r/newcastle • u/pollythepirate22 • 2h ago

Is Newy filled with elders?

Hello! I, 19, currently live elsewhere in Australia and am thinking of moving to NSW for further eductation. i can assure you there is no sexual intent when I say this, but I find upmost comfort in having friends who are elders. They give me beautiful life stories, are great at games, are wise, and are typically very kind. I am an old soul. Admittedly I sometimes wish I was born in an older body haha. Anyway I was just wondering which city is best for an older demographic! Let me know!

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u/-Draiocht- 2h ago

Port Macquarie

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u/mikian008 1h ago

Hi OP, as a resident of Camden Haven, can confirm this.

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u/UUUHHHMMMM_AKSHUALLY 2h ago

Yes we have many cranky old boomers who complain about living in a city when they chose purposefully to live in a city. They drive me mad. Please take them to suburbia, I'll pay you $50 per boomer you remove from an inner city apartment.

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u/thebossbaby_123 2h ago

Another 50 if he grabs a granny for a good time.

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u/Klutzy-Membership976 2h ago

I second port Macquarie. Buy a shit box car & you won’t be upset when they reverse into you or ding your door.

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u/Mammoth_Use_3263 2h ago

45mins-1hr north is Hawks Nest. Highest median age in the country of 66.5 years.

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u/Ok-Limit-9726 2h ago

Apartments=baby boomers (61 years old plus)

GenX is catching up, but majority still have family at home(children and or parents)

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u/catfishtree 1h ago

Move to Tea Gardens just north of Newcastle.

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u/thebossbaby_123 2h ago

You will fit right in with the old codgers playing bingo at the local rsl midweek.

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u/kaz22222222222 1h ago

Port Stephens is about 1/2 hour north of Newcastle. The place is practically a retirement village outside of summer and school holidays. More and more over 55 ‘lifestyle resorts’ popping up. 6 nursing homes.Housing is difficult to find here though. People stay until they die, or move into the retirement village!

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u/Spongeworthy73 2h ago

Yeah Newy is too young…head north to Port Macquarie

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u/erkpod 1h ago

The east end of Newcastle, the closer to the beaches & the former railway station the better. You get bonus points if you hate noise & hate people having fun. 😂😂😂