Singlehood is on the rise and Singlehood Australia is igniting a social, cultural, and economic transformation that includes single people in the heart of all decision-making.
Singlehood: Our Social Revolution
Singlehood: The art of living an independent and autonomous life.
Singlehood Australia advocates for the social and economic equality of everyone without a partner.
Australia’s economy is built on a dual income household which automatically disadvantages those living alone. Average household expenses are 70% of a single income. Single women manage their households on 21.7% less than half what it takes to make ends meet. In a one-person household, there is no one with whom to share tasks or pool resources. Banks prefer to lend to couples earning two incomes. Single women without children, are no longer prioritised for rental properties because they don’t have a backup income.
Singlehood Australia is dedicated to a world where single people, couples, and families interact equally with the economy, the workplace, the market, the urban environment. A world where single people are included in our social system—the law, social security, health, disability, aged care, housing, emergency responses to public health crises, catastrophic weather events, and war, should it come crashing on our shores.
Singlehood is on the rise in Australia
of Australian homes are one-person households, up from 24% in 2016. The ABS anticipates up to 27% by 2041.
Ref: aifs.gov.au
of those living alone are women, and half of these women are 65 or older.
Ref: aifs.gov.au
women today are not having children, and this trend is expected to continue.
Ref: abc.net.au
Grey Divorce is on the rise with more couples than ever before splitting after they turn 50.
Ref: seniors.com.au
Gen Z & Millennials are rewriting the script for coupling and family making altogether. Fewer young women want children. Many identify as LGBTQIA+. Despite the right to same sex marriage, only about half want to marry.
Ref: youthsense.com
Singlehood Australia expects that by 2041 most single Australians will be women of diverse sexuality and gender identity, and most of these women will not have children.
It’s safe to say singlehood is fast becoming a conventional and valued way of Australian life.