Half of Young Australian Adults Now Living with Parents, Survey Shows

Educated, stressed, in love: Seven charts that show how Australians are really doing

The largest survey of Australian life has been released — here's what it reveals about how Australians are really doing.

Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, survey shows

Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, a new survey reveals.

Priced out and staying put: Gen Z Australians are living with their parents in record numbers

One of the nation’s most important social studies shows the proportion of people aged between 18 and 29 living in the family home has reached 49.9 per cent.

The empty nest that keeps refilling

If the spare room is occupied again, or perhaps never quite emptied, you are in very good company. A landmark national study has just put numbers to something many Australian families quietly suspected. The crowded nest, by the numbers The respected Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey has been tracking the nation for a quarter of a century. The survey has grown to include about 17,000 people a year in 9,000 househ…

Half of young Aussies can't afford to leave home

Working, earning and still stuck at home? New research reveals just how tough life has become for young Australians.