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Is downsizing the next big housing trend?
Transitioning to a smaller home will grow in popularity over the next decade, according to one researcher. Simon Kuestenmacher, Co-Founder and Director of The Demographics Group, said moving to a smaller residence will start becoming a mass phenomenon by the 2030s as the Baby Boomers…
Age of retirement continues to rise in Australia
If you thought that Australians seem to be retiring later than ever, you’d be right. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the 2021-2021 financial year, revealed the average at retirement (of all retirees) has increased to 56.3 years. 140,000 people retired…
With people living longer, centenarian Ethel Hemmings’ words are worth reading
Ethel has been a resident at Bolton Clarke’s Fairview Retirement Village at Pinjarra Hills, 167km southwest of Brisbane’s CBD, for the past 22 years. She met her late husband Lloyd when they crossed paths during World War Two and eventually both worked for Brisbane’s Cash…
The Seniors Cards that give 4 cents off a litre of fuel
Seniors Card are a valuable asset and the new discount deals are worth knowing as the cost of living keeps on rising. On 10 February this year, the South Australian Government released the 2024 Seniors Card Discounts and Deals Directory. The directory, like in other…
Go, you good thing! More people aged over 75 are being physically active
With people living longer, it is pleasing to learn that people aged 75 and over are almost 90% more likely to be physically active than they were in 2011-12, with the proportion undertaking 150+ minutes of exercise increasing to almost 50%. Tim Hicks, Bolton Clarke’s…
Is dementia inevitable? The truth may surprise you
Ask anyone on the street and they will likely tell you that dementia is a ‘normal’ part of ageing. A 2019 survey of 70,000 people by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) found two-thirds of respondents thought that dementia was an inevitable part of getting older. Almost…