diff --git a/booking.helper.inc b/booking.helper.inc
index 6e5a066..ffcdb57 100644
--- a/booking.helper.inc
+++ b/booking.helper.inc
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function _booking_convert_ts($timestamp)
 
 
 /**
- * Helper function to ensure timestamp is converted to correct local time
+ * Helper function to calculate the timestamp corresponding with the DOB requirements
  */
 function _booking_max_dob_ts()
 {
@@ -278,6 +278,22 @@ function _booking_max_dob_ts()
   return mktime(12, 0, 0, $max_dob_matches[2], $max_dob_matches[3], $max_dob_matches[1]);	
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper function to calculate the average age in days, months and years at the start of the event
+ */
+function _booking_avg_age($sum, $count, $reference_ts)
+{
+	global $event;
+	//calculate the average age timestamp
+	$average = $sum / $count;
+	//get the difference between now and the average timestamp
+	$average_date = _booking_convert_ts(floor($average));
+	$now_date = _booking_convert_ts(floor($reference_ts));
+	$difference = $average_date->diff($now_date);
+	//convert the difference into english
+	return $difference->y . " years, " . $difference->m . " months, " . $difference->d . " days";
+}
+
 function _date_range_to_string($date_start, $date_end) {
   $start = _booking_split_date($date_start);
   $end = _booking_split_date($date_end);
diff --git a/booking.reports.inc b/booking.reports.inc
index 29e0679..4024f8a 100644
--- a/booking.reports.inc
+++ b/booking.reports.inc
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ function booking_report_summary() {
 	$married_count = 0;
 	$total_paid = 0;
 	$dob_total = 0;
+	$male_dob_total = 0;
+	$female_dob_total = 0;
 	$person_count = 0;
-	$average = 0;
-	$average_age = "";
-	//$year = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365.25;
-	$stats_attributes = array('style' => 'max-width:30%');
-	
+
+	$stats_attributes = array('style' => 'max-width:30%');	
 	$header = array('Id', 'Name', 'Email', 'Payment To Date', 'Total Payment Required');
 	$rows = array();  
 	$state_header = array('State', 'Count');
@@ -61,9 +60,15 @@ function booking_report_summary() {
 		$person_count++;
 		
 		if ($person->booking_gender == 'M')
+		{
 			$male_count++;
+			$male_dob_total += $person->booking_dob;
+		}
 		else
+		{
 			$female_count++;
+			$female_dob_total += $person->booking_dob;
+		}
 			
 		if ($person->booking_baptised == 'Y')
 			$baptised_count++;
@@ -72,10 +77,8 @@ function booking_report_summary() {
 			$married_count++;
 	}
 	
-	//calculate the average age timestamp
-	$average = $dob_total / $person_count;
 	//convert that to years
-	$average_age = floor((time() - $average) / (60 * 60 * 24 * 365.25));
+	//$average_age = floor((time() - $average) / (60 * 60 * 24 * 365.25));
 
 	//bookings by ecclesia
 	$query = db_select('booking_person', 'p')
@@ -113,11 +116,16 @@ function booking_report_summary() {
 	}
 
 	//output everything
-	$output .= t("<p>There are !boys males and !girls females registered. Of these, !baptised are baptised and !married are married. The average age is !average years.", 
+	$output .= t("<h3>General Statistics</h3>");
+	$output .= t("<p>There are !boys males and !girls females registered. Of these, !baptised are baptised and !married are married.<br />", 
 				array('!boys' => $male_count, '!girls' => $female_count, '!baptised' => $baptised_count, '!married' => $married_count
-				'!average' => $average_age));	
-	$output .= t("Total of !bookedin registrations currently booked in, !waiting on waiting list, and !notpaid haven't paid.<br />", 
-				array('!bookedin' => $bookedin_counter, '!waiting' => $waiting_counter, '!notpaid' => $notpaid_counter));
+				));	
+	$output .= t("The overall average age at the start of the week will be !average. The male average age will be !maleaverage. The female average age will be !femaleaverage.<br />",
+				array('!average' => _booking_avg_age($dob_total, $person_count, $event->booking_event_start), '!maleaverage' => _booking_avg_age($male_dob_total, $male_count, $event->booking_event_start),
+				'!femaleaverage' => _booking_avg_age($female_dob_total, $female_count, $event->booking_event_start)
+				));
+	$output .= t("There are !bookedin registrations currently booked in, !waiting on waiting list, and !notpaid haven't paid, which comes to a total of !total people who have filled in the registration form.<br />", 
+				array('!bookedin' => $bookedin_counter, '!waiting' => $waiting_counter, '!notpaid' => $notpaid_counter, '!total' => $person_count));
 	$output .= t("Total amount paid: $!paid</p>", array('!paid' => $total_paid));				
 	$output .= t("<h3>Bookings by state</h3>");
 	$output .= theme('table', array('header' => $state_header, 'rows' => $state_rows, 'attributes' => $stats_attributes));