Living Together as Married: A Profile of De Facto Couples in Australia

Siew‐Ean Khoo

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In 1982 a national survey in Australia showed that 5% of all couples living together were unmarried. This article examines demographic social and economic characteristics of unmarried cohabiting partners among persons 18 to 34 years of age at the time of the survey. Never-married partners and ever-married partners differed from each other in their level of education and economic situation and appeared to have different reasons for being in de facto relationships. Cohabitors also differed from persons in the same age group who were legally married. For many cohabitors living together appeared to be a temporary arrangement until they felt financially secure enough to marry. (EXCERPT)

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