# New study: Children who grow up in poverty are 5 times more likely to be poor young adults

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- Published: 2026-11-02T15:20:13+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-children-poverty-poor-young-adults.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/new-study-children-who-grow-up-in-poverty-are-5-times-more-likely-to-b-a05a3b/

About 757,000 Australian children younger than 15 lived in poverty in 2022–23—more than all the people living in the cities of Geelong, Newcastle and Wollongong combined.

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