Sydney has biggest drop in births as economist says couples delaying children because of cost-of-living crisis
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Australia is in the grips of a “baby recession”, which some have attributed to rising cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty.
The number of births in Australia dropped to 289,100 in 2023, the lowest recorded since 2006, analysis from KPMG Australia showed.
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