In 2021, over 39 thousand male same-sex couples reported living in the same household as their partner in Australia, slightly more than female same-sex couples. In total, the census counted over 150 thousand people in same-sex couples living in the same household as their partner that year.
Number of same-sex couples living together in Australia from 1996 to 2021, by sex
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 2, 2022). Number of same-sex couples living together in Australia from 1996 to 2021, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417793/australia-number-of-same-sex-couples-living-together-by-sex/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of same-sex couples living together in Australia from 1996 to 2021, by sex." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417793/australia-number-of-same-sex-couples-living-together-by-sex/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of same-sex couples living together in Australia from 1996 to 2021, by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417793/australia-number-of-same-sex-couples-living-together-by-sex/
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Number of same-sex couples living together in Australia from 1996 to 2021, by sex [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417793/australia-number-of-same-sex-couples-living-together-by-sex/
