WattleGrove Retirement

Today’s retirement villages are not about retiring from life but about re-energising for new experiences.


The over 55s are appreciating the freedom that downsizing can bring to their lives. 

It frees up their time – none of the time or expense of maintaining a large house and garden - and frees up capital locked away in the family home. And if travel is your thing and you’re itching to explore the wide blue yonder when you live at WattleGROVE all you have to do is pack your bag and just go - happy in the knowledge that your home will be well cared for while you are away. 

Retirement Living

Retirement means different things to different people. For some, it’s a chance to put their feet up and enjoy life at a leisurely pace. For others, it’s an opportunity to try new things, meet new people and fill their schedules with social activities now they have more free time on their hands. For most people, living in a like-minded community like a retirement village, provides the ideal environment to live independently and forge meaningful friendships with others at the same time.

Retirement villages have come a long way from their origins as church-based accommodation and Government-subsidised ‘old persons’ homes to thriving communities allowing retirees to choose the homes, services and lifestyles they want, providing a lifestyle many under the retiring age would envy.

The four major benefits of Village Community living are:

1. there is support for you in the case of emergency
2. your home is ‘ageing friendly’ in design and maintenance
3. your living expenses are roughly known from year to year
4. you have inbuilt companionship – if you want it



Ultimately Retirement Villages provide a total lifestyle, whether it’s active and doing things like bike riding or passive like taking part in book clubs. Investing in a Retirement Village should not be taken lightly nor should it be put off for another year, act today to ensure your retirement is a happy and fulfilling one.


In 2004 an independent research of resident satisfaction in retirement villages was conducted. The results, based on 355 responses was that 94% of people said that their overall expectations for village community living had been met or exceeded.