Australia: same sex-marriages by sex and state 2021

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

Characteristic	Male same-sex marriages	Female same-sex marriages	Total same-sex marriages
New South Wales	355	468	820
Victoria	205	311	521
Queensland	272	509	785
South Australia	69	143	207
Western Australia	106	231	334
Tasmania	46	62	102
Northern Territory	7	19	25
Australian Capital Territory	16	25	46
Australia	1,072	1,771	2,842

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Release date

November 2022

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Australia

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Note from source: 'Same-sex marriage refers to a registered marriage between two people who are of the same sex. A marriage registered between two people who both identify as female is referred to as a 'female same-sex marriage' and a marriage registered between two people who both identify as male is referred to as a 'male same-sex marriage'. Any marriages where one or both parties do not identify as either male or female are not included in same-sex marriage data.'

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