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Rebecca Pike, money expert at Finder and report co-author.<\/p>\n
The research also revealed the average Aussie with a partner has $50,192 in savings while the average single person has $30,932, a staggering difference of $19,260.<\/p>\n
Single people were stashing away $651 on average every month, while someone in a couple is saving $1,086 on average each month. <\/p>\n
This means those with a partner come out $435 a month ahead compared to singles.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThose living alone are facing higher per-person costs.<\/p>\n
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Ceyda Erem, insurance specialist at Finder.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany everyday expenses don\u2019t scale down for one person, meaning singles often pay more per person just to maintain the same standard of living as couples,\u201d said Ceyda Erem, insurance specialist at Finder and report co-author.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose living alone are facing higher per-person costs, lower savings and a reduced ability to absorb everyday expenses.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Australia\u2019s relationship landscape continues to evolve, the challenge becomes how do we rethink financial structures that were built with couples in mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a country where more people are choosing to go it alone, the cost of doing so is becoming harder to ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When it came to solo living, 61 per cent of single people reported feeling happy in March 2026, compared to 82 per cent of those with a partner.<\/p>\n
When it came to solo living, 61 per cent of single people reported feeling happy in March 2026, compared to 82 per cent of those with a partner.<\/p>\n
The gap becomes even more noticeable at certain times of the year.<\/p>\n
During Christmas 2025, 70 per cent of singles reported feeling happy, compared to 86 per cent of those in a couple.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile happiness is shaped by many factors, financial security and stability can play an important role,\u201d Ms Pike said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHolidays especially are a time associated with social connection and positive memories, which can bring on heavy feelings for those without a partner.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, happiness isn\u2019t and shouldn\u2019t be solely determined by relationship status.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finder\u2019s report revealed only 31 per cent of Aussie suburbs were affordable to the average single earner. Single…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-615304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}