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FALL IN MARRIAGE
NIABERS; MORE
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DIVORCEES WED
A persistent and increasing downturn in the marrying and a steady increase in the number of numbers of people divorcees re-marrying is the story revealed ih the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Marriages 1975."
Monsignor James CAMERON (left), formerly of Northam and Moore, and Father Fronk RYAN, formerly of Inglewood, pictured outside the two units for retired priests of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Glendolough.
Most noticeable is the Curiously unavailable is State. 17,000 decrease on the pre- the impact on marriage celeIn New South Wales, Cavious year of people marry- bration being made by the tholics (26.1) an dAnglicans ing for the first time, there new category of special (25.8) are level; also in being 8,960 fewer bachelors marriage celebrants, intro- WA, (24 and 23.9 per cent). and 8,021 fewer spinsters. duced by the former AttornIn Victoria, Anglicans marrying in 1975 than in ey-General, Mr. Murphy. 1974. and who are reputed to be (183) trail Catholic celebrations (27.8 per cent); but in doing a large share of the There was a less pronoun. (20) 22.442 marriages listed as Tasmania, Catholics ced downturn in the years done by civil officers in trail Anglicans (35 per cent). 1974 (bachelors down 1,869 1975. In South Australia, Cathand spinsters down 1,919) olic celebrants (18.6 per and in 1973 (bachelors down Catholic proportions differ cent) lead Anglicans (16.1) 2.499 and spinsters down however, from State to but trail Methodists (19.7). 2,156).
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DROP OF 6,700 Even the total number of marriage, has taken a decided plunge in 1975, 103.973 being a drop of 6.700 on the 1974 total.
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Fewer widows and widowers have married in the same three years. The only figure showing an increase is the number of divorcees remarrying, the 10,753 males being up 1.319 and the females. 10,282. being 1394 up on 1974.
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FAMILY LAW ACT These latest figures for 1975 would not yet reflect any trends traceable to the introduction of the divorce provisions of the Family Law Act of 1975.
Trends away from marri-
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age in a religious ceremony are also becoming evident.
RETIRED PRIESTS
the Catholic Church continues to hold the lead over other religious groups.
In marriage celebrations,
While that lead over the others is increasing, the to the :no new self-contained units (bottom picture) for number' of Catholic celebrations is declining (from 27.5 id retired priests that hare been built in the property of per cent of the total in 1969 `T Saint John of God Hospital. to 25.5 per cent in 1975).
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The units have been built at the expense of the archOverall, religious ceremodiocese on land offered by the Saint John of God Sisters. nies have dropped 7 per cent It was hoped to build other units for aged people on the of the total in the same six adjacent open space but the cut-back in government years. tends has delayed this project. The next biggest group. The two units bring to four the self-contained facilities Anglicans dropped 5.1 per available, to ageing priests, the others being two units at cent in the same period. Glendalough opened four years ago. When 1977 figures are Other priests in retirement are assisting with light available, the scene will be chaplaincy duties such as- Father Francis kearnan. with complicated by the uniting the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Safety Ray, Monsignor last year of most of the Edmund O'Sullivan, at Mercyville; Craigie, and Father Methodist, Congregational John Nolan, at Mount Saint Emilie's, Kalamunda. and Presbyterian Churches.
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