Single Parents Hit Wall: Housing Crisis in Australia

0:00It's March 29th. This is Adelaide News today. Local news powered by AI. Single parents in Australia are hitting a wall with skyrocketing housing costs, turning stable homes into nightmares. Take 16-year-old Hunter from Port McCory, New South Wales. He and his mom got evicted from their rental after over 10 years when the owner sold up. With rents jumping to $800 a week, her two jobs couldn't keep up, leaving them facing life in the car or crashing with grandma. Coastal spots like Port McCory have turned into investor playgrounds with low vacancies making him brutal. Real estate agents favor couples over single parents, even if the cash is there. Experts say single moms often get stereotyped as risky tenants, despite being reliable payers who prioritize the ability for their kids. Hunter felt the hit hard-packing boxes, sharing a room, ditching friends to hide the shame. His mental health tanked, school-suffered, and walks became his only escape. Mom sacrificed everything, from gym memberships to her own needs, echoing her own rough single

1:05parent upbringing. New data from the 2025 Hilda survey shows over 30% of single parent families live below the poverty line after housing costs, way higher than dual income homes. Trends show it's worsening since the 1990s, with single moms four times more likely to face homelessness. Hunter stuck his lifelong renters, competing against double earners. Hunter's mom finally scraped together an apartment, but he knows that's rare. This hitting crisis needs real focus on middle-aged single women, not just young buyers. Time to spotlight these working families before more end up intense by the beach.