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Same-Sex Marriages In Australia Down 15% In 2019

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Anthony Toms, 20The number of same-sex couples getting married in Australia dropped by around 15% in 2019. Around 5,507 same-sex marriages were recorded  in 2019, the second full year since the 2017 Marriage Equality reforms, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.This was down from 6,538 same-sex marriages registered in 2018.

The numbers are likely to see a steep fall this year. ABS’s provisional data also revealed a 31.9% decrease in marriages between January to June 2020.The ABS’ national and state statistics of marriages and divorces were released last month.

Around 113,815 marriages were registered and 49,116 divorces granted in 2019. Same-sex marriages constituted 4.8% of all marriages registered.

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