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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 confidence

ESCALATORY 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: 4/8/2026

Quick Statistics

+60%

Distress surge 2018-2022

-2.4%

Real wage decline 2023

+14.5pp

WFH reversion penalty

3.3×

Unemployed vs employed gap

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