Young adults staying with parents is definitely a growing housing tenure in Australia. This paper, for the first time, unearths individual-level housing tenure choices of young Australians from the household-level data of owning/renting from the 2017 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. In addition to owner-occupation and private rental, the paper explores the influence of personal characteristics on two types of multigenerational co-residence: young adults who live with parents rent-free and pay board. The results show that, in Australia, young women are more independent in their housing tenure choices (i.e., owning and renting) in comparison to young men. There is a growing trend towards mature and high-earning young people living with parents for free, which might be explained by the aim of saving money to buy a house or investment property and also care arrangements for their elderly parents. Marital status has also a significant effect on housing tenure choices. Never married young adults prefer to live with parents either for free or pay board; while those divorced/separated or widowed prefer to rent privately to maintain their residential independency, after life circumstances changed. This study informs policy makers to provide more support to young adults in a fully or partly independent housing tenure (renting and paying board) in assisting them to climb up the housing career ladder—becoming a homeowner.

在澳大利亚，与父母同住的年轻人绝对是越来越多的住房保有权。本文首次从 2017 年澳大利亚家庭收入和劳动力动态调查的家庭层面拥有/租赁数据中挖掘出澳大利亚年轻人个人层面的住房保有权选择。除了自住和私人出租外，本文还探讨了个人特征对两种多代同居的影响：与父母同住的年轻人免租和支付寄宿。结果表明，在澳大利亚，与年轻男性相比，年轻女性在住房保有权选择（即拥有和租赁）方面更加独立。与父母免费同住的成熟高收入年轻人越来越多，这可能是为了存钱买房或投资房产，以及照顾年迈的父母。婚姻状况对住房保有权的选择也有显着影响。未婚的年轻人更愿意免费或支付住宿费与父母同住；而那些离婚/分居或丧偶的人更愿意在生活环境发生变化后私下租房以保持住所的独立性。这项研究告知政策制定者为拥有完全或部分独立住房权（租赁和支付委员会）的年轻人提供更多支持，帮助他们攀登住房职业阶梯——成为房主。未婚的年轻人更愿意免费或支付住宿费与父母同住；而那些离婚/分居或丧偶的人更愿意在生活环境发生变化后私下租房以保持住所的独立性。这项研究告知政策制定者为拥有完全或部分独立住房权（租赁和支付委员会）的年轻人提供更多支持，帮助他们攀登住房职业阶梯——成为房主。未婚的年轻人更愿意免费或支付住宿费与父母同住；而那些离婚/分居或丧偶的人更愿意在生活环境发生变化后私下租房以保持住所的独立性。这项研究告知政策制定者为拥有完全或部分独立住房权（租赁和支付委员会）的年轻人提供更多支持，帮助他们攀登住房职业阶梯——成为房主。