We asked South Australians to report their experiences of loneliness, lack of companionship, feelings of being left out or isolated.

The data revealed that:

-57% of South Australians report experiencing loneliness (sometimes or often). 

-Young adults (aged 18-24) and older adults (aged 55-59) report experiencing the highest rates of loneliness ‘often.’  

-32% of people (aged 55-59) report experiencing loneliness ‘often’ which is nearly a 40% increase since the last survey.  

-91% of people (aged 18-24) report experiencing loneliness sometimes or often including a significant increase in the number of young people reporting feeling lonely ‘often’ since the last survey (from 11% to 30%).  

Tackling this issue requires a whole-of-community approach.

Read our new Loneliness by Numbers Snapshot to find out more about how we can reduce loneliness in South Australia