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Living with adult children at home – navigating the in’s and out’s and up’s and down’s

Updated: Sep 8, 2025

Parenting expert Dr Rosina McAlpine interviewed on ABC Illawarra.


In Australia, Data from the 2021 Census showed that 456,500 people aged 25 to 34 lived with their parents - an increase of nearly 17% since the 2016 survey.

This trend is similar in the UK, US and Europe.

Statistics from the European union revealed in 2021 - males left the parental household at an average age of 27.4 years, while females did so at 25.5 years.  It seems that young women getting out a few years earlier!







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