Family Facts & Figures
Divorce and Children*, 1966-2006
| Year | Proportion of divorces involving children (%) |
Number of children involved |
Number of divorces |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 64.5 | 12950 | 9859 |
| 1971 | 67.6 | 18451 | 12947 |
| 1975 | 67.6 | 34992 | 24257 |
| 1977 | 63.7 | 57878 | 45150 |
| 1980 | 60.5 | 46836 | 39258 |
| 1982 | 61.6 | 53010 | 44088 |
| 1983 | 61.6 | 52059 | 43525 |
| 1986 | 59.7 | 45231 | 39417 |
| 1987 | 58.6 | 44050 | 39725 |
| 1988 | 57.5 | 44395 | 41007 |
| 1989 | 55.3 | 43317 | 41383 |
| 1990 | 55.6 | 44913 | 42635 |
| 1991 | 54.2 | 46696 | 45630 |
| 1992 | 53.0 | 45701 | 45729 |
| 1993 | 52.6 | 48055 | 48324 |
| 1994 | 52.4 | 47537 | 48312 |
| 1995 | 49712 | ||
| 1996 | 53.6 | 52455 | 52466 |
| 1997 | 54.0 | 51742 | 51288 |
| 1998 | 53.4 | 51602 | 51370 |
| 1999 | 53.9 | 53444 | 52566 |
| 2000 | 52.7 | 49612 | 49906 |
| 2001 | 51.2 | 53396 | 55330 |
| 2002 | 49.7 | 50509 | 54004 |
| 2003 | 50.1 | 49850 | 53145 |
| 2004 | 49.8 | 49260 | 52747 |
| 2005 | 49.8 | 49358 | 52399 |
| 2006 | 50.1 | 48396 | 51375 |
* Children: aged under 18 years.
Sources: ABS (various years), Marriages and Divorces
Australia, Catalogue no. 3310.0;
ABS (various years), Divorces Australia, Catalogue no. 3307.0.55.001