The number of older people in NSW is projected to grow significantly in coming years, and this will have profound implications across our whole community. The priority is to put in place the right services and planning measures so we fully realise the opportunities arising from an ageing population. To address this, we are developing a NSW Ageing Strategy.

Have your say

The NSW Government is committed to bringing members of our community into decisions on planning for our ageing population. This will ensure that the NSW Whole of Government Ageing Strategy best meets the needs of our community.

Consultations were held at various locations around NSW from December 2011 to January 2012 with older people, their carers and families. Special consideration was made to consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and other groups.

Next steps

A draft strategy will be available for public comment. More information will be made available closer to the release date. 

Suggested reading

To help you prepare a submission, you can read the summary paper of the Ageing Roundtable. The NSW Government held the Ageing Roundtable on 15 September 2011 as the first step in developing the new Ageing Strategy.

• Ageing Roundtable - Summary paper (PDF)
• Ageing Roundtable - Summary paper (PDF, large print)
• Ageing Roundtable - Summary paper (PDF, Easy English, large file >1MB)
• Ageing Roundtable - Summary paper (RTF)
• Translations of the Ageing Roundtable Summary Paper:
  Arabic (PDF)
  Assyrian (PDF)
  Chinese Simplified (PDF)
  Chinese Traditional (PDF)
  Greek (PDF)
  Italian (PDF)
  Vietnamese (PDF)

Visit the Ageing Roundtable page for further information and documentation.