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PUBLICATION DATE AUTHORITY SOME OF THE MAIN IDEAS WA Housing Strategy Demography WA Population by Age and Sex 2005 WA Deptment of Housing & Works 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Aged and older population – care requirements can be reduced through the provision of retro-fitting relevant features in the first instance, but solutions such as adopting adaptable housing design provisions will provide more longer term benefits to ageing in place. Older West Australians will need access to housing that is suited to their changing needs, usually smaller houses, with well-established services (such as medical facilities, home care, maintenance services and security systems) that will enable them to live independently for as long as they choose. Design Principles for Universal Access Minor and inexpensive design changes assist the disabled and the aged and reduce costly retrofitting to modify the dwelling. This extends the dwelling’s utility and reduces the need for relocation. In 2004, life expectancy at birth for Western Australian usual residents was 78.6 years for males and 83.3 years for females, slightly above the national averages of 78.1 and 83.0 years respectively. Compared with ten years ago, life expectancy at birth in Western Australia has increased by 3.1 years for males and 2.1 years for females. Population aged 65 years or more, Australia - At 30 June 2006 1 . Transitions in Ageing 2006 WA Office of Seniors Interests Seniors who strongly agreed that they were ageing successfully mentioned the following reasons for this opinion most frequently: • being in good physical health (48%); • being active and busy (47%); • having good relationships (happy marriage or involvement with family or friends) (38%); and • having a positive attitude (30%). 1 See chart on page 17. 26
PUBLICATION DATE AUTHORITY SOME OF THE MAIN IDEAS Australian Social Trends, 2006 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Australians growing older Many aspects of life today for people in their 50s are different from 20 years ago. People at age 50 now can expect to live longer with men living to 80.6 years and women to 84.6 years (an additional 5.5 years for men and 3.9 years for women between 1980-82 and 2002- 04). Both men and women are far more highly educated and many more women in their 50s are in the labour force than 20 years ago (37% in 1984 increasing to 62% in 2004). People in their 50s are less likely to have children living with them (35% in 2001 compared with 43% in 1981) and are less likely to own their home outright in (46% in 2003-04 compared with 56% in 1982). Agefriendly Built Environments – a Report by Dr Keith Suter 2006 Deptment of Health and Ageing Australia’s low-density suburban development is not particularly age-friendly. Features such as dispersed development patterns, the lack of footpaths, separation of land uses and car dependency all present significant obstacles to the independence of seniors. For example, if a person loses their driver’s licence they are greatly restricted in where they can go and whom they can meet. The creation of an “older” society was one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century with dramatically increased life expectancy. More should now be done to accommodate that society. 27
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