Single-person households are booming, but suburbs remain dominated by family-oriented homes

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2023-12-29

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For many people the great Australian dream has meant a three or four-bedroom home with a backyard in the suburbs. But the dominance of large, family-oriented homes over other types of housing is worsening the rental crisis for some -- as more and more of us turn to living alone.

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