Five ways Australians’ spending, housing and dating habits have changed over the last 25 years

Younger Australians entering the workforce are prioritising living on their own, rather than with partners or in share houses, the data found. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The way Australians live has changed in the last 25 years, as soaring house prices have forced some young people to live with parents longer, and others to move rentals more often.

New research from the e61 Institute breaks down why some Australians are more reluctant to move house, while consulting firm KPMG has looked at how household spending has changed by generation. Each explored data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).