In 2021, over 2.8 thousand same-sex marriages were registered in Australia. After the legislation was changed following a postal vote in December of 2017 to allow same-sex couples to marry in Australia, the country has registered thousands of same-sex marriages.
Total number of same-sex marriages in Australia in 2021, by sex and state
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total number of same-sex marriages in Australia in 2021, by sex and state." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418295/australia-same-sex-marriages-by-sex-and-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Total number of same-sex marriages in Australia in 2021, by sex and state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418295/australia-same-sex-marriages-by-sex-and-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total Number of Same-sex Marriages in Australia in 2021, by Sex and State." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418295/australia-same-sex-marriages-by-sex-and-state/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Total number of same-sex marriages in Australia in 2021, by sex and state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418295/australia-same-sex-marriages-by-sex-and-state/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Total number of same-sex marriages in Australia in 2021, by sex and state [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418295/australia-same-sex-marriages-by-sex-and-state/