Over 56 thousand divorces were granted in Australia in 2021, the highest number of divorces recorded in the measured period. The annual number of divorces rose steeply between 1901 and 1995.
Number of divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 10, 2022). Number of divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611592/australia-number-of-divorces/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611592/australia-number-of-divorces/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611592/australia-number-of-divorces/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611592/australia-number-of-divorces/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611592/australia-number-of-divorces/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of divorces in Australia from 1901 to 2021 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611592/australia-number-of-divorces/