Retirement in Residential Parks in Australia: A Smart Move or Move Smart?

ABSTRACT

Residential parks and manufactured homes are a small but significant housing market for seniors and retirees in Australia. Residents own their home and rent the ground upon which the home sits from the park operator who owns the land and the infrastructure. However, residents’ long-term housing security could be compromised because there is no guarantee of on-going tenure. The research discusses issues affecting park residents and canvasses ideas for improvements. Nevertheless, residents’ satisfaction with the park lifestyle was found to be quite high due to feelings of community belonging, mutual reciprocity and a perception of greater personal safety.

摘要

住宅公园和人工住宅是澳大利亚老年人和退休人员的一个小而重要的住房市场. 居民拥有自己的房子，并从拥有土地和基础设施的公园运营商那里租用房子所在的土地. 然而，居民的长期住房保障可能会受到影响，因为没有持续使用权的保障. 这项研究讨论了影响公园居民的问题 并征求改进意见. 然而，居民对公园生活方式的满意度很高，这是由于社区归属感、相互互惠和更大的人身安全感.

KEYWORDS:

• Residential parks
• manufactured home estates
• lifestyle villages
• land lease communities

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers of earlier versions of this article and the editor for their very helpful comments and advice.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).