Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Central Province, PNG: 2011
  Total Never married       Average Age 1st Marriage
  Total Males Females Total Males Females       Total Males Females
   Central
   Total
   SMAM Ages
Total 142,662 74,675 67,987 50,672 32,938 17,734
15 - 19 28,985 15,529 13,456 26,093 14,840 11,253 90.0 95.6 83.6 2534.8 2812.0 2233.3
20 - 24 23,327 12,206 11,121 12,868 8,845 4,023 55.2 72.5 36.2
25 - 29 21,273 10,922 10,351 5,793 4,505 1,288 27.2 41.2 12.4 4.4 6.3 2.2
30 - 34 17,943 9,364 8,579 2,595 2,117 478 14.5 22.6 5.6
35 - 39 17,611 9,003 8,608 1,610 1,311 299 9.1 14.6 3.5 220.0 316.7 112.4
40 - 44 13,330 7,013 6,317 809 637 172 6.1 9.1 2.7
45 - 49 11,706 6,169 5,537 571 424 147 4.9 6.9 2.7 2314.8 2495.3 2120.9
50 - 54 8,487 4,469 4,018 333 259 74 3.9 5.8 1.8 95.6 93.7 97.8
   Abau 1034.8 1312.0 733.3 24.2 26.6 21.7
   SMAM Ages
Total 29,287 15,393 13,894 10,969 7,297 3,672
15 - 19 6,050 3,270 2,780 5,428 3,116 2,312 89.7 95.3 83.2 2594.9 2905.3 2247.1
20 - 24 4,852 2,606 2,246 2,875 2,031 844 59.3 77.9 37.6
25 - 29 4,185 2,211 1,974 1,297 1,040 257 31.0 47.0 13.0 4.6 6.7 2.3
30 - 34 3,625 1,915 1,710 621 521 100 17.1 27.2 5.8
35 - 39 3,561 1,792 1,769 354 295 59 9.9 16.5 3.3 227.9 333.1 116.6
40 - 44 2,784 1,421 1,363 200 149 51 7.2 10.5 3.7
45 - 49 2,420 1,251 1,169 115 83 32 4.8 6.6 2.7 2366.9 2572.2 2130.6
50 - 54 1,810 927 883 79 62 17 4.4 6.7 1.9 95.4 93.3 97.7
   Goilala 1094.9 1405.3 747.1 24.8 27.6 21.8
   SMAM Ages
Total 18,828 9,726 9,102 5,896 3,802 2,094
15 - 19 3,875 2,133 1,742 3,394 2,002 1,392 87.6 93.9 79.9 2390.7 2620.3 2152.3
20 - 24 2,856 1,469 1,387 1,409 947 462 49.3 64.5 33.3
25 - 29 3,001 1,427 1,574 598 442 156 19.9 31.0 9.9 2.7 4.3 0.8
30 - 34 2,514 1,288 1,226 250 207 43 9.9 16.1 3.5
35 - 39 2,345 1,131 1,214 122 98 24 5.2 8.7 2.0 136.8 215.2 40.1
40 - 44 1,568 808 760 48 41 7 3.1 5.1 0.9
45 - 49 1,625 868 757 50 43 7 3.1 5.0 0.9 2253.9 2405.1 2112.2
50 - 54 1,044 602 442 25 22 3 2.4 3.7 0.7 97.3 95.7 99.2
   Kairuku - Hiri 890.7 1120.3 652.3 23.2 25.1 21.3
   SMAM Ages
Total 65,338 34,414 30,924 24,244 15,604 8,640
15 - 19 13,236 6,968 6,268 12,049 6,694 5,355 91.0 96.1 85.4 2580.8 2862.2 2270.1
20 - 24 11,144 5,808 5,336 6,348 4,280 2,068 57.0 73.7 38.8
25 - 29 9,766 5,070 4,696 2,821 2,187 634 28.9 43.1 13.5 5.1 7.4 2.6
30 - 34 8,063 4,283 3,780 1,262 1,030 232 15.7 24.0 6.1
35 - 39 7,917 4,179 3,738 856 700 156 10.8 16.8 4.2 255.5 368.7 128.4
40 - 44 6,117 3,299 2,818 435 354 81 7.1 10.7 2.9
45 - 49 5,242 2,759 2,483 299 221 78 5.7 8.0 3.1 2325.3 2493.5 2141.7
50 - 54 3,853 2,048 1,805 174 138 36 4.5 6.7 2.0 94.9 92.6 97.4
   Rigo 1080.8 1362.2 770.1 24.5 26.9 22.0
   SMAM Ages
Total 29,209 15,142 14,067 9,563 6,235 3,328
15 - 19 5,824 3,158 2,666 5,222 3,028 2,194 89.7 95.9 82.3 2465.4 2723.9 2188.3
20 - 24 4,475 2,323 2,152 2,236 1,587 649 50.0 68.3 30.2
25 - 29 4,321 2,214 2,107 1,077 836 241 24.9 37.8 11.4 3.8 5.1 2.3
30 - 34 3,741 1,878 1,863 462 359 103 12.3 19.1 5.5
35 - 39 3,788 1,901 1,887 278 218 60 7.3 11.5 3.2 187.8 252.8 117.2
40 - 44 2,861 1,485 1,376 126 93 33 4.4 6.3 2.4
45 - 49 2,419 1,291 1,128 107 77 30 4.4 6.0 2.7 2277.5 2471.0 2071.1
50 - 54 1,780 892 888 55 37 18 3.1 4.1 2.0 96.2 94.9 97.7
965.4 1223.9 688.3 23.7 26.0 21.2
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census