Overview

• A new report drawing on the 2022–23 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey finds that 43% of 15 to 25-year-olds feel lonely.
• One in seven young Australians has endured loneliness for at least two years, the study says.
• Poor physical or mental health and financial strain each more than double the likelihood of persistent loneliness among young people.
• Weekly contact with family or friends is associated with a threefold reduction in loneliness risk, while persistent loneliness is linked to a sevenfold increase in high psychological distress.
• Ending Loneliness Together presented the findings to parliament and called for a coordinated national strategy to address the A$2.7 billion annual economic burden.