Politically engaged – but ‘very much’ worried about buying a home: study reveals young Australians’ anxieties

Growing Up in Australia report shows gen Z are more anxious about housing affordability than climate change or following a chosen career path Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Far more young people are worried about being able to buy a home than about climate change or finding a job in their chosen field, according to a study that also reveals gen Z’s deep distrust of politicians, political parties and the media. The latest insights from a major longitudinal study show high levels of participation in the political debate, challenging stereotypes that younger Australians are disengaged from public life. The federal government-run Growing Up in Australia study has tracked roughly 10,000 children and their families from across the country since 2004, surveying them every two years as they moved through childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The two groups in the cohort are now aged 19-20 and 23-24, entering and navigating early adulthood at a time of major social and economic upheaval and a worsening climate crisis. The latest survey results, published on Wednesday by the Australian Institute of Family S

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