| Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Western Hioghlands Province, PNG: 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Never married | Average Age 1st Marriage | ||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Total | 227,274 | 111,766 | 115,508 | 77,991 | 46,522 | 31,469 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 43,626 | 22,691 | 20,935 | 40,668 | 21,924 | 18,744 | 93.2 | 96.6 | 89.5 | 2509.1 | 2716.1 | 2312.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 36,560 | 18,770 | 17,790 | 23,875 | 14,975 | 8,900 | 65.3 | 79.8 | 50.0 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 32,673 | 15,096 | 17,577 | 8,581 | 5,978 | 2,603 | 26.3 | 39.6 | 14.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| 30 - 34 | 28,948 | 13,221 | 15,727 | 2,663 | 1,916 | 747 | 9.2 | 14.5 | 4.7 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 28,336 | 13,242 | 15,094 | 1,064 | 808 | 256 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 85.8 | 135.2 | 32.4 |
| 40 - 44 | 22,648 | 10,858 | 11,790 | 553 | 441 | 112 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 19,895 | 10,299 | 9,596 | 324 | 264 | 60 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2423.3 | 2580.9 | 2279.5 |
| 50 - 54 | 14,588 | 7,589 | 6,999 | 263 | 216 | 47 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 98.3 | 97.3 | 99.4 |
| Dei | 1009.1 | 1216.1 | 812.0 | 24.7 | 26.5 | 22.9 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 59,091 | 29,366 | 29,725 | 18,217 | 10,836 | 7,381 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 9,851 | 5,191 | 4,660 | 9,106 | 4,972 | 4,134 | 92.4 | 95.8 | 88.7 | 2457.9 | 2628.5 | 2292.5 |
| 20 - 24 | 9,836 | 5,035 | 4,801 | 6,149 | 3,744 | 2,405 | 62.5 | 74.4 | 50.1 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 8,432 | 3,957 | 4,475 | 1,896 | 1,320 | 576 | 22.5 | 33.4 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 30 - 34 | 7,541 | 3,532 | 4,009 | 615 | 440 | 175 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 4.4 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 7,405 | 3,497 | 3,908 | 198 | 148 | 50 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 64.5 | 102.5 | 20.9 |
| 40 - 44 | 6,439 | 3,044 | 3,395 | 129 | 108 | 21 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 5,731 | 3,041 | 2,690 | 75 | 60 | 15 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2393.4 | 2526.1 | 2271.6 |
| 50 - 54 | 3,856 | 2,069 | 1,787 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 98.7 | 98.0 | 99.6 |
| Mt Hagen | 957.9 | 1128.5 | 792.5 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 22.8 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 74,818 | 37,000 | 37,818 | 27,936 | 16,615 | 11,321 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 15,414 | 7,945 | 7,469 | 14,492 | 7,713 | 6,779 | 94.0 | 97.1 | 90.8 | 2550.7 | 2767.2 | 2341.6 |
| 20 - 24 | 12,413 | 6,423 | 5,990 | 8,333 | 5,275 | 3,058 | 67.1 | 82.1 | 51.1 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 11,476 | 5,400 | 6,076 | 3,282 | 2,277 | 1,005 | 28.6 | 42.2 | 16.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| 30 - 34 | 9,179 | 4,206 | 4,973 | 960 | 675 | 285 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 5.7 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 9,233 | 4,252 | 4,981 | 433 | 322 | 111 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 110.7 | 168.2 | 46.2 |
| 40 - 44 | 6,717 | 3,285 | 3,432 | 207 | 169 | 38 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.1 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 6,144 | 3,244 | 2,900 | 133 | 107 | 26 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2440.0 | 2599.0 | 2295.4 |
| 50 - 54 | 4,242 | 2,245 | 1,997 | 96 | 77 | 19 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 97.8 | 96.6 | 99.1 |
| Mul/Baiyer | 1050.7 | 1267.2 | 841.6 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 23.2 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 51,081 | 25,054 | 26,027 | 17,453 | 10,422 | 7,031 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 9,856 | 5,092 | 4,764 | 9,044 | 4,899 | 4,145 | 91.8 | 96.2 | 87.0 | 2515.6 | 2735.2 | 2308.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 7,957 | 4,030 | 3,927 | 5,250 | 3,267 | 1,983 | 66.0 | 81.1 | 50.5 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 7,227 | 3,317 | 3,910 | 2,050 | 1,412 | 638 | 28.4 | 42.6 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 30 - 34 | 6,448 | 3,001 | 3,447 | 598 | 432 | 166 | 9.3 | 14.4 | 4.8 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 6,319 | 2,993 | 3,326 | 236 | 188 | 48 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 92.2 | 158.6 | 23.6 |
| 40 - 44 | 5,155 | 2,491 | 2,664 | 128 | 95 | 33 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 4,482 | 2,286 | 2,196 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2423.3 | 2576.6 | 2284.4 |
| 50 - 54 | 3,637 | 1,844 | 1,793 | 79 | 67 | 12 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 98.2 | 96.8 | 99.5 |
| Tambul/Nebilyer | 1015.6 | 1235.2 | 808.0 | 24.7 | 26.6 | 23.0 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 42,284 | 20,346 | 21,938 | 14,385 | 8,649 | 5,736 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 8,505 | 4,463 | 4,042 | 8,026 | 4,340 | 3,686 | 94.4 | 97.2 | 91.2 | 2497.8 | 2727.3 | 2288.7 |
| 20 - 24 | 6,354 | 3,282 | 3,072 | 4,143 | 2,689 | 1,454 | 65.2 | 81.9 | 47.3 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 5,538 | 2,422 | 3,116 | 1,353 | 969 | 384 | 24.4 | 40.0 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| 30 - 34 | 5,780 | 2,482 | 3,298 | 490 | 369 | 121 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 3.7 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 5,379 | 2,500 | 2,879 | 197 | 150 | 47 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 68.1 | 99.6 | 37.3 |
| 40 - 44 | 4,337 | 2,038 | 2,299 | 89 | 69 | 20 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 3,538 | 1,728 | 1,810 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2429.7 | 2627.8 | 2251.4 |
| 50 - 54 | 2,853 | 1,431 | 1,422 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 98.6 | 98.0 | 99.3 |
| 997.8 | 1227.3 | 788.7 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 22.7 | |||||||
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||||