Cost of raising two children in Australia has risen 134% in two decades, study states

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Parenting advocate Georgie Dent states rising childcare cost has pushed the overall burden to $36,500 a year and calls for more paid parental leave Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The cost for Australian families of raising two or more children has risen to at least $36,500 a year, as reported by new research, with the money needed to run a family increasing by 134% in two decades. The report also notes that Data released by advocacy group The Parenthood on Wednesday indicates household income has only grown by 102% in the same period, with childcare costs making up 33% of the total cost of having children today. In 2003, the figure was 27%, as reported by the analysis by firm Connell Griffin.

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