Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG: 2011
	Total			Never married						Average Age 1st Marriage
	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females				Total	Males	Females
Total	340,493	172,184	168,309	110,155	69,141	41,014
15 - 19	67,079	35,205	31,874	60,722	33,963	26,759	90.5	96.5	84.0	2436.7	2674.9	2197.6
20 - 24	52,448	26,753	25,695	30,084	20,321	9,763	57.4	76.0	38.0
25 - 29	54,211	25,932	28,279	12,497	9,373	3,124	23.1	36.1	11.0	1.6	2.7	0.4
30 - 34	42,442	20,855	21,587	3,812	2,979	833	9.0	14.3	3.9
35 - 39	43,407	21,185	22,222	1,585	1,269	316	3.7	6.0	1.4	80.6	133.5	20.4
40 - 44	31,068	15,791	15,277	644	522	122	2.1	3.3	0.8
45 - 49	29,788	15,677	14,111	504	442	62	1.7	2.8	0.4	2356.1	2541.3	2177.1
50 - 54	20,050	10,786	9,264	307	272	35	1.5	2.5	0.4	98.4	97.3	99.6
Daulo							936.7	1174.9	697.6	23.9	26.1	21.9
SMAM Ages
Total	27,794	14,013	13,781	7,385	4,909	2,476
15 - 19	4,392	2,255	2,137	3,846	2,171	1,675	87.6	96.3	78.4	2400.2	2705.6	2100.7
20 - 24	3,735	1,892	1,843	1,947	1,419	528	52.1	75.0	28.6
25 - 29	4,129	1,915	2,214	869	700	169	21.0	36.6	7.6	2.5	4.2	0.3
30 - 34	3,666	1,787	1,879	335	279	56	9.1	15.6	3.0
35 - 39	3,800	1,766	2,034	170	140	30	4.5	7.9	1.5	124.0	208.5	16.7
40 - 44	3,289	1,721	1,568	98	87	11	3.0	5.1	0.7
45 - 49	2,697	1,472	1,225	73	69	4	2.7	4.7	0.3	2276.2	2497.1	2084.1
50 - 54	2,086	1,205	881	47	44	3	2.3	3.7	0.3	97.5	95.8	99.7
Goroka							900.2	1205.6	600.7	23.3	26.1	20.9
SMAM Ages
Total	62,733	31,534	31,199	21,725	12,999	8,726
15 - 19	12,949	6,570	6,379	11,686	6,272	5,414	90.2	95.5	84.9	2459.7	2672.3	2252.0
20 - 24	10,479	5,222	5,257	6,133	3,855	2,278	58.5	73.8	43.3
25 - 29	10,058	4,882	5,176	2,587	1,871	716	25.7	38.3	13.8	2.0	3.2	0.5
30 - 34	7,567	3,613	3,954	744	530	214	9.8	14.7	5.4
35 - 39	7,649	3,686	3,963	291	228	63	3.8	6.2	1.6	99.6	159.2	23.8
40 - 44	5,728	2,954	2,774	125	102	23	2.2	3.5	0.8
45 - 49	5,033	2,748	2,285	82	70	12	1.6	2.5	0.5	2360.1	2513.2	2228.2
50 - 54	3,270	1,859	1,411	77	71	6	2.4	3.8	0.4	98.0	96.8	99.5
Henganofi							959.7	1172.3	752.0	24.1	26.0	22.4
SMAM Ages
Total	35,318	17,875	17,443	10,909	7,048	3,861
15 - 19	6,352	3,427	2,925	5,857	3,338	2,519	92.2	97.4	86.1	2459.2	2711.6	2201.6
20 - 24	5,004	2,639	2,365	2,970	2,075	895	59.4	78.6	37.8
25 - 29	5,602	2,625	2,977	1,312	1,011	301	23.4	38.5	10.1	1.2	2.0	0.4
30 - 34	4,710	2,301	2,409	446	365	81	9.5	15.9	3.4
35 - 39	4,783	2,302	2,481	189	147	42	4.0	6.4	1.7	61.2	99.5	20.4
40 - 44	3,417	1,770	1,647	66	54	12	1.9	3.1	0.7
45 - 49	3,132	1,618	1,514	47	40	7	1.5	2.5	0.5	2397.9	2612.1	2181.2
50 - 54	2,318	1,193	1,125	22	18	4	0.9	1.5	0.4	98.8	98.0	99.6
Kainanatu							959.2	1211.6	701.6	24.3	26.7	21.9
SMAM Ages
Total	74,426	37,684	36,742	24,189	15,131	9,058
15 - 19	14,995	7,904	7,091	13,482	7,567	5,915	89.9	95.7	83.4	2433.8	2663.8	2200.6
20 - 24	11,305	5,768	5,537	6,397	4,297	2,100	56.6	74.5	37.9
25 - 29	12,044	5,785	6,259	2,716	1,989	727	22.6	34.4	11.6	1.7	2.9	0.5
30 - 34	9,115	4,638	4,477	872	685	187	9.6	14.8	4.2
35 - 39	9,256	4,456	4,800	378	305	73	4.1	6.8	1.5	86.2	143.3	23.8
40 - 44	6,716	3,400	3,316	153	123	30	2.3	3.6	0.9
45 - 49	6,663	3,456	3,207	119	101	18	1.8	2.9	0.6	2347.6	2520.5	2176.8
50 - 54	4,332	2,277	2,055	72	64	8	1.7	2.8	0.4	98.3	97.1	99.5
Lufa							933.8	1163.8	700.6	23.9	25.9	21.9
SMAM Ages
Total	35,951	18,295	17,656	11,215	7,221	3,994
15 - 19	6,809	3,644	3,165	6,264	3,553	2,711	92.0	97.5	85.7	2417.6	2654.2	2170.9
20 - 24	5,491	2,872	2,619	3,145	2,217	928	57.3	77.2	35.4
25 - 29	5,746	2,795	2,951	1,215	957	258	21.1	34.2	8.7	1.1	2.1	0.0
30 - 34	4,603	2,276	2,327	357	289	68	7.8	12.7	2.9
35 - 39	4,674	2,360	2,314	129	113	16	2.8	4.8	0.7	54.7	103.8	2.3
40 - 44	3,122	1,506	1,616	44	32	12	1.4	2.1	0.7
45 - 49	3,250	1,664	1,586	38	38	0	1.2	2.3	0.0	2362.8	2550.4	2168.6
50 - 54	2,256	1,178	1,078	23	22	1	1.0	1.9	0.1	98.9	97.9	100.0
							917.6	1154.2	670.9	23.9	26.0	21.7
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census
Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG: 2011
	Total			Never married						Average Age 1st Marriage
	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females				Total	Males	Females
Obura/Wonenara
Total	19,706	9,852	9,854	5,706	3,722	1,984
15 - 19	4,221	2,244	1,977	3,681	2,146	1,535	87.2	95.6	77.6	2277.4	2531.9	2033.3
20 - 24	2,938	1,412	1,526	1,275	961	314	43.4	68.1	20.6
25 - 29	3,405	1,604	1,801	509	411	98	14.9	25.6	5.4	1.5	2.3	0.6
30 - 34	2,541	1,173	1,368	112	94	18	4.4	8.0	1.3
35 - 39	2,610	1,395	1,215	71	65	6	2.7	4.7	0.5	74.2	113.9	32.2
40 - 44	1,500	746	754	22	16	6	1.5	2.1	0.8
45 - 49	1,571	803	768	21	18	3	1.3	2.2	0.4	2203.2	2417.9	2001.0
50 - 54	920	475	445	15	11	4	1.6	2.3	0.9	98.5	97.7	99.4
Okapa							777.4	1031.9	533.3	22.4	24.7	20.1
SMAM Ages
Total	42,669	21,695	20,974	15,182	9,476	5,706
15 - 19	8,976	4,771	4,205	8,287	4,671	3,616	92.3	97.9	86.0	2490.6	2724.1	2251.8
20 - 24	6,791	3,518	3,273	4,277	2,872	1,405	63.0	81.6	42.9
25 - 29	6,824	3,251	3,573	1,788	1,298	490	26.2	39.9	13.7	1.4	2.3	0.5
30 - 34	5,223	2,620	2,603	503	384	119	9.6	14.7	4.6
35 - 39	5,343	2,615	2,728	166	121	45	3.1	4.6	1.6	71.9	115.1	25.3
40 - 44	3,521	1,811	1,710	69	53	16	2.0	2.9	0.9
45 - 49	3,618	1,880	1,738	69	59	10	1.9	3.1	0.6	2418.6	2609.0	2226.5
50 - 54	2,373	1,229	1,144	23	18	5	1.0	1.5	0.4	98.6	97.7	99.5
Unggai/Benna							990.6	1224.1	751.8	24.5	26.7	22.4
SMAM Ages
Total	41,896	21,236	20,660	13,844	8,635	5,209
15 - 19	8,385	4,390	3,995	7,619	4,245	3,374	90.9	96.7	84.5	2443.6	2677.9	2208.4
20 - 24	6,705	3,430	3,275	3,940	2,625	1,315	58.8	76.5	40.2
25 - 29	6,403	3,075	3,328	1,501	1,136	365	23.4	36.9	11.0	1.3	2.0	0.4
30 - 34	5,017	2,447	2,570	443	353	90	8.8	14.4	3.5
35 - 39	5,292	2,605	2,687	191	150	41	3.6	5.8	1.5	64.0	101.5	20.1
40 - 44	3,775	1,883	1,892	67	55	12	1.8	2.9	0.6
45 - 49	3,824	2,036	1,788	55	47	8	1.4	2.3	0.4	2379.6	2576.4	2188.4
50 - 54	2,495	1,370	1,125	28	24	4	1.1	1.8	0.4	98.7	98.0	99.6
							943.6	1177.9	708.4	24.1	26.3	22.0
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census