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Planning for Age-Friendly Communities

Global demographic change caused by population ageing has become a topic of concern that demands action from international, national, regional and local policy makers. Recognising this challenge, the World Health Organisation (WHO) developed the Age-friendly Cities and Communities approach as a best practice model. This is a globally recognised method for developing appropriate policy responses tailored for local conditions that are based on bottom-up participatory community consultation.

Western Australia is a national leader in age-friendly planning at the local government level. Between 2006 and 2016 the Western Australia Department of Local Government and Communities (DLGC) - including the former Department for Communities - funded local governments in Western Australia to conduct age-friendly research and planning in their local government areas. DLGC commissioned researchers from the SAGE Lab to undertake a qualitative and systematic review of the Age-friendly Communities Local Government Grants Program in January 2017. The review highlighted four emerging areas that are critical to the evolution of the age-friendly approach in coming years.

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WA Department of Communities

Project duration

July 2016 – October 2017

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