Young Australians are staying in the family home for longer – and it’s not hard to see why

Housing costs are up with renters worst affected and financial stress is also growing, according to the largest survey of its type

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Every year, thousands of Australians answer a series of questions as part of the long-running Hilda survey.

This questionnaire – more expansively known as the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia survey – has been tracking the same households since 2001.

Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor