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This table discusses marriage statistics for the years 1981 and 2002 in Australia. Overall, it can be seen clearly that there are fewer marriages, more divorces and more couples who lived together before marriage.

There were 113,905 registered marriages in Australia in 1981. And it decreased to 105,400 in 2002. Secondly, the average age of both brides and grooms had already risen about 6 years from 1981 to 2002. Another noticeable trend is increased percentage of couples who lived together before marriage which was 73% but only 42% in 1981. Finally, in contrast, the number of divorces rose from 41,412 in 1981 to 55,330 in 2002.

There were a number of possible reasons for these trends. One of the main reasons is the changing of the thought and sense. With the times changing, the people’s senses have already influenced gradually. And the society of Australia has changed and became less religious, which caused the decline in marriage and rise in percentage of couples who live together before marriage. Also, most young men and women want to complete their education and establish a career first before they get married. This may due to the decreasing age that men and women are deciding to get married. Finally, divorced became easier in 2002, which due to the divorces rocket. With the role of women in workplace changing, more and more women want to go out for a work instead of stay home.

In conclusion, these trend most due to the changing role of Australian women. They would like to take more time in working and studying instead of to be tied by quickly married.