About the RVA
The Retirement Village Association (RVA) is Australia's peak body for the retirement village industry.
With an underlying strength of over 800 village and associate members nationally, the RVA continue to play a critical role in the ongoing growth and sustainability of the retirement village industry.
The RVA are the only national organisation solely focused on advocating on the critical issues facing housing and services for older people, supporting and promoting members and the retirement village industry at large.
We are dedicated to proactively generating greater understanding about the exceptional lifestyle opportunities retirement villages provide for older Australians and the positive impacts they have on our communities.
What is clear is that people enjoy living in retirement villages - more than 95% of people who live in retirement villages indicate village life meets or exceeds their expectations.
Retirement villages are vital to our future. The impact of population ageing on housing and support for older people means that our nation is at a critical point. The over 65 cohort is growing at double the rate of the rest of the population, and life expectancy is rising for men and women. Villages provide fit for purpose housing that enables people to live as they desire post retirement.
Australia needs our industry to grow to ensure we can house and care for a growing ageing population. Our industry brings diversity of housing that is ideal for many ageing Australians as they seek an affordable and vibrant lifestyle.
As the leading industry voice, the principal objectives of the RVA are to:
- Lead the building and growth of a sustainable and responsible industry
- Advocate and strengthen our relationships with local, state and federal governments to ensure the best legislative outcomes for the retirement village industry
- Encourage industry excellence through accreditation and facilitate quality improvement through an effective and relevant professional development program
- Support and promote the benefits of retirement villages as the preferred choice of lifestyle for older Australians
Vision
To be valued and respected nationally by all our stakeholders for enhancing the viability and excellence of the Australian retirement village industry.
Mission
As the peak body, we aim to lead the building and growth of a sustainable and responsible retirement village Industry that will ensure our member villages are the preferred lifestyle choice of retirees.
The RVA has three different types of membership - Retirement Village Members, Associate Members (organisations associated with the retirement village industry) and Industry Members (organisations considering establishment of a village). To learn more about membership and the benefits available click here.