Australia’s life dissatisfaction levels double as ‘wellbeing poverty’ reaches new highs
ABS data shows one in 10 people are not satisfied with life – but community cohesion and trust lift happiness scores Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nearly 2.2 million Australians 15 years and older are living below the wellbeing poverty line, with the share of people reporting very low life satisfaction doubling over the past decade. In 2025, 9.7%, or about one in 10 Australians, rated their general satisfactio…
