Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Southern Highlands Province, PNG: 2011
  Total Never married       Average Age 1st Marriage
  Total Males Females Total Males Females       Total Males Females
   Southern Highlands
   Total
   SMAM Ages
Total 323,794 163,350 160,444 147,661 87,846 59,815
15 - 19 75,748 40,770 34,978 71,176 39,313 31,863 94.0 96.4 91.1 2716.7 2937.6 2499.9
20 - 24 59,971 31,803 28,168 45,346 27,438 17,908 75.6 86.3 63.6
25 - 29 47,347 23,206 24,141 19,929 13,087 6,842 42.1 56.4 28.3 2.2 3.6 0.7
30 - 34 36,715 16,923 19,792 6,732 4,631 2,101 18.3 27.4 10.6
35 - 39 34,533 16,198 18,335 2,556 1,829 727 7.4 11.3 4.0 109.4 181.9 32.5
40 - 44 27,047 12,746 14,301 986 751 235 3.6 5.9 1.6
45 - 49 25,140 12,442 12,698 575 481 94 2.3 3.9 0.7 2607.3 2755.6 2467.4
50 - 54 17,293 9,262 8,031 361 316 45 2.1 3.4 0.6 97.8 96.4 99.3
   Ialibu/Pangia 1216.7 1437.6 999.9 26.7 28.6 24.8
   SMAM Ages
Total 39,212 19,860 19,352 16,474 9,938 6,536
15 - 19 8,218 4,462 3,756 7,820 4,330 3,490 95.2 97.0 92.9 2703.2 2922.5 2486.4
20 - 24 6,595 3,573 3,022 5,034 3,115 1,919 76.3 87.2 63.5
25 - 29 5,689 2,701 2,988 2,265 1,502 763 39.8 55.6 25.5 2.4 4.0 0.6
30 - 34 4,754 2,271 2,483 774 550 224 16.3 24.2 9.0
35 - 39 4,293 2,064 2,229 326 233 93 7.6 11.3 4.2 117.6 198.3 31.6
40 - 44 3,434 1,593 1,841 109 81 28 3.2 5.1 1.5
45 - 49 3,541 1,716 1,825 81 70 11 2.3 4.1 0.6 2585.5 2724.3 2454.7
50 - 54 2,688 1,480 1,208 65 57 8 2.4 3.9 0.7 97.6 96.0 99.4
   Imbonggu 1203.2 1422.5 986.4 26.5 28.4 24.7
   SMAM Ages
Total 50,259 24,824 25,435 22,614 13,269 9,345
15 - 19 11,718 6,112 5,606 11,153 5,971 5,182 95.2 97.7 92.4 2687.2 2914.5 2470.2
20 - 24 9,222 4,789 4,433 6,861 4,191 2,670 74.4 87.5 60.2
25 - 29 7,709 3,715 3,994 3,096 2,041 1,055 40.2 54.9 26.4 1.4 2.1 0.7
30 - 34 5,700 2,569 3,131 936 653 283 16.4 25.4 9.0
35 - 39 5,290 2,509 2,781 337 246 91 6.4 9.8 3.3 71.0 107.2 34.3
40 - 44 4,147 1,878 2,269 137 96 41 3.3 5.1 1.8
45 - 49 3,778 1,856 1,922 61 45 16 1.6 2.4 0.8 2616.3 2807.3 2435.9
50 - 54 2,695 1,396 1,299 33 26 7 1.2 1.9 0.5 98.6 97.9 99.3
   Kagua/Erave 1187.2 1414.5 970.2 26.5 28.7 24.5
   SMAM Ages
Total 48,147 24,833 23,314 21,782 13,384 8,398
15 - 19 10,460 5,743 4,717 10,025 5,624 4,401 95.8 97.9 93.3 2762.7 3010.2 2510.7
20 - 24 8,391 4,535 3,856 6,573 4,064 2,509 78.3 89.6 65.1
25 - 29 7,387 3,705 3,682 3,321 2,301 1,020 45.0 62.1 27.7 2.4 3.8 0.6
30 - 34 5,694 2,669 3,025 1,126 809 317 19.8 30.3 10.5
35 - 39 5,638 2,673 2,965 439 339 100 7.8 12.7 3.4 118.8 192.4 30.0
40 - 44 4,371 2,145 2,226 150 117 33 3.4 5.5 1.5
45 - 49 3,764 1,977 1,787 91 78 13 2.4 3.9 0.7 2643.9 2817.8 2480.6
50 - 54 2,442 1,386 1,056 57 52 5 2.3 3.8 0.5 97.6 96.2 99.4
   Mendi/Munihu 1262.7 1510.2 1010.7 27.1 29.3 25.0
   SMAM Ages
Total 94,001 47,608 46,393 45,252 26,712 18,540
15 - 19 22,509 12,100 10,409 21,032 11,625 9,407 93.4 96.1 90.4 2780.9 3000.9 2563.4
20 - 24 18,140 9,605 8,535 13,956 8,287 5,669 76.9 86.3 66.4
25 - 29 13,634 6,822 6,812 6,375 4,090 2,285 46.8 60.0 33.5 2.6 4.4 0.7
30 - 34 10,370 4,831 5,539 2,338 1,566 772 22.5 32.4 13.9
35 - 39 9,580 4,462 5,118 897 615 282 9.4 13.8 5.5 130.0 221.6 33.8
40 - 44 7,543 3,548 3,995 334 251 83 4.4 7.1 2.1
45 - 49 7,094 3,539 3,555 192 163 29 2.7 4.6 0.8 2650.8 2779.3 2529.6
50 - 54 5,131 2,701 2,430 128 115 13 2.5 4.3 0.5 97.4 95.6 99.3
   Nipa/Kutubu 1280.9 1500.9 1063.4 27.2 29.1 25.5
   SMAM Ages
Total 92,175 46,225 45,950 41,539 24,543 16,996
15 - 19 22,843 12,353 10,490 21,146 11,763 9,383 92.6 95.2 89.4 2650.6 2852.5 2455.2
20 - 24 17,623 9,301 8,322 12,922 7,781 5,141 73.3 83.7 61.8
25 - 29 12,928 6,263 6,665 4,872 3,153 1,719 37.7 50.3 25.8 2.0 3.3 0.6
30 - 34 10,197 4,583 5,614 1,558 1,053 505 15.3 23.0 9.0
35 - 39 9,732 4,490 5,242 557 396 161 5.7 8.8 3.1 98.8 164.9 32.0
40 - 44 7,552 3,582 3,970 256 206 50 3.4 5.8 1.3
45 - 49 6,963 3,354 3,609 150 125 25 2.2 3.7 0.7 2551.8 2687.5 2423.1
50 - 54 4,337 2,299 2,038 78 66 12 1.8 2.9 0.6 98.0 96.7 99.4
1150.6 1352.5 955.2 26.0 27.8 24.4
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census