I think generally until they get jobs forcing them to move out, most Asian-Aussies tend to live at home until their late 20's.

However, now there's more of an imperative for them to live longer at home: the high prices of property and rentals in main cities.

It's a bit of a cultural thing. My parents actually prefer me to stay at home for a few more years. Also an economic thing: if your uni (or even workplace) is close by, what's the point in paying for another place?

More and more white Aussies are also staying home longer nowadays. But in their case, their parents seem to be annoyed by this (from the papers). But I think these parents are just being unrealistic. Sure, they got to do their 'independent' stuff when they were young but the world was different then. They could afford to. So many things (education, healthcare, etc) were free for them. Housing prices and rentals were also much cheaper. Immature really, what I think their reactions are to their kids. Reason why I dislike the baby boomer generation.

I doubt living independently teaches one much 'independence'. Heck I know of plenty of friends staying on their own who are into drugs, and are immature as heck. I mean, what does living by yourself actually teaches you? To pay the rent on time? To do your own laundry? To clean up after you eat? Puh lez, I do all of that for my parents now anyway.