Understanding youth transitions
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) is a study that follows young Australians over 10 years, from their mid-teens to mid-twenties, as they move through school to further study, work and beyond.
Generation Z: leaving school
Using the latest results from the LSAY Y15 cohort, Generation Z: leaving school explores young people’s experiences as they reach the end of their schooling years and begin to transition into post-school study and enter the workforce.
School completion
Rates of Year 12 completion are increasing
Early school leavers
One in five early school leavers had a job, apprenticeship or traineeship to go to
Leaving home
Over a quarter of 18-year-olds from non-metro areas have left home compared to 9% from metro areas
Caring for others
18% of 18-year-olds had provided unpaid care
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Read moreLSAY Y15 wave 4 (2018) data now available
Data collected from the Y15 wave 4 (2018) interviews are now available. Apply to access the LSAY data from the ADA Dataverse.
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Our resources are designed to help you find your way around the unit record data and now include information from the 2018 surveys.
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