Exact figures on loneliness and isolation can be hard to obtain, because respondents are sometimes reticent to name their loneliness due to stigma, says Dr Michelle Lim of Swinburne University, lead Australian Loneliness Report researcher and chair of the Australian Coalition to End Loneliness's scientific advisory committee.Earlier studies found that somewhere between 17 and 60 per cent of Australians say they are lonely.One in 10 Australians currently lack social support, a recent Relationships Australia study found.One in two sometimes or always feel alone and 30 per cent of people say they don't belong to a friendship group, the report found.One in four Australians reported feeling lonely each week, the 2018 Australian Loneliness Report revealed.So when one in four Australians reports feeling lonely at least one day a week, it's something we need to pay attention to. Times have changed, but not being connected to others can still take a tremendous toll on our relationships, health, wellbeing, and our survival. Our need to connect with others is deeply hardwired (and goes right back to when we'd hang out in groups so we could survive).
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