Complex sentence: In Australia, by 2015,74.9% of couples chose civil celebrants; and the use of registry office marriages in some states has been greatly reduced or has disappeared altogether, as in the Australian Capital Territory.
Split into simpler sentences: In Australia, by 2015,74.9% of couples chose civil celebrants. The use of registry office marriages in some states has also been greatly reduced or has disappeared altogether, as in the Australian Capital Territory.