| Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Milne Bay Province, PNG: 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Never married | Average Age 1st Marriage | ||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Total | 145,573 | 74,690 | 70,883 | 47,036 | 30,840 | 16,196 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 27,902 | 14,704 | 13,198 | 25,389 | 14,249 | 11,140 | 91.0 | 96.9 | 84.4 | 2460.1 | 2756.3 | 2154.7 |
| 20 - 24 | 23,252 | 11,774 | 11,478 | 12,054 | 8,675 | 3,379 | 51.8 | 73.7 | 29.4 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 21,322 | 10,595 | 10,727 | 4,815 | 3,872 | 943 | 22.6 | 36.5 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 |
| 30 - 34 | 18,170 | 9,171 | 8,999 | 1,953 | 1,662 | 291 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 3.2 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 18,235 | 9,297 | 8,938 | 1,221 | 1,031 | 190 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 199.0 | 317.7 | 66.5 |
| 40 - 44 | 14,775 | 7,588 | 7,187 | 721 | 606 | 115 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 1.6 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 12,701 | 6,687 | 6,014 | 544 | 463 | 81 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 2261.1 | 2438.5 | 2088.2 |
| 50 - 54 | 9,216 | 4,874 | 4,342 | 339 | 282 | 57 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 96.0 | 93.6 | 98.7 |
| Alotau District | 960.1 | 1256.3 | 654.7 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 21.2 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 55,030 | 28,767 | 26,263 | 19,907 | 13,190 | 6,717 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 10,576 | 5,490 | 5,086 | 9,798 | 5,337 | 4,461 | 92.6 | 97.2 | 87.7 | 2583.5 | 2918.3 | 2218.9 |
| 20 - 24 | 8,969 | 4,733 | 4,236 | 5,270 | 3,806 | 1,464 | 58.8 | 80.4 | 34.6 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 8,314 | 4,225 | 4,089 | 2,420 | 1,951 | 469 | 29.1 | 46.2 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| 30 - 34 | 6,919 | 3,594 | 3,325 | 1,007 | 873 | 134 | 14.6 | 24.3 | 4.0 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 6,782 | 3,527 | 3,255 | 621 | 533 | 88 | 9.2 | 15.1 | 2.7 | 269.7 | 441.4 | 69.7 |
| 40 - 44 | 5,394 | 2,854 | 2,540 | 349 | 300 | 49 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 1.9 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 4,561 | 2,464 | 2,097 | 274 | 245 | 29 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 2313.8 | 2476.9 | 2149.2 |
| 50 - 54 | 3,515 | 1,880 | 1,635 | 168 | 145 | 23 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 94.6 | 91.2 | 98.6 |
| Samarai-Murua | 1083.5 | 1418.3 | 718.9 | 24.5 | 27.2 | 21.8 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 30,033 | 15,175 | 14,858 | 9,493 | 6,139 | 3,354 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 5,865 | 3,088 | 2,777 | 5,276 | 2,982 | 2,294 | 90.0 | 96.6 | 82.6 | 2436.4 | 2725.4 | 2149.7 |
| 20 - 24 | 4,634 | 2,279 | 2,355 | 2,415 | 1,704 | 711 | 52.1 | 74.8 | 30.2 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 4,158 | 2,064 | 2,094 | 906 | 718 | 188 | 21.8 | 34.8 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| 30 - 34 | 3,769 | 1,828 | 1,941 | 374 | 312 | 62 | 9.9 | 17.1 | 3.2 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 3,913 | 1,997 | 1,916 | 228 | 189 | 39 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 176.9 | 260.9 | 85.9 |
| 40 - 44 | 3,172 | 1,572 | 1,600 | 135 | 111 | 24 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 1.5 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 2,690 | 1,362 | 1,328 | 92 | 73 | 19 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 2259.5 | 2464.5 | 2063.7 |
| 50 - 54 | 1,832 | 985 | 847 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 96.5 | 94.8 | 98.3 |
| Kiriwina-Goodenough | 936.4 | 1225.4 | 649.7 | 23.4 | 26.0 | 21.0 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 32,506 | 16,393 | 16,113 | 8,992 | 5,868 | 3,124 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 6,132 | 3,344 | 2,788 | 5,460 | 3,222 | 2,238 | 89.0 | 96.4 | 80.3 | 2309.2 | 2542.7 | 2077.5 |
| 20 - 24 | 5,235 | 2,549 | 2,686 | 2,186 | 1,588 | 598 | 41.8 | 62.3 | 22.3 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 4,763 | 2,276 | 2,487 | 686 | 538 | 148 | 14.4 | 23.6 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| 30 - 34 | 4,104 | 2,024 | 2,080 | 258 | 199 | 59 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 2.8 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 3,953 | 1,955 | 1,998 | 150 | 123 | 27 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 140.2 | 213.8 | 62.6 |
| 40 - 44 | 3,346 | 1,694 | 1,652 | 109 | 86 | 23 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 2,854 | 1,463 | 1,391 | 94 | 74 | 20 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2169.0 | 2329.0 | 2014.9 |
| 50 - 54 | 2,119 | 1,088 | 1,031 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 97.2 | 95.7 | 98.7 |
| Esa'ala | 809.2 | 1042.7 | 577.5 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 20.4 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 28,004 | 14,355 | 13,649 | 8,644 | 5,643 | 3,001 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 5,329 | 2,782 | 2,547 | 4,855 | 2,708 | 2,147 | 91.1 | 97.3 | 84.3 | 2417.0 | 2701.1 | 2126.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 4,414 | 2,213 | 2,201 | 2,183 | 1,577 | 606 | 49.5 | 71.3 | 27.5 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 4,087 | 2,030 | 2,057 | 803 | 665 | 138 | 19.6 | 32.8 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| 30 - 34 | 3,378 | 1,725 | 1,653 | 314 | 278 | 36 | 9.3 | 16.1 | 2.2 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 3,587 | 1,818 | 1,769 | 222 | 186 | 36 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 159.5 | 260.0 | 45.2 |
| 40 - 44 | 2,863 | 1,468 | 1,395 | 128 | 109 | 19 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 1.4 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 2,596 | 1,398 | 1,198 | 84 | 71 | 13 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 2257.5 | 2441.1 | 2080.8 |
| 50 - 54 | 1,750 | 921 | 829 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 96.8 | 94.8 | 99.1 |
| 917.0 | 1201.1 | 626.0 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 21.0 | |||||||
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||||