Young Hazara men who entered Australia as unaccompanied minors have insecure futures. While this insecurity of pathways and opportunities is in some ways similar to that of other young people in Australia, the challenges and opportunities that unaccompanied minors face as refugee youth mean that their experiences of growing-up also have unique characteristics. The journey to adult life is still shaped by the core dimensions of employment, education, housing, and family relationships. However, for the young Hazara men who participated in this study, they are also sites of disruption and adaption. Their experiences suggest a desire to fulfil these goals within social structures that actively prevent their achievement. Drawing on interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, this article investigates the challenges and strategies of young asylum seekers during a period in their lives in which the transition to adult life intersects with the process of settlement. This research contributes to the growing literature that represents experiences of young adults in the wake of global diversity and social change.