Millennials and gen Z are much less religious than baby boomers and gen X, and they have higher rates of university education and identification as LGBTQ+. Political scientists say there has been a fundamental shift as the experiences of younger voters are so much different from previous generations. There’s a “new kind of adulthood” as one expert described it: younger Australians are leaving the family home, living in share houses, getting married, having children and buying their own home much later than previous generations did, if at all.
Millennials and gen Z are much less religious than baby boomers and gen X, and they have higher rates of university education and identification as LGBTQ+ . Political scientists say there has been a fundamental shift as the experiences of younger voters are so much different from previous generations.
There’s a “new kind of adulthood” as one expert described it: younger Australians are leaving the family home, living in share houses, getting married, having children and buying their own home much later than previous generations did, if at all
Millennials Gen Z Religious Baby Boomers Gen X University Education LGBTQ+ Political Shift Younger Voters Adulthood Family Home Share Houses Marriage Children Home Ownership
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