The bar chart illustrates when women in Australia had their first child between 1966 and 2006. Looking from an overall perspective, in the past women had their first child in their early age, after having a child became common in 30s’.
In 1966, almost 62% of women gave their first birth between 19 and 24 years old. This figure dropped significantly and reach nearly 30% at the end of the period. Similarly, the percentage was approximately 35% before experiencing a dramatical decrease to 20% and close to 13% in under 19 age group.
For 25-30 years old women the proportion was about 35% in 1966 and it increased 50% in 1986 before returning its preliminary percentage. 30-34 and 34-39 age the only two groups that showed a steady increase during the period. Although women had rarely their first child in 30-34 years old by about 13% , it became very common by reaching 45% in 2006. 34-39 years old females in Australia almost doubled its iniative number from 8% to 17% and finally, 30%. Rare women had their first child after 40 years old and it demonstrated a negligible increase from 4% to 8%.