Retirement villages and land-lease communities, Australia-wide
Clear Village turns each village’s published costs into plain answers: what you’d pay to move in, what it costs each month, and what you’d get back when you leave.
Take the 2-minute guideA plain-English guide to the real cost of 836 retirement villages and land-lease communities, in 7 of Australia’s 8 states and territories so far.
Each figure comes from the village’s own documents, a government register or its website, and says which. Updated 4 November 2026.
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Real villages, real figures, worked out the same way for every village in the country.
Over 8 years, Esperance Hope Island would cost about $20,200 less than Runaway Bay Retirement Community.Runaway Bay Retirement Community is cheaper if you leave within 7 years. After that, Esperance Hope Island is cheaper.
One person, 2 bedrooms, lowest price, the brief’s usual assumptions. Tap or hover a line to light it up.
Compare villages near youThe middle of 1,463 village contracts we can fully cost: one person, 8 years, 2 bedrooms, lowest price.
Example: Runaway Bay Retirement Community. Move the slider to see how much the village keeps when you leave.
After 8 years, the village keeps 28% of the move-in price: about $125,000.
How exit fees workHow it works
Type a suburb, town or postcode. We’ll show the villages nearby, with their costs side by side.
Three plain answers for each village: to move in, each month, and what you’d get back when you leave.
Put up to four villages side by side, then send the comparison to family with one link, or print it.
Browse by state
We show every village that publishes enough to work out its full cost. Where few do, we say so.
Understand the costs
Why the village keeps part of your move-in price, how it grows each year, and the questions to ask.
ReadMoney tied up in a village can’t earn interest elsewhere. Here’s why that matters when you compare.
ReadYou own the home but rent the land. How the money works, and what’s different when you leave.
ReadHow a village’s price can change the way Centrelink treats you, in plain words.
ReadBefore you sign
It’s always worth having a lawyer read the contract. Take these questions to the village, and to your lawyer.
From Clear Village. General information, not advice.