| Australia | | |
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) | 4.9 (2022) [13/38countries] | | |
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) | 1.9 (2022) [10/35countries] | | |
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) | 0.61 (2008-2020) [11/37countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, men | 81.6% (2016) [24/36countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, women | 86.3% (2016) [24/36countries] | | |
% of those who have lived together without getting married | 11.0% (1994) [12/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first | 51.5% (2002) [23/25countries] | | |
% of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married | 24.4% (1994) [12/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people | 27.3% (2012) [16/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all | 2.8% (2002) [22/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that people who want children ought to get married | 47.7% (2012) [10/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children | 22.6% (1994) [12/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married | 69.5% (2012) [13/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well | 52.8% (2012) [17/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security | 16.1% (1994) [16/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex before marriage is always wrong | 9.5% (2008) [16/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong | 60.7% (1994) [6/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that same-sex marriage should be legal | 78.8% (2023) [7/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that homosexuality should be accepted by society | 87.1% (2019) [8/21countries] | | |