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Interactive Dashboard
Explore 56 series across 2001-2023
Psychological Distress (K10)
Population by distress level, 2018-2023
Labour-Distress Decoupling
Real wage growth vs distress rate
Structural Asymmetry: Age
Very high distress by age group (2023)
Youth (18-24) distress is 2.2× the population average
Employment Status Gap
Very high distress by employment (2023)
Unemployed distress is 3.3× the employed rate
WFH Adoption
Peak: 63.1% (2021) → 47.4% (2023)
Housing Stress
+43% increase (2021-2023)
Job Loss Risk
Recovered below pre-COVID baseline
LGIT Diagnostic Analysis
Legitimacy-Grievance-Institutional Trajectory framework applied to HILDA data
escalating Trajectory
high confidenceESCALATORY TRAJECTORY: Multiple signals indicate grievance is worsening despite economic recovery.
Detection Signals:
- Distress escalating: 51.1% increase
- Housing crisis: 43% increase in 2 years
- High WFH reversion penalty: 14.5pp
- Severe age asymmetry: youth 5.4× average
Grievance Trajectory
Annual Change+0.56pp/yr
Period Change+51.1%
R² (fit)0.91
ESCALATING
Labour-Distress Decoupling
Job Loss Trend0.00/yr
Distress Trend0.00/yr
ALIGNED
Labour and distress trends moving together
Age Asymmetry Index
Highest18-24 (15.8%)
Lowest65+ (2.9%)
Ratio5.4×
SEVERE ASYMMETRY
WFH Reversion Penalty
Retained WFH38.9% stressed
Forced Back53.4% stressed
Penalty+14.5pp
HIGH PENALTY
LGIT Key Findings
- 1Grievance Surge: Very high distress increased 51% from 2018-2023
- 2Housing Crisis: Housing stress surged 43% in just 2 years
- 3Youth Crisis: 18-24 year olds experience 5.4× the average distress rate
- 4Reversion Penalty: Forced return to office creates 15pp stress increase
- 5Overall Assessment: ESCALATING trajectory (high confidence)
Analysis generated: 1/14/2026
Quick Statistics
+60%
Distress surge 2018-2022
-2.4%
Real wage decline 2023
+14.5pp
WFH reversion penalty
3.3×
Unemployed vs employed gap