What is the minimum marriage age in Australia?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 18.
Australia is one of 184 countries classified “18+” for the minimum marriage age — 97% of the 189 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Marriageable age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Timor-Leste
- 16–17 Minimum marriage age: 17.
- Papua New Guinea
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Solomon Islands
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Indonesia
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Palau
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Vanuatu
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
Other laws in Australia
- Sex Work
- Varies by region
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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