Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Milne Bay Province, PNG: 2011
  Total Never married       Average Age 1st Marriage
  Total Males Females Total Males Females       Total Males Females
Total 145,573 74,690 70,883 47,036 30,840 16,196
15 - 19 27,902 14,704 13,198 25,389 14,249 11,140 91.0 96.9 84.4 2460.1 2756.3 2154.7
20 - 24 23,252 11,774 11,478 12,054 8,675 3,379 51.8 73.7 29.4
25 - 29 21,322 10,595 10,727 4,815 3,872 943 22.6 36.5 8.8 4.0 6.4 1.3
30 - 34 18,170 9,171 8,999 1,953 1,662 291 10.7 18.1 3.2
35 - 39 18,235 9,297 8,938 1,221 1,031 190 6.7 11.1 2.1 199.0 317.7 66.5
40 - 44 14,775 7,588 7,187 721 606 115 4.9 8.0 1.6
45 - 49 12,701 6,687 6,014 544 463 81 4.3 6.9 1.3 2261.1 2438.5 2088.2
50 - 54 9,216 4,874 4,342 339 282 57 3.7 5.8 1.3 96.0 93.6 98.7
   Alotau District 960.1 1256.3 654.7 23.5 26.0 21.2
   SMAM Ages
Total 55,030 28,767 26,263 19,907 13,190 6,717
15 - 19 10,576 5,490 5,086 9,798 5,337 4,461 92.6 97.2 87.7 2583.5 2918.3 2218.9
20 - 24 8,969 4,733 4,236 5,270 3,806 1,464 58.8 80.4 34.6
25 - 29 8,314 4,225 4,089 2,420 1,951 469 29.1 46.2 11.5 5.4 8.8 1.4
30 - 34 6,919 3,594 3,325 1,007 873 134 14.6 24.3 4.0
35 - 39 6,782 3,527 3,255 621 533 88 9.2 15.1 2.7 269.7 441.4 69.7
40 - 44 5,394 2,854 2,540 349 300 49 6.5 10.5 1.9
45 - 49 4,561 2,464 2,097 274 245 29 6.0 9.9 1.4 2313.8 2476.9 2149.2
50 - 54 3,515 1,880 1,635 168 145 23 4.8 7.7 1.4 94.6 91.2 98.6
   Samarai-Murua 1083.5 1418.3 718.9 24.5 27.2 21.8
   SMAM Ages
Total 30,033 15,175 14,858 9,493 6,139 3,354
15 - 19 5,865 3,088 2,777 5,276 2,982 2,294 90.0 96.6 82.6 2436.4 2725.4 2149.7
20 - 24 4,634 2,279 2,355 2,415 1,704 711 52.1 74.8 30.2
25 - 29 4,158 2,064 2,094 906 718 188 21.8 34.8 9.0 3.5 5.2 1.7
30 - 34 3,769 1,828 1,941 374 312 62 9.9 17.1 3.2
35 - 39 3,913 1,997 1,916 228 189 39 5.8 9.5 2.0 176.9 260.9 85.9
40 - 44 3,172 1,572 1,600 135 111 24 4.3 7.1 1.5
45 - 49 2,690 1,362 1,328 92 73 19 3.4 5.4 1.4 2259.5 2464.5 2063.7
50 - 54 1,832 985 847 67 50 17 3.7 5.1 2.0 96.5 94.8 98.3
   Kiriwina-Goodenough 936.4 1225.4 649.7 23.4 26.0 21.0
   SMAM Ages
Total 32,506 16,393 16,113 8,992 5,868 3,124
15 - 19 6,132 3,344 2,788 5,460 3,222 2,238 89.0 96.4 80.3 2309.2 2542.7 2077.5
20 - 24 5,235 2,549 2,686 2,186 1,588 598 41.8 62.3 22.3
25 - 29 4,763 2,276 2,487 686 538 148 14.4 23.6 6.0 2.8 4.3 1.3
30 - 34 4,104 2,024 2,080 258 199 59 6.3 9.8 2.8
35 - 39 3,953 1,955 1,998 150 123 27 3.8 6.3 1.4 140.2 213.8 62.6
40 - 44 3,346 1,694 1,652 109 86 23 3.3 5.1 1.4
45 - 49 2,854 1,463 1,391 94 74 20 3.3 5.1 1.4 2169.0 2329.0 2014.9
50 - 54 2,119 1,088 1,031 49 38 11 2.3 3.5 1.1 97.2 95.7 98.7
   Esa'ala 809.2 1042.7 577.5 22.3 24.3 20.4
   SMAM Ages
Total 28,004 14,355 13,649 8,644 5,643 3,001
15 - 19 5,329 2,782 2,547 4,855 2,708 2,147 91.1 97.3 84.3 2417.0 2701.1 2126.0
20 - 24 4,414 2,213 2,201 2,183 1,577 606 49.5 71.3 27.5
25 - 29 4,087 2,030 2,057 803 665 138 19.6 32.8 6.7 3.2 5.2 0.9
30 - 34 3,378 1,725 1,653 314 278 36 9.3 16.1 2.2
35 - 39 3,587 1,818 1,769 222 186 36 6.2 10.2 2.0 159.5 260.0 45.2
40 - 44 2,863 1,468 1,395 128 109 19 4.5 7.4 1.4
45 - 49 2,596 1,398 1,198 84 71 13 3.2 5.1 1.1 2257.5 2441.1 2080.8
50 - 54 1,750 921 829 55 49 6 3.1 5.3 0.7 96.8 94.8 99.1
917.0 1201.1 626.0 23.3 25.7 21.0
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census