If you want to know about retirement villages, retirement housing, retirement homes, retirement communities, retirement resorts and retirement living in Australia and New Zealand, you've come to the right place. This website is a resource for prospective retirement village residents and their families, with information about independent living and assisted living (serviced apartment) alternatives.

To help you quickly find what you are looking for, our search engine lets you search our directory for retirement villages and other seniors housing communities that fall into the following categories:

1. operational villages that offer homes to buy (ie where an initial purchase price or other ingoing contribution is required)
2. operational villages that offer homes to rent (ie where a standard weekly, fortnightly or monthly rental payment is required)
3. new villages and staged developments that have brand new homes available now, under construction or at the planning stage.
   

Depending on what you are looking for, just click on the appropriate tab (“Buy”, “Rent” or “Developments”) above the map of Australia and New Zealand.  Then click on the jurisdiction (State, Territory or NZ) that is of most interest to you.  You will be taken to a search page where you can further refine your search by selecting a particular region or even a particular suburb or town.

As good management is the key to a good retirement village, you can also search our directory by Operator.  Just click on the “Operator” tab above the map of Australia and New Zealand and then click on the appropriate jurisdiction.  To find more information about particular retirement village operators, just click on their logos wherever they appear on the website.

If retirement villages are appropriate for your circumstances, you can also review our retirement village information pages: Overview, Top 10 Tips, Reasons for Moving, Complicating Features, Services and Levels of Care, Financial Considerations Including Departure Fees, Rental Accommodation, Pets, Legal Structures and Legislation.

If you’re not sure what form of seniors housing is appropriate for your requirements, you can start by reviewing our Accommodation and Care Alternatives – What’s Right for You? information page.

Depending on your circumstances, the following related information pages may also be of interest: Home Care – What’s Available, Residential Care – Hostels and Nursing Homes, Moving Home - Checklist and Wills and Estates – Overview.

We also have a Products and Services Directory that you can search by selecting the “Services” tab above the map of Australia and New Zealand.  The Law Firms category is particularly relevant because many law firms do not have the necessary experience to act for prospective retirement village residents.  When discussing your circumstances with a lawyer (whether listed in our directory or not) you should satisfy yourself that they have appropriate experience for your requirements.