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Retirement Villages
A retirement village allows independent retirees to enjoy their golden years with the lifestyle they want. Retirement villages offer a secure and safe environment and a supportive peer group community.
Unlike aged care homes, retirement villages are designed for seniors who do not require aged care services. However, many villages include health and emergency services such as an emergency call system installed in units, visiting health services or an on-site nurse. Services range between retirement villages so make sure to ask the village manager what services and facilities they offer in their village.
To find a retirement village, you can use our online directory of retirement villages by selecting a geographical location (i.e. your desired state and then suburb). The directory will then generate a list of retirement villages in that area.
You can then further refine your search by filtering the results by village feature, such as whether the village has a pool or allows pets.
Lifestyle is an important part of any retirement village, so our online directory allows you to search for retirement villages based on lifestyle as well as location. You can search for villages that are by the beach, on the river, in the city, country or offer resort-style accommodation and services.
Please find below a breakdown of possible retirement villages in each state and territory in Australia.
Retirement Villages in Victoria
Retirement Villages in New South Wales
Retirement Villages in Queensland
Retirement Villages in South Australia
Retirement Villages in Western Australia
Retirement Villages in Tasmania
Retirement Villages in the ACT
Retirement Villages in the Northern Territory
A Senate inquiry into affordable housing has heard an appeal to amend the pension assets test on the grounds that more seniors would be inclined to downsize to appropriate housing if they do so.
The Retirement Living Council (RLC), who made the proposal, said that senior Australians are holding onto their large family homes to avoid a pension reduction.
An upcoming research project will explore the uncharted topic of living with dementia in retirement villages.
Conducted by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, the research will measure the extent to which people with dementia are supported to age-in-place, meaning without upheaval to an aged care facility.
She began playing piano at 12 and he bought his first saxophone at 19.
Music lovers Carlita and Brian Keene have been married almost 58 years, but it was only when they moved to the Gold Coast upon retirement that they began performing on stage together.
Mature age males lacking formal qualifications are most likely to leave the labour force involuntarily, a recent report shows.
Conducted by National Seniors Australia, the research investigates why older people are leaving the workforce, what sorts of people are at risk of premature retirement, and their financial outcomes post-employment.
