| Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, New Ireland Province, PNG: 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Never married | Average Age 1st Marriage | ||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Total | 98,818 | 51,640 | 47,178 | 37,466 | 24,205 | 13,261 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 21,771 | 11,531 | 10,240 | 19,664 | 10,853 | 8,811 | 90.3 | 94.1 | 86.0 | 2558.7 | 2860.4 | 2236.2 |
| 20 - 24 | 16,221 | 8,484 | 7,737 | 9,857 | 6,811 | 3,046 | 60.8 | 80.3 | 39.4 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 14,955 | 7,517 | 7,438 | 4,364 | 3,483 | 881 | 29.2 | 46.3 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 11,626 | 5,957 | 5,669 | 1,614 | 1,371 | 243 | 13.9 | 23.0 | 4.3 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 11,422 | 5,967 | 5,455 | 854 | 735 | 119 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 217.2 | 355.8 | 55.2 |
| 40 - 44 | 8,900 | 4,720 | 4,180 | 506 | 421 | 85 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 2.0 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 8,144 | 4,283 | 3,861 | 361 | 304 | 57 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 2341.5 | 2504.6 | 2181.0 |
| 50 - 54 | 5,779 | 3,181 | 2,598 | 246 | 227 | 19 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 95.7 | 92.9 | 98.9 |
| Kavieng | 1058.7 | 1360.4 | 736.2 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 22.1 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 41,655 | 21,592 | 20,063 | 15,508 | 10,096 | 5,412 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 9,259 | 4,908 | 4,351 | 8,246 | 4,599 | 3,647 | 89.1 | 93.7 | 83.8 | 2540.6 | 2862.7 | 2207.4 |
| 20 - 24 | 6,758 | 3,504 | 3,254 | 4,013 | 2,813 | 1,200 | 59.4 | 80.3 | 36.9 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 6,137 | 2,968 | 3,169 | 1,733 | 1,394 | 339 | 28.2 | 47.0 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| 30 - 34 | 4,759 | 2,387 | 2,372 | 652 | 542 | 110 | 13.7 | 22.7 | 4.6 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 4,884 | 2,537 | 2,347 | 378 | 323 | 55 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 223.7 | 361.3 | 58.0 |
| 40 - 44 | 3,875 | 2,059 | 1,816 | 220 | 194 | 26 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 1.4 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 3,519 | 1,845 | 1,674 | 152 | 124 | 28 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 2316.9 | 2501.4 | 2149.4 |
| 50 - 54 | 2,464 | 1,384 | 1,080 | 114 | 107 | 7 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 95.5 | 92.8 | 98.8 |
| Namatanai | 1040.6 | 1362.7 | 707.4 | 24.3 | 27.0 | 21.7 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 57,163 | 30,048 | 27,115 | 21,958 | 14,109 | 7,849 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 12,512 | 6,623 | 5,889 | 11,418 | 6,254 | 5,164 | 91.3 | 94.4 | 87.7 | 2571.7 | 2858.9 | 2257.4 |
| 20 - 24 | 9,463 | 4,980 | 4,483 | 5,844 | 3,998 | 1,846 | 61.8 | 80.3 | 41.2 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 8,818 | 4,549 | 4,269 | 2,631 | 2,089 | 542 | 29.8 | 45.9 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 1.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 6,867 | 3,570 | 3,297 | 962 | 829 | 133 | 14.0 | 23.2 | 4.0 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 6,538 | 3,430 | 3,108 | 476 | 412 | 64 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 212.5 | 351.5 | 52.9 |
| 40 - 44 | 5,025 | 2,661 | 2,364 | 286 | 227 | 59 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 2.5 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 4,625 | 2,438 | 2,187 | 209 | 180 | 29 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 2359.2 | 2507.4 | 2204.5 |
| 50 - 54 | 3,315 | 1,797 | 1,518 | 132 | 120 | 12 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 95.7 | 93.0 | 98.9 |
| 1071.7 | 1358.9 | 757.4 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 22.3 | |||||||
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||||