A Health Research Institute submission tells an inquiry into social isolation and loneliness that people between 18 and 29 report the highest levels of loneliness in the ACT, and residents aged 65 and over report the lowest.
Legislative Assembly inquiry into social isolation and loneliness that people between 18 and 29 are the territory's loneliest.
The Living Well in the ACT Region survey measured incidence of loneliness amongst adults living in the territory at five points in time — late 2019, early 2020 during the first COVID-19 lockdown, at the end of 2020 between lockdowns, at the end of 2020, and in early 2023. "So they'll shift here from somewhere else, they won't know anyone, and it does take a while to get settled in and to make those close connections.
Ms Simpson said she thinks it's likely most young people new to Canberra would feel quite lonely and may chose to isolate themselves further, particularly students living on campus. "I think when you first get here and you don't know anyone it's really useful to have a common interest," Ms Hickman said.
"It's actually not the case that elderly people are at higher risk of loneliness — even in other areas of Australia, or even internationally." "Often they've retired so they've got more time to interact, they've often built up a really good network of friends and they're able to reconnect with them in the early years of retirement."According to Professor Schirmer the survey also revealed a number of risk factors for social isolation — the most notable "probably not very surprisingly" being living alone.
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