The Ageing Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2017 provides Council with a proactive and coordinated plan for the provision of accessible and equitable services and facilities for our ageing community.

The Liverpool City Ageing Strategy and Action Plan 2015- 2017 provides Council with a Plan for creating environments and communities that support active ageing. Active ageing refers to creating the conditions that enable opportunities for individuals to achieve physical wellness and health in our later year, but also to achieve ongoing participation in social, economic, cultural and civic life.

Although Liverpool City is mostly a ‘younger’ population (with 81.31% of the population aged 54 years or younger) a number of other demographic factors are relevant to the Strategy, including:

* Nearly 1 in every 5 persons living in Liverpool (or 18.69%) is aged 55 years or older
* There has been a 20% increase in the population of those aged 55 to 74 years, compared to a 6% increase in the 20 to 34 year age group (between 2006 and 2011); and
* There has been a 31% increase in persons aged 85+ years (between 2006 and 2011) with this trend expected to continue in coming years. ^]

Council is committed to providing sound planning to support and embrace the opportunities presented by the changing demographics of the community. The Liverpool City Ageing Strategy (2014-2017) is an integral part of Liverpool City Council’s Growing Liverpool 2023 and Delivery Program. It provides a whole of Council plan which aims to maximise the opportunities for seniors to contribute to all aspects of community life, and ensures that the specific needs of seniors are considered in all aspects of Council’s activities.

Liverpool City Council recognises the significant contribution that seniors make to all aspects of civic, economic and cultural life. Through the Ageing Strategy, Council commits to working with seniors and others in order to ensure that seniors have expanded opportunities to experience, and contribute to, the vibrancy of Liverpool City.

Liverpool City Ageing Strategy (2014-2017)

For more information contact Kathryn Sloan, Community Development Worker – Aged & Disability
k.sloan@liverpool.nsw.gov.au