The ageing of the Australian population has become a major focus for policy makers, and ‘ageing-in-place’ and ‘positive and healthy ageing’ have become central tenets in emerging policy.

Using the findings of a large-scale survey, Diana Olsberg and Mark Winters identify a significant shift in the values and priorities of older Australians that is transforming the patterns of future housing tenue, lifestyle and family relationships. They concludes that ageing in place depends more on attachment to location than to the family home. Aspirations...

Older Australians are increasingly looking for flexibility rather than stability in their housing options, writes Diana Olsberg.

In this positioning paper Diana Olsberg, Julia Perry, Sol Encel and Lester Adorjánÿ outline a national study of the economic and social circumstances of people at mid-life in order to predict future demands and capacities to pay for housing and other services.