Australia’s mothers and babies 2018

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Australia's mothers and babies 2018

In 2018, 298,630 women gave birth in Australia—an increase of 2% since 2008 (292,159 women), but a decline from a recent peak of 310,247 in 2016.
The rate of women giving birth decreased between 2008 and 2018, with a rate of 58 per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44 years) in 2018, down from 65 per 1,000 women in 2008.
The average age of all women who gave birth continues to rise. It was 30.7 in 2018, compared with 29.9 in 2008. The median age was slightly higher, at 31 years in 2018.
In 2018, multiple pregnancies represented 1.5% of all pregnancies. Almost all multiple pregnancies (98.5%) were twins, while a small proportion (1.5%) were other multiples (triplets, quadruplets or higher).