Annual report [1997-98] - Family Court of Australia

The Family Court of Australia – annual report 1997-98
Table 4.15: Number of applicants in person – divorces – 1981 and 1987-98
1981 1987 1988 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 97/98
NORTHERN
Brisbane 1397 1918 2573 2559 2758 3275 6103 4691 4567 5375 6371 6920 7471 19.8%
Darwin - - 90 196 238 250 282 259 154 286 501 387 388 1.0%
Newcastle 429 1032 974 1025 917 1120 1615 1640 1763 1832 2050 2348 2173 5.8%
Parramatta 1404 1885 1619 1727 1667 2114 2445 2782 2860 3360 3640 3822 3658 9.7%
Sydney 1703 2150 2236 2350 2413 2875 2952 3083 3100 3584 4672 4158 4216 11.2%
Townsville 175 512 460 420 390 585 750 768 773 942 1139 1108 1174 3.1%
SOUTHERN
Adelaide 1405 1751 2226 2243 2258 2563 3267 2908 2945 3434 3572 3749 3454 9.2%
Canberra 453 539 670 738 734 1026 1515 1362 1436 1464 1230 1285 1223 3.2%
Dandenong - 931 1054 1058 1140 1060 2371 1903 1945 2262 2663 2755 2693 7.1%
Hobart 234 388 366 399 412 411 622 620 598 444 665 1199 1164 3.1%
Launceston 238 434 447 486 509 557 666 607 668 601 611 - - 0.0%
Melbourne 2001 1874 1880 1796 2248 2804 3146 4471 3985 4549 5772 5559 5535 14.7%
FCA
Total 9439 13414 14595 14997 15684 18640 25734 25094 24794 28133 32886 33290 33149 87.9%
FCWA
Perth 1558 2511 2602 2955 2543 2424 3686 3627 4368 4476 4431 4692 4559 12.1%
Australia
Total 10997 15925 17197 17952 18227 21064 29420 28721 29162 32609 37317 37982 37708 100.0%
As a % of
total divorce 25.3% 38.8% 42.3% 43.0% 43.8% 46.2% 61.4% 59.1% 59.0% 63.6% 71.0% 71.1% 71.2%
applications
Note From 1996-97 Launceston figures are included in Hobart figures.
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