Soaring Rents Drive Aussies Into Shared Living

The housing crunch forces new urban living norms.

Medium density houses are seen in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 11, 2024. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

With rents rising nearly 40 per cent in the past five years cities are becoming hubs for larger households as international students lead the charge of living together.

Housing has become a battleground for the major political parties jockeying to appeal to first-time homebuyers in particular, but renters continue to do it tough.