| Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, West Ireland Province, PNG: 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Never married | Average Age 1st Marriage | ||||||||||
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Total | 142,998 | 74,682 | 68,316 | 48,685 | 31,751 | 16,934 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 26,869 | 14,060 | 12,809 | 24,425 | 13,577 | 10,848 | 90.9 | 96.6 | 84.7 | 2516.6 | 2807.6 | 2209.6 |
| 20 - 24 | 22,161 | 11,208 | 10,953 | 12,585 | 8,701 | 3,884 | 56.8 | 77.6 | 35.5 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 23,999 | 12,130 | 11,869 | 6,515 | 5,216 | 1,299 | 27.1 | 43.0 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| 30 - 34 | 19,441 | 10,124 | 9,317 | 2,532 | 2,099 | 433 | 13.0 | 20.7 | 4.6 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 18,559 | 9,696 | 8,863 | 1,233 | 1,035 | 198 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 204.0 | 302.7 | 82.2 |
| 40 - 44 | 13,333 | 7,197 | 6,136 | 636 | 504 | 132 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 2.2 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 11,117 | 6,069 | 5,048 | 449 | 359 | 90 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 2312.5 | 2504.9 | 2127.3 |
| 50 - 54 | 7,519 | 4,198 | 3,321 | 310 | 260 | 50 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 95.9 | 93.9 | 98.4 |
| Kandrian/Gloucester | 1016.6 | 1307.6 | 709.6 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 21.6 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 38,844 | 19,394 | 19,450 | 11,348 | 7,083 | 4,265 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 7,237 | 3,745 | 3,492 | 6,523 | 3,608 | 2,915 | 90.1 | 96.3 | 83.5 | 2382.0 | 2637.8 | 2146.6 |
| 20 - 24 | 5,452 | 2,551 | 2,901 | 2,713 | 1,831 | 882 | 49.8 | 71.8 | 30.4 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 6,343 | 2,882 | 3,461 | 1,244 | 951 | 293 | 19.6 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 30 - 34 | 5,377 | 2,687 | 2,690 | 420 | 346 | 74 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 2.8 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 5,275 | 2,744 | 2,531 | 225 | 182 | 43 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 116.2 | 161.9 | 64.5 |
| 40 - 44 | 3,710 | 1,897 | 1,813 | 98 | 72 | 26 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 3,270 | 1,719 | 1,551 | 71 | 54 | 17 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2265.8 | 2475.9 | 2082.1 |
| 50 - 54 | 2,180 | 1,169 | 1,011 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 97.7 | 96.8 | 98.7 |
| Talasea | 882.0 | 1137.8 | 646.6 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 21.1 | ||||||
| SMAM Ages | ||||||||||||
| Total | 104,154 | 55,288 | 48,866 | 37,337 | 24,668 | 12,669 | ||||||
| 15 - 19 | 19,632 | 10,315 | 9,317 | 17,902 | 9,969 | 7,933 | 91.2 | 96.6 | 85.1 | 2565.7 | 2865.6 | 2234.0 |
| 20 - 24 | 16,709 | 8,657 | 8,052 | 9,872 | 6,870 | 3,002 | 59.1 | 79.4 | 37.3 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 17,656 | 9,248 | 8,408 | 5,271 | 4,265 | 1,006 | 29.9 | 46.1 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 |
| 30 - 34 | 14,064 | 7,437 | 6,627 | 2,112 | 1,753 | 359 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 5.4 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 13,284 | 6,952 | 6,332 | 1,008 | 853 | 155 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 240.3 | 357.7 | 90.1 |
| 40 - 44 | 9,623 | 5,300 | 4,323 | 538 | 432 | 106 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 2.5 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 7,847 | 4,350 | 3,497 | 378 | 305 | 73 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 2325.4 | 2507.9 | 2143.9 |
| 50 - 54 | 5,339 | 3,029 | 2,310 | 256 | 221 | 35 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 95.2 | 92.8 | 98.2 |
| 1065.7 | 1365.6 | 734.0 | 24.4 | 27.0 | 21.8 | |||||||
| Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||||