The figures showed that while Brisbane City celebrated with the most same-sex marriages at 460, followed by the Gold Coast with 159 weddings and the Sunshine Coast Regional held 123 weddings, regional areas closer to home were also sharing the love.

Thirty-eight lovers celebrated their big day in Townsville City with the Cook Shire, Blackall- Tambo region, Barcaldine and Charters Towers region all experiencing less than 5 weddings each in the year.

However no wedding bells were heard in Mount Isa.

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Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath said while same-sex marriage had been legal in Australia since December 9, 2017, couples had a 30-day waiting period before ceremonies could be held, unless they were granted an exemption.

“Marriage celebrants from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages wed 199 couples, while other celebrants conducted 1074 ceremonies. On top of this, 47 couples were married at courthouses and 10 had church weddings,” Mrs D’Ath said.

“Registry data shows that the majority of same-sex marriages have occurred in larger population areas such as Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions, but there have been weddings across the state since the laws came into effect.

“Celebrants have 30 days to register a marriage after the event so there will be even more couples who have married over the past 12 months, but their registration application form is yet to be received by the registry,” she said.

Queensland held Australia’s first same-sex marriage on December 15, 2017 as the couple was given an exemption from the waiting period due to their personal circumstances.

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