Jun 29, 2026 – 4.19pmAmelie Hansen, 19, is studying law and business in Sydney while employed as a disability support worker. Despite earning a reasonable income from her part-time job, she says she cannot move out of her mum’s home.“I don’t have a single friend who is renting, and anyone who is going to college, their parents are fully funding it,” Hansen tells The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
The rental hurdle that’s stopping young adults from moving out
Rising rents are forcing more adult children to live at home for longer. Some economists think Labor’s tax changes may make the situation even worse.






