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2Australianciesaregoingthroughaphysicalchangeasmoreandmorepeoplepreferanurbanlifestyleclosetoamenies.OneofthebiggestdemographicgroupsdrivingthischangeistheincreasingnumberofBabyBoomersnowreachingrerementage.Thisgroupismorewellomoremobileacveandindependentthanpreviousgeneraonsofrerees.Ninetyyearsagotheover55srepresented10ofourpopulaon.Theynowrepresent25ofamuchlargerpopulaonbutthisislikelytolito40ofAustraliaspopulaonattheendofthecentury.TranslatedtopopulaonnumbersthismeanswecurrentlyhaveinAustralia6millionpeopleover55andbytheendofthecenturythiswillhaveraisedto16millionolderpeople.WithincreasingadvancesinhealthcarethereringgeneraonswillbeevenmoreerTheNSWMinisterialAdvisoryCommieeonAgeingMACAadvisestheMinisterforAgeingtheHon.AndrewConstanceMPonmaersaecngtheneedsinterestsandwellbeingofolderpeopleinNSWandontheimpactofpopulaonageingonthecommunityandgovernment.MACAisparcularlyinterestedinseeingthelinksbetweengovernmentandtheprivatesectordeveloptacklethechallengesofpopulaonsageingtogetherandndingsynergiesthatdelivergreatoutcomesforall.ThereisnodoubtthatthepopulaonofNSWisageingandthatthisishappeningatanincreasingrateasBabyBoomersmoveintorerement.Inearliermesolderpeoplewouldmovefairlyquicklyfromanacvelifeintorerementhomeswheretheywouldbelookedaerbyskilledsta.CurrentgeneraonsofolderpeoplearepungothemovetorerementhomesandoenmovingintomoreurbanlocaonsHousingolderAustraliansneedsnewideasChrisJohnsonAMChiefExecuveOcerUrbanTaskforceAustraliaKathrynGreinerAOChairNSWMinisterialAdvisoryCommieeonAgeingandacvethantodaysBabyBoomers.Certainlyfromtheageof60to75manyolderpeoplewillnotbethinkingofarerementhomeinthetradionalsense.Theywillwanttomeetfriendsincoeeshopsgotoamovieandfeelpartofthebuzzofthecommunity.Thesechangestoourdemographicsarearealchallengetothosewhoprovidehousingtothepropertyindustry.Whilethemoretradionalrerementhomeswillsllbenecessaryforanincreasinglyoldergroupanewmarketisemergingofolderpeopledownsizingfromlargehousestoapartmentsoenlocatedinthesamesuburbbutclosertoamenies.Therewillbemanytypesofsoluonsrangingfromapartmentsontopofsupermarketstohigh-risevercalrerementhomestosubdividedhousestonearbynewapartmentsofseachangemovestoholidaylocaons.ThedicultywithsupplyingthismarketisthatmanyolderAustralianswanttomixwithyoungerpeopleanddontwanttobetypecastasbeingold.Theywantgreatplacestolivethathappentosuittheirage.ThisedionofUrbanIdeasexplorestheseissues.IthasbeendevelopedbytheUrbanTaskforceinconjunconwiththeMinisterialAdvisoryCommieeonAgeingchairedbyKathrynGreiner.Thisco-operaonbetweentheprivatesectorandgovernmentdemonstratesthatthegrowingissueofhousingmassivenumbersofageingpeopleinNSWissomethingweallneedtoaddress.closertoamenieswheretheyremainacve.Thereareanumberofwaysolderpeoplearehandlingrerementandeachhasitsbenets.Manyolderpeopledontwanttoleavetheirhomeevenifitisbiggerthantheyrequire.Theyarelikelytorequirehomecarefromvisingorliveincarersastheygetolder.Anothergroupofolderpeoplewillbehappytorelocatetoamoreconvenientapartmentifitisinthesameneighbourhoodwherefriendsandfamilyaresllnearby.Somerereesseetheopportunityoftakingaseachangebymovingtoaholidaylikelocaon.TheunderlyingthemeofthispublicaonistoraisetheissueoftheenormousnumberofpeopleapproachingrerementageandtoalertthepropertyindustrytothemanyopportuniesthereringBabyBoomersbringtonewinnovavehousingopons.MACAisverypleasedtobeabletoworkwiththeUrbanTaskforceanditsmemberswhoprovidehousingforthecommunity.ManyoftheTaskforcemembersalreadyproducehousingforolderpeopleeitherthroughrerementhomesorthroughapartmentsandotherhousingtypes.Thereishoweveragreatopportunitytorethinktheprovisionofhousingfortheagedthroughinnovavesoluons.Thispublicaonpresentsmanynewideasforhousingolderpeopleanditalsoraisesareaswheregovernmentrulesandregulaonsmaybeholdingbacknewapproaches.TheseissuesneedtoberaisedanddiscussedsothatNSWcantaketheleadinprovidingnewandappropriatesoluonstothehousingofourgrowingolderpopulaon