Coalition of Celebrant Associations

Australia’s Peak Celebrant Body

CoCA celebrant survey 2019

This is the fourth national survey of celebrants and the second by the Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Inc.

1400 celebrants responded to this 2019 Survey, providing valuable information for which CoCA thanks all those celebrants who participated.

thank you 2111328 150This survey focused on:
• celebrants demographics, work and fees data
• celebrants professional support, and
• the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants Programme  
The information was collected and collated by using Survey Monkey.

Independent celebrants are invited to offer their interpretation of the survey data in the CoCA Feedback section.

1400 respondents clicked into the CoCA Inc Survey of Independent Celebrants 2019 1392 celebrants commenced the survey. Download this informationwithout the graphics in pdf. 93% of respondents where Subdivision C civil marriage celebrants 5.5 % of respondents where Subdivision C marriage celebrants for religious organisations or with personal religious beliefs precluding them from marrying same gender couples 1% of respondents offered ceremonies other than marriage 90% offer ceremonies other than marriage ceremonies 67% offer loss related ceremonies and services 80% of respondents are female 19% of respondents are male 85% of respondents are over the age of 50 years 9%…
Below are the comments made in response to Question 25. They have been grouped into four groups. This is the first pass over the comments. Please let us know if there are comments that have inadvertently been put in the wrong category.Those comments (21) marked with a BLUE line were supportive of the revised Conflict of Interest PolicyThose comments (22) marked with a GREEN line appeared neutral or needing more information with regard to this issueThose comments (89) marked with a PINK line were not supportive of the revised Conflict of Interest Policy.Those comments (9) marked with a PURPLE line…
Below are the 265 comments made in response to Question 26. Download Question 26 pdf. They have been grouped into four groups. This is the first pass over the comments. Please let us know if there are comments that have inadvertently been put in the wrong category.Those comments (107) marked with a BLUE line were supportive of OPD on the needs of couples marrying under the new definition of marriage.Those comments (80) marked with a GREEN line appeared neutral or needing more information with regard to this issueThose comments (65) marked with a PINK line were not supportive of OPD on the needs of couples marrying under the new…
Below are the 258 comments made in response to Question 27.They have been grouped into four groups. Some comments have been repeated (with their original number) as they referred to a number of issues.This is the first pass over the comments.  Download Question 27 pdf. Please let us know if there are comments that have inadvertently been put in the wrong category. 20 Comments relating to Marriage Forms 8 Comments relating to Celebrant Training 30 Comments relating to OPD 8 Comments relating to Equity amongst all marriage celebrants 33 Comments relating to Annual Registration Fee for Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants 8 Comments relating…
Are you an independent celebrant authorised under the Commonwealth Subdivisions C and D or an independent celebrant offering funerals, namings, birthdays and ceremonies other than marriage? Have you taken part in this survey? If not - it does not take long. Please give your views now. Contact us if you have not received information about this survey and would like to participate. If yes - thanks so much for your support. If you wish to make additional comments, click here The results will become a real asset for our profession. National Celebrant Survey 2019 In 2009 and 2012 Celebrante, a private…
This is the fourth national survey of celebrants and the second by the Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Inc. 1400 celebrants responded to this 2019 Survey, providing valuable information for which CoCA thanks all those celebrants who participated. This survey focused on: • celebrants demographics, work and fees data • celebrants professional support, and • the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants Programme  The information was collected and collated by using Survey Monkey. See raw data here Independent celebrants are also invited to offer their interpretation of the survey data in the CoCA Feedback section. CoCA Inc Survey of Independent Celebrants 2019 - raw data  Comments Q 25 Conflict of Interest Comments Q 26 OPD…
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