The Australian Institute of family Studies has released the following data:
- Divorce rates are higher for younger married couples but are declining over time. Conversely, divorce rates for older couples are lower but increasing over time.
- The divorce rate declined steeply with age from early 50s for both married men and women.
- The divorce rate has generally declined for married persons in younger age groups but has increased for older married persons since 2001.
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