Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, West New Britain 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