The Australian Institute of family Studies has released the following data:
- The proportion of divorces involving children under 18 years fell from 68% in 1975 to 50% in 2002. The proportion has trended down again slightly and, since 2014, has remained stable at around 47% (Figure 7).
- The long-term decline in the proportion of divorces involving children is partly due to the rise in divorces of long-term marriages where children are aged over 18 years. An overall decline in the fertility rate and a rise in childlessness may also have contributed to this decline (see the Facts & Figures: Births in Australia 2024).
So, less families with children are divorcing, but one in two marriages with children under 18 end in divorce.
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