What you can expect to see on an historical*
AUS BDM certificate
| BIRTH |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
| Start |
Jan 1930 |
Mar 1856 |
Aug 1870 |
Mar 1856 |
Jun 1842 |
Dec 1838 |
Jul 1853 |
Sep 1841 |
| Earlier records |
NSW |
- |
SA |
NSW |
- |
- |
NSW |
- |
| Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Father's name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Father's occupation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Father's age |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1902 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Father's birthplace |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1908 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1902 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Mother's name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maiden name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1907 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mother's age |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1902 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Mother's birthplace |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1908 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1902 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Marriage date |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1908 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1896 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Previous children |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1908 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1919 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Available (Historical*) |
aftr 100 yrs |
aftr 100 yrs |
aftr 80 yrs |
prior 1920 |
aftr 75 yrs |
aftr 75 yrs |
prior 1925 |
aftr 75 yrs |
| Index avail on CD |
No |
to 1918 |
No |
to 1914 |
to 1928 |
to 1919 |
to 1920 |
to 1905 |
| Index online (f=fee) |
|
to 1906 |
|
to 1914 |
|
|
to 1924 f |
to 1931 |
| Index avail on fiche/film |
No |
to 1905 |
to 1902 |
to 1914 |
to 1928 |
to 1905 |
to 1913 |
to 1905 |
| MARRIAGE |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
| Start |
Jan 1930 |
Mar 1856 |
Aug 1870 |
Mar 1856 |
Jun 1842 |
Dec 1838 |
Jul 1853 |
Sep 1841 |
| Earlier records |
NSW |
- |
SA |
NSW |
- |
- |
NSW |
- |
| Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Couple's names |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Couple's ages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Couple's birthplaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1908 |
from 1896 |
Yes |
from 1923 |
| Previous status |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Couple's occupations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Couple's residences |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fathers' names |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1856 |
from 1896 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fathers' occupations |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
No |
from 1896 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Groom's mothers name |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1964 |
from 1896 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Bride's mothers name |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
No |
from 1896 |
Yes |
No |
| Available (Historical*) |
aftr 60 yrs |
aftr 50 yrs |
aftr 60 yrs |
prior 1940 |
aftr 60 yrs |
aftr 75 yrs |
prior 1943 |
afer 60 yrs |
| Index avail on CD |
No |
to 1945 |
No |
to 1914 |
to 1937 |
to 1930 |
to 1942 |
to 1905 |
| Index online (f=fee) |
|
to 1956 |
|
to 1914 |
|
|
to 1942 f |
to 1906 |
| Index online (outside gp) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1906-1942 |
| Index avail on fiche/film |
No |
to 1905 |
to 1902 |
to 1939 |
to 1937 |
to 1919 |
to 1930 |
to 1965 |
| DEATH |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
| Start |
Jan 1930 |
Mar 1856 |
Aug 1870 |
Mar 1856 |
Jun 1842 |
Dec 1838 |
Jul 1853 |
Sep 1841 |
| Earlier records |
NSW |
- |
SA |
NSW |
- |
- |
NSW |
- |
| Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Death place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Age |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Occupation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cause of death |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Parents' names |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
No |
from 1914 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Spouse names |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1968 |
No |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Marriage details |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1915
age at m. |
No |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Chns names |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| No of chn |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1914 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Birthplace |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
from 1897 |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Residency |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1907 |
No |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Burial place |
Yes |
Yes |
from 1949 |
Yes |
from 1948 |
No |
Yes |
from 1896 |
| Available (Historical*) |
aftr 30 yrs |
aftr 30 yrs |
aftr 30 yrs |
prior 1955 |
aftr 25 yrs |
aftr 25 yrs |
aftr 10 yrs |
aftr 25 yrs |
| Index avail on CD |
No |
to 1945 |
No |
to 1914 |
to 1972 |
to 1930 |
to 1985 |
to 1905 |
| Index online (f=fee) |
|
to 1976 |
|
to 1914 |
|
|
to 1985 f |
to 1931 |
| Index avail on fiche/film |
No |
to 1905 |
to 1902 |
to 1959 |
to 1970 |
to 1919 |
to 1985 |
to 1980 |
It should be noted that availability of certificates
may be reduced by the lack of an index.
A Yes in a column means that you can usually expect
the entry to appear. There are many examples of early certificates
where the item may be omitted despite provision in the certificate
for that item of data.
* Historical certificates are those available outside the
embargoed periods to the general public.
Certificates within the embargoed period are usually available to the person
named therein, their parents and their children upon presentation
of ID and proof.
NSW, QLD & TAS also offer pre-civil registration records.
NSW from 1788, QLD from 1829, TAS from 1803.
Some indexes have more detail than others, but they should
not be treated as primary sources but rather pointers:
To see what is listed on the indexes click the appropriate
category—births; marriages;
deaths.
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