New study: Children who grow up in poverty are 5 times more likely to be poor young adults

November 2, 2026 · 3:20 pm 1 sources

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• New study: Children who grow up in poverty are 5 times more likely to be poor young adults
  Phys.org · November 2, 2026 15:20
  About 757,000 Australian children younger than 15 lived in poverty in 2022–23—more than all the people living in the cities of Geelong, Newcastle and Wollongong combined.