AustraliaHealth17 days ago

Older, wealthier boomers have pushed younger, poorer people out of the property investor market

A study by the Reserve Bank reveals that the average age of landlords has increased significantly since 2000, when the typical landlord was aged 40-49. Today, older individuals, particularly those over 60, dominate the rental market. This shift suggests that older, wealthier generations have displaced younger, less affluent individuals from the property investment sector.

This 60+ cohort is no doubt comprised of the very same people who were buying property in their 40s during the housing boom.

Jun 4, 2026

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Landlords are unloved, aren’t they? The budget came to bite them right in their tax breaks, but did they receive any sympathy? No, none. Everyone cheered.

The reason is that most people probably aren’t mates or even colleagues with a landlord. That’s the finding from a big new study from the Reserve Bank into precisely who landlords are these days.

As the next chart shows, being a landlord used to be a young person’s game. Back in the year 2000, the most common age group for a person to have tenants was 40-49.

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Source document: Reserve Bank Study on Landlord Demographics

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CrikeyIndependentCenter17 days ago

Older, wealthier boomers have pushed younger, poorer people out of the property investor market

Bias read (Center): The article presents findings from a Reserve Bank study without overtly favoring one side. It notes demographic changes in the landlord population but does not explicitly criticize or praise either older or younger generations. The tone remains neutral, focusing on statistical trends rather than ide

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