Single-person households in Australia have increased significantly over the last 50 years, rising from 18% in 1981 to 26% (approx. 2.37 million) of households in 2021.
This is a choice, not a disease. And there is plenty of evidence that single people are happier, particularly when they are older.
So why do we persist in creating housing regulations that actually punish tiny living for single people?
Or married people.
Oh, my point was just that some married people live tiny.
@Wintergr33n I totally get that and of course I agree that everyone needs a chance to access tiny living. So your point is conceded; the regulations are affecting anyone wanting to live tiny - in couples, indeed in families, or singles.
I guess what I'm saying though, is that single living is a choice that is often sidelined, as a somehow degenerate decision. This seems punitive, and seems specifically aimed at people who choose to be single. This is a problem. And while I appreciate that it's not just single people who choose to live tiny, the rationale against tiny living seems specifically to attack single-occupancy living.
Joanne Jacobs
Wintergreen