Half of young Australians still living at home as housing affordability crisis deepens

September 24, 2026 — 12:01am

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Half of Australians in their 20s are still living with their parents, while a record share of lower-income families are suffering housing stress as the social and economic cost of the housing affordability crunch mounts.

One of the nation’s most important social studies, The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, shows the proportion of people aged 18 to 29 years old living in the family home has reached 49.9 per cent, up from 39.4 per cent in 2001.

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