Sydney has biggest drop in births as economist says couples delaying children because of cost-of-living crisis
Australia is in the grips of a “baby recession”, which some have attributed to rising cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty.
Terry Rawnsley, an urban economist at KPMG, said economic uncertainty after the pandemic and stretched household budgets in a cost-of-living crisis meant many families delayed having children or put off having more kids.
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