Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Western Hioghlands Province, PNG: 2011
  Total Never married       Average Age 1st Marriage
  Total Males Females Total Males Females       Total Males Females
Total 227,274 111,766 115,508 77,991 46,522 31,469
15 - 19 43,626 22,691 20,935 40,668 21,924 18,744 93.2 96.6 89.5 2509.1 2716.1 2312.0
20 - 24 36,560 18,770 17,790 23,875 14,975 8,900 65.3 79.8 50.0
25 - 29 32,673 15,096 17,577 8,581 5,978 2,603 26.3 39.6 14.8 1.7 2.7 0.6
30 - 34 28,948 13,221 15,727 2,663 1,916 747 9.2 14.5 4.7
35 - 39 28,336 13,242 15,094 1,064 808 256 3.8 6.1 1.7 85.8 135.2 32.4
40 - 44 22,648 10,858 11,790 553 441 112 2.4 4.1 0.9
45 - 49 19,895 10,299 9,596 324 264 60 1.6 2.6 0.6 2423.3 2580.9 2279.5
50 - 54 14,588 7,589 6,999 263 216 47 1.8 2.8 0.7 98.3 97.3 99.4
   Dei 1009.1 1216.1 812.0 24.7 26.5 22.9
   SMAM Ages
Total 59,091 29,366 29,725 18,217 10,836 7,381
15 - 19 9,851 5,191 4,660 9,106 4,972 4,134 92.4 95.8 88.7 2457.9 2628.5 2292.5
20 - 24 9,836 5,035 4,801 6,149 3,744 2,405 62.5 74.4 50.1
25 - 29 8,432 3,957 4,475 1,896 1,320 576 22.5 33.4 12.9 1.3 2.0 0.4
30 - 34 7,541 3,532 4,009 615 440 175 8.2 12.5 4.4
35 - 39 7,405 3,497 3,908 198 148 50 2.7 4.2 1.3 64.5 102.5 20.9
40 - 44 6,439 3,044 3,395 129 108 21 2.0 3.5 0.6
45 - 49 5,731 3,041 2,690 75 60 15 1.3 2.0 0.6 2393.4 2526.1 2271.6
50 - 54 3,856 2,069 1,787 49 44 5 1.3 2.1 0.3 98.7 98.0 99.6
   Mt Hagen 957.9 1128.5 792.5 24.2 25.8 22.8
   SMAM Ages
Total 74,818 37,000 37,818 27,936 16,615 11,321
15 - 19 15,414 7,945 7,469 14,492 7,713 6,779 94.0 97.1 90.8 2550.7 2767.2 2341.6
20 - 24 12,413 6,423 5,990 8,333 5,275 3,058 67.1 82.1 51.1
25 - 29 11,476 5,400 6,076 3,282 2,277 1,005 28.6 42.2 16.5 2.2 3.4 0.9
30 - 34 9,179 4,206 4,973 960 675 285 10.5 16.0 5.7
35 - 39 9,233 4,252 4,981 433 322 111 4.7 7.6 2.2 110.7 168.2 46.2
40 - 44 6,717 3,285 3,432 207 169 38 3.1 5.1 1.1
45 - 49 6,144 3,244 2,900 133 107 26 2.2 3.3 0.9 2440.0 2599.0 2295.4
50 - 54 4,242 2,245 1,997 96 77 19 2.3 3.4 1.0 97.8 96.6 99.1
   Mul/Baiyer 1050.7 1267.2 841.6 25.0 26.9 23.2
   SMAM Ages
Total 51,081 25,054 26,027 17,453 10,422 7,031
15 - 19 9,856 5,092 4,764 9,044 4,899 4,145 91.8 96.2 87.0 2515.6 2735.2 2308.0
20 - 24 7,957 4,030 3,927 5,250 3,267 1,983 66.0 81.1 50.5
25 - 29 7,227 3,317 3,910 2,050 1,412 638 28.4 42.6 16.3 1.8 3.2 0.5
30 - 34 6,448 3,001 3,447 598 432 166 9.3 14.4 4.8
35 - 39 6,319 2,993 3,326 236 188 48 3.7 6.3 1.4 92.2 158.6 23.6
40 - 44 5,155 2,491 2,664 128 95 33 2.5 3.8 1.2
45 - 49 4,482 2,286 2,196 68 62 6 1.5 2.7 0.3 2423.3 2576.6 2284.4
50 - 54 3,637 1,844 1,793 79 67 12 2.2 3.6 0.7 98.2 96.8 99.5
   Tambul/Nebilyer 1015.6 1235.2 808.0 24.7 26.6 23.0
   SMAM Ages
Total 42,284 20,346 21,938 14,385 8,649 5,736
15 - 19 8,505 4,463 4,042 8,026 4,340 3,686 94.4 97.2 91.2 2497.8 2727.3 2288.7
20 - 24 6,354 3,282 3,072 4,143 2,689 1,454 65.2 81.9 47.3
25 - 29 5,538 2,422 3,116 1,353 969 384 24.4 40.0 12.3 1.4 2.0 0.7
30 - 34 5,780 2,482 3,298 490 369 121 8.5 14.9 3.7
35 - 39 5,379 2,500 2,879 197 150 47 3.7 6.0 1.6 68.1 99.6 37.3
40 - 44 4,337 2,038 2,299 89 69 20 2.1 3.4 0.9
45 - 49 3,538 1,728 1,810 48 35 13 1.4 2.0 0.7 2429.7 2627.8 2251.4
50 - 54 2,853 1,431 1,422 39 28 11 1.4 2.0 0.8 98.6 98.0 99.3
997.8 1227.3 788.7 24.6 26.8 22.7
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census