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Retirement Living and Retirement Villages in Canberra create the perfect retirement lifestyle for seniors in Australia's capital city.
Living in Canberra Canberra is the capital of Australia and home to some of Australia’s most prestigious art galleries and centres. Including the National Museum of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery and the Australian War Memorial (just to name a few) and they’re all free!
Lifestyle
The average Canberra resident spends only three and a half hours commuting to work, creating a perfect work and life balance with the lack of traffic congestion. Besides the lack of traffic jams, retirees can enjoy over 500 kilometres of bicycle tracks and lanes.
Retirement Villages in Canberra Major retirement village providers in Canberra/ACT include Lend Lease.
Community and Recreation in Canberra
There are hundreds of community groups and not-for-profit organisations in the ACT which provide a wide range of services, covering everything from sport and recreation to markets and community events.
You’ll also find over 50 clubs in Canberra, with about 75 per cent of adult Canberrans belonging to one or more of our sporting, social, cultural, worker, professional and returned service clubs.
Climate
During summer Canberra has a warm to hot climate and has more average daily hours of sunshine than Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Winters range from mild to cold temperatures and snow is rare, however you can see snow on the mountain ranges from the CBD in winter.
Canberra Inner City
Canberra’s inner city represents the heart of the capital and covers the inner north and inner southern suburbs.
Canberra Inner Northern Suburbs
The inner northern suburbs allow for easy access to the city’s best amenities and close access to public transport services.
Canberra Inner Southern Suburbs
The southern suburbs in Canberra are some of the oldest parts of the city, located at the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.
Canberra East
Settle into aged care in Canberra's East Tuggeranong Tuggeranong in Canberra has over 30,000 inhabitants across 19 suburbs.
Western Creek
Western Creek is situated next to Woden in Canberra.
Belconnen
Belconnen is a district with a population of over 90,000 people. Woden Located south of Canberra, Woden is home to many newly established homes and apartments.