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.
Singles Pay More For Going it Alone
Singlehood: The art of living an independent and autonomous life without a partner.
Singlehood Australia promotes the social inclusion and economic equality of everyone without a partner and upholds their right to equity, dignity, and respect.
One of the global community of advocates, Singlehood Australia established the International Singlehood Advocates Network
in 2024. Find out more about them here.
We imagine a world where, regardless of relationship or parental status, everyone:
- earns a wage that covers their living costs, and enables them to save enough to cope with a health crisis, survive and regenerate after a catastrophic weather event, and provide for a dignified retirement and old age
- has equal access to financial support, secure housing, quality health services, home care, and shelter when they are ill, unable to work, leaving a violent situation, or affected by disaster
- providing care to relatives and friends, supporting colleagues involved with family care are equally recognised and acknowledged in workplace entitlements, taxation concessions and benefits, and social security payments
- receives support and advocacy when engaging in government services
We believe no one should be discriminated against or vilified due to their relationship or parental status, even when that status is signified by absence.
Singlehood Australia is dedicated to a world where single people, couples, and families interact equally with the economy, the workplace, government services, the market, and 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.