The given chart demonstrates the proportion of the first child who was born by the Australian women in many different age in 1966, 1986 and 2006
It is evident from the chart that the percentge of Australian female’s childbirth between 19 and 24 saw a substantially decline while the age from 30 to 34 witnessed a rapidly growth.
In 1966, the percentage of female giving birth to their first child between 19 and 24 reached its peak at about 61%. In the next twenty years, it halved, at about 34% and continuing decrease in 2006, at slightly more than a quater. While the proportion of female’s childebirth at age 30-34 increased from about 12% to 18% and reached its peak at 45% in 2006 .
In 1966, the highest childbearing rate belonged to the age 19-24, while in 1986, it resigned to women between 25 and 30. In 2006, the most elevated number was age from 30 – 34. The smallest percentage of all three periods is women over 40.
