Fun Facts

Today I've decided to relay some facts found in the 2011 Census Data. It's really interesting to compare and contrast statistics from the 2006 survey, and see how our world is ever-evolving. I'm going to be covering same sex couples in Australia, and although I'm all for it, I'll try to keep my opinion out of it as much as possible. Don't want to step on too many toes!

33,714 same sex couples were counted in the 2011 Census. 

That's 67,428 people.  

What I found most interesting though, is that only 96% of these couples ticked the 'de facto' box on the form. The other 4% ticked married. Now, there is obviously no known reason for this - it could simply be because they have been married in a country where same sex marriage is legal. My guess is, though, they feel like they are life partners, and if the government won't grant them an official title, they just will themselves.

The number of same sex couples is 32% higher than that of 2006. It makes me wonder if there were more same sex couples in 2006, but they felt they weren't socially accepted. Whatever the reason, it will be interesting to see the figures in another 5 years time.

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