Only 78,987 marriages were recorded in Australia in 2020 and 89,167 in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sources
- Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2022 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
- https://www.budgetdirect.com.au/life-insurance/articles/marriage-divorce-statistics-australia.html (budgetdirect.com.au)
- https://justicefamilylawyers.com.au/divorce/divorce-rate-in-australia/ (justicefamilylawyers.com.au)
- https://www.mondaq.com/australia/divorce/1412060/statistics-marriage-and-divorce-rate-in-australia-2024-update (mondaq.com)
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