Young kinship carers tend to be overlooked in kinship care policy and practice. This Australian research project explored the prevalence of kinship care households in Australia, with a particular focus on households headed by young kinship carers. Census data were utilized to explore the number of kinship care households across the carer age spectrum and some of their characteristics, including households with Indigenous carers and carers with a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) identity. Characteristics of households headed by carers aged 16–30 years were explored in some detail, and comparisons made with young parents. The data pointed to particular challenges for young kinship carers in relation to post‐secondary education, employment and income security. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

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亲属关怀的性质和普遍性：关注年轻的亲属关怀者

年轻的亲属护理人员在亲属护理政策和实践中往往被忽略。这项澳大利亚研究项目探讨了澳大利亚的亲属护理家庭的流行情况，特别关注以年轻的亲属护理者为首的家庭。利用人口普查数据探究了照料者年龄范围内的亲属照料家庭的数量及其某些特征，包括具有土著照料者的家庭和具有文化和语言多样性（CALD）身份的照料者。详细探讨了16至30岁的以照料者为户主的家庭的特征，并与年轻父母进行了比较。数据指出，年轻的亲属护理人员在专上教育，就业和收入保障方面面临特殊挑战。讨论了对政策和实践的影响。