Abstract With the increasing growth in the ageing population of Australia, providing older adults with suitable housing has become a significant focus of policy and practice. Retirement villages are a type of housing that delivers specialized accommodation for older people. Although previous research focused on a variety of topics concerning Australian retirement villages, a systemic overview of the development of the industry is still lacking. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to deliver an overview of its development. Considering the scarcity of data regarding the industry, secondary data collected from various sources are analysed to present the whole picture. It is found that, although the industry has grown gradually in past decades, it is currently still in a formative stage. Its development is confronted with various issues and challenges including affordability, inadequacy of social and physical environment settings, low penetration level and challenges from the unique requirements of ageing baby boomers, technological applications and sustainability, and the lack of policy support. This paper provides a platform for researchers and industry stakeholders to plan for the future development and growth of this sector.

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澳大利亚的退休村：文献综述

摘要随着澳大利亚人口老龄化的增长，为老年人提供合适的住房已成为政策和实践的重点。退休村是为老年人提供专门住宿的一种住房。尽管先前的研究集中在与澳大利亚退休村有关的各种主题上，但仍缺乏对该行业发展的系统概述。因此，本文的目的是概述其发展。考虑到行业数据的稀缺性，分析了从各种来源收集的二次数据以呈现整体情况。发现，尽管该行业在过去的几十年中逐渐发展，但目前仍处于形成阶段。它的发展面临各种问题和挑战，包括负担能力，社会和自然环境设置不足，渗透率低以及婴儿潮一代老化，技术应用和可持续性的独特要求以及缺乏政策支持等挑战。本文为研究人员和行业利益相关者提供了一个平台，以规划该行业的未来发展和增长。