 23 and 21 in 1971.

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