| Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Gulf Province, PNG: 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Never married | Average Age 1st Marriage | ||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Total | 81,560 | 41,483 | 40,077 | 29,609 | 18,777 | 10,832 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 18,450 | 9,495 | 8,955 | 15,976 | 8,866 | 7,110 | 86.6 | 93.4 | 79.4 | 2491.0 | 2786.9 | 2194.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 13,963 | 7,055 | 6,908 | 7,480 | 5,086 | 2,394 | 53.6 | 72.1 | 34.7 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 12,254 | 5,881 | 6,373 | 3,171 | 2,442 | 729 | 25.9 | 41.5 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 2.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 9,764 | 4,869 | 4,895 | 1,309 | 1,061 | 248 | 13.4 | 21.8 | 5.1 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 9,844 | 4,868 | 4,976 | 852 | 680 | 172 | 8.7 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 205.4 | 293.2 | 102.7 |
| 40 - 44 | 6,950 | 3,726 | 3,224 | 387 | 308 | 79 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 2.5 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 6,259 | 3,427 | 2,832 | 284 | 218 | 66 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 2285.6 | 2493.7 | 2091.3 |
| 50 - 54 | 4,076 | 2,162 | 1,914 | 150 | 116 | 34 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 95.9 | 94.1 | 97.9 |
| Kerema | 991.0 | 1286.9 | 694.0 | 23.8 | 26.5 | 21.4 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 55,319 | 28,519 | 26,800 | 19,743 | 12,808 | 6,935 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 12,555 | 6,545 | 6,010 | 10,781 | 6,103 | 4,678 | 85.9 | 93.2 | 77.8 | 2476.6 | 2783.7 | 2160.4 |
| 20 - 24 | 9,195 | 4,701 | 4,494 | 4,845 | 3,380 | 1,465 | 52.7 | 71.9 | 32.6 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 8,284 | 4,037 | 4,247 | 2,129 | 1,688 | 441 | 25.7 | 41.8 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 |
| 30 - 34 | 6,627 | 3,331 | 3,296 | 865 | 717 | 148 | 13.1 | 21.5 | 4.5 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 6,916 | 3,434 | 3,482 | 565 | 471 | 94 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 203.8 | 291.7 | 95.7 |
| 40 - 44 | 4,824 | 2,651 | 2,173 | 275 | 224 | 51 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 2.3 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 4,200 | 2,333 | 1,867 | 174 | 142 | 32 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 2272.8 | 2492.0 | 2064.7 |
| 50 - 54 | 2,718 | 1,487 | 1,231 | 109 | 83 | 26 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 95.9 | 94.2 | 98.1 |
| Kikori | 976.6 | 1283.7 | 660.4 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 21.0 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 26,241 | 12,964 | 13,277 | 9,866 | 5,969 | 3,897 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 5,895 | 2,950 | 2,945 | 5,195 | 2,763 | 2,432 | 88.1 | 93.7 | 82.6 | 2521.0 | 2793.6 | 2261.4 |
| 20 - 24 | 4,768 | 2,354 | 2,414 | 2,635 | 1,706 | 929 | 55.3 | 72.5 | 38.5 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 3,970 | 1,844 | 2,126 | 1,042 | 754 | 288 | 26.2 | 40.9 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| 30 - 34 | 3,137 | 1,538 | 1,599 | 444 | 344 | 100 | 14.2 | 22.4 | 6.3 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 2,928 | 1,434 | 1,494 | 287 | 209 | 78 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 209.0 | 295.9 | 117.4 |
| 40 - 44 | 2,126 | 1,075 | 1,051 | 112 | 84 | 28 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 2.7 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 2,059 | 1,094 | 965 | 110 | 76 | 34 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2312.0 | 2497.7 | 2144.0 |
| 50 - 54 | 1,358 | 675 | 683 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 95.8 | 94.1 | 97.7 |
| 1021.0 | 1293.6 | 761.4 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 22.0 | |||||||
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||||