The shown table illustrates the changes in the number of marriages performed by the government and religious leader together with the average age of bride and groom between 1960 and 2000 in Australia.
Overall, it can be seen clearly that there was a fluctuation in the number of religion marriage. While civil marriage tended to increase sharply over the given period.
In 1960, the number of religious wedding ceremony started with 25000 and this figure increased significantly to 50000 after 20 years before hitting the lowest point of 34000 at the end of the given year. Turning to civil marriage, there were 8000 civil marriage in 1960 which went up fivefold at 40000 in 2000. In addition, there was a similar trend in the marriageable age of both bride and groom. At the beginning of the period, the average age of bride was 21 while the figure for groom was 24. For the following of 40 year, the average age experienced a considerable growth, with 30 years of for bride and 32 years old for groom in 2000.
The shown table illustrates the
changes
in the number of
marriages
performed by the
government
and religious leader together with the average
age
of
bride
and
groom
between 1960 and 2000 in Australia.
Overall
, it can be
seen
clearly
that there was a fluctuation in the number of religion
marriage
.
While
civil
marriage
tended to increase
sharply
over the
given
period.
In 1960, the number of religious wedding ceremony
started
with 25000 and this figure increased
significantly
to 50000 after 20 years
before
hitting the lowest point of 34000 at the
end
of the
given
year
. Turning to civil
marriage
, there were 8000 civil
marriage
in 1960 which went up fivefold at 40000 in 2000.
In addition
, there was a similar trend in the marriageable
age
of both
bride
and
groom
. At the beginning of the period, the average
age
of
bride
was 21 while the figure for
groom
was 24. For the following of 40
year
, the average
age
experienced a considerable growth, with 30 years of for
bride
and 32 years
old
for
groom
in 2000.