In 2018, marriages performed by civil celebrants accounted for 95,003 marriages in Australia. In recent years civil celebrants performed the majority of marriages in Australia, while marriages performed by ministers of religion had been declining.
Total number of religious and civil celebrant marriages in Australia in 1998, 2008, and 2014 to 2018
Data for 'Ministers of religion' is comprised of marriages for which the rites were coded to: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Other religions and 'Religious belief not further defined'
Data for 'Civil celebrants' is comprised of marriages coded to No religion and Civil marriages.
Amendments have been made to historical marriage celebrant data presented in this table, as a result of classification updates made in 2016.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 27, 2019). Total number of religious and civil celebrant marriages in Australia in 1998, 2008, and 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155026/australia-number-of-religious-and-secular-marriages/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total number of religious and civil celebrant marriages in Australia in 1998, 2008, and 2014 to 2018 ." Chart. November 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155026/australia-number-of-religious-and-secular-marriages/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total Number of Religious and Civil Celebrant Marriages in Australia in 1998, 2008, and 2014 to 2018 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155026/australia-number-of-religious-and-secular-marriages/
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Total number of religious and civil celebrant marriages in Australia in 1998, 2008, and 2014 to 2018 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155026/australia-number-of-religious-and-secular-marriages/
