| Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Hela Province, PNG: 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Never married | Average Age 1st Marriage | ||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Total | 163,432 | 82,789 | 80,643 | 53,843 | 33,815 | 20,028 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 27,071 | 14,466 | 12,605 | 24,418 | 13,678 | 10,740 | 90.2 | 94.6 | 85.2 | 2586.8 | 2845.7 | 2330.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 23,868 | 12,438 | 11,430 | 15,788 | 9,978 | 5,810 | 66.1 | 80.2 | 50.8 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 22,846 | 10,997 | 11,849 | 7,845 | 5,567 | 2,278 | 34.3 | 50.6 | 19.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| 30 - 34 | 21,154 | 9,973 | 11,181 | 3,026 | 2,314 | 712 | 14.3 | 23.2 | 6.4 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 22,263 | 10,591 | 11,672 | 1,359 | 1,110 | 249 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 128.9 | 198.7 | 46.2 |
| 40 - 44 | 18,938 | 9,597 | 9,341 | 705 | 582 | 123 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 16,228 | 8,541 | 7,687 | 413 | 342 | 71 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 2457.9 | 2647.0 | 2283.9 |
| 50 - 54 | 11,064 | 6,186 | 4,878 | 289 | 244 | 45 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 97.4 | 96.0 | 99.1 |
| Komo/Magarima | 1086.8 | 1345.7 | 830.0 | 25.2 | 27.6 | 23.1 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 65,330 | 32,626 | 32,704 | 19,960 | 12,206 | 7,754 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 10,144 | 5,227 | 4,917 | 9,050 | 4,972 | 4,078 | 89.2 | 95.1 | 82.9 | 2527.7 | 2771.1 | 2296.6 |
| 20 - 24 | 9,464 | 4,721 | 4,743 | 5,899 | 3,641 | 2,258 | 62.3 | 77.1 | 47.6 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 9,489 | 4,454 | 5,035 | 2,949 | 2,021 | 928 | 31.1 | 45.4 | 18.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| 30 - 34 | 8,928 | 4,101 | 4,827 | 1,129 | 824 | 305 | 12.6 | 20.1 | 6.3 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 9,344 | 4,506 | 4,838 | 516 | 401 | 115 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 94.6 | 143.2 | 32.6 |
| 40 - 44 | 7,503 | 3,778 | 3,725 | 221 | 180 | 41 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 6,361 | 3,482 | 2,879 | 115 | 99 | 16 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2433.1 | 2627.9 | 2264.1 |
| 50 - 54 | 4,097 | 2,357 | 1,740 | 81 | 68 | 13 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 98.1 | 97.1 | 99.3 |
| Koroba/Kopiago | 1027.7 | 1271.1 | 796.6 | 24.8 | 27.1 | 22.8 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 52,132 | 26,820 | 25,312 | 16,401 | 10,433 | 5,968 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 7,311 | 3,973 | 3,338 | 6,694 | 3,745 | 2,949 | 91.6 | 94.3 | 88.3 | 2645.1 | 2884.8 | 2393.9 |
| 20 - 24 | 7,208 | 3,928 | 3,280 | 5,079 | 3,210 | 1,869 | 70.5 | 81.7 | 57.0 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 6,803 | 3,417 | 3,386 | 2,547 | 1,806 | 741 | 37.4 | 52.9 | 21.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 6,499 | 3,212 | 3,287 | 1,009 | 786 | 223 | 15.5 | 24.5 | 6.8 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 6,994 | 3,291 | 3,703 | 470 | 388 | 82 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 143.9 | 222.1 | 56.0 |
| 40 - 44 | 6,767 | 3,441 | 3,326 | 298 | 250 | 48 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 1.4 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 6,107 | 3,103 | 3,004 | 177 | 143 | 34 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 2501.1 | 2662.7 | 2338.0 |
| 50 - 54 | 4,443 | 2,455 | 1,988 | 127 | 105 | 22 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 97.1 | 95.6 | 98.9 |
| Tari/Pori | 1145.1 | 1384.8 | 893.9 | 25.8 | 27.9 | 23.6 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 45,970 | 23,343 | 22,627 | 17,482 | 11,176 | 6,306 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 9,616 | 5,266 | 4,350 | 8,674 | 4,961 | 3,713 | 90.2 | 94.2 | 85.4 | 2609.5 | 2909.3 | 2314.1 |
| 20 - 24 | 7,196 | 3,789 | 3,407 | 4,810 | 3,127 | 1,683 | 66.8 | 82.5 | 49.4 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 6,554 | 3,126 | 3,428 | 2,349 | 1,740 | 609 | 35.8 | 55.7 | 17.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| 30 - 34 | 5,727 | 2,660 | 3,067 | 888 | 704 | 184 | 15.5 | 26.5 | 6.0 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 5,925 | 2,794 | 3,131 | 373 | 321 | 52 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 160.7 | 257.0 | 50.8 |
| 40 - 44 | 4,668 | 2,378 | 2,290 | 186 | 152 | 34 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.5 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 3,760 | 1,956 | 1,804 | 121 | 100 | 21 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 2448.8 | 2652.3 | 2263.3 |
| 50 - 54 | 2,524 | 1,374 | 1,150 | 81 | 71 | 10 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 96.8 | 94.9 | 99.0 |
| 1109.5 | 1409.3 | 814.1 | 25.3 | 28.0 | 22.9 | |||||||
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||||