Over-50s community to include scores of houses as more seniors call Queensland home
A seniors community with more than 200 homes and resort-quality living is set to be built on the Sunshine Coast.
Stockland has launched Halcyon Dales, which is expected to help meet the strong demand for quality land lease communities in Queensland, with a guaranteed nine-month build.
Located on a 15-hectare site at the foot of the Glass House Mountains, it will consist of 212 low-maintenance, turnkey homes.
Each home will feature a 7-star Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) rating, ensuring homes that have a lower cost to run.
Halcyon Dales is set to combine the best of the Sunshine Coast lifestyle with a a heated magnesium pool, two-storey clubhouse, rooftop bar, pickleball courts, bowling green, creative arts spaces, gold class-style cinema and salon treatment room with sauna.
Stockland research showed that Australia’s over-50s population was projected to grow by 1.8 per cent annually during the next decade, outpacing overall population growth by 0.4 per cent.
Queensland is expected to see a higher rate at 1.9 per cent, making it one of the only states with a net gain in senior internal migration across capital and regional areas. Coastal and rural regions in particular are hot spots as the sea and tree-change lifestyle trend gathers pace.
Queensland is leading the nation in senior housing, accounting for 50 per cent of all newly developed land lease homes nationwide, with the Sunshine Coast particularly in demand.
Stockland project director Andrew Astorquia said that with the over-50s population expected to peak before 2035, the land lease sector is expanding to provide housing for the ageing population over the next decade.
“Halcyon Dales offers buyers an opportunity to right-size without compromise, settle faster, and enjoy a low-maintenance, lock-up-and-go lifestyle.
“The top-of-the-line fixtures and high-quality finishes are all pre-selected so homeowners can look forward to no-fuss builds and settlement as early as July 2025.”
Stockland is also investing in infrastructure improvements for the community, with an upgraded Steve Irwin Way intersection that includes widened roads and a turning lane into the community, along with new pedestrian footpaths connecting Halcyon Dales to Beerwah, enhancing accessibility and safety into the local town centre.
Expressions of interest are now open with the first release of six sites scheduled for January and monthly releases thereafter. Construction of the first homes and intersection upgrades will also begin in January.
There are 17 Stockland Halcyon’s land lease communities for over-50s living established or in development across Queensland, and 24 communities nationally.
The land lease model gives customers the opportunity to free up capital with no hidden costs, stamp duty or deferred management fees, and homeowners retain all capital gains.
Halcyon Dales will join other successful Sunshine Coast communities, including Halcyon Parks at Caloundra, Halcyon Landing and Halcyon Lakeside at Bli Bli, and B by Halcyon at Buderim which was recognised as Australia’s ‘Best in Seniors Living’ at the 2024 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) National Awards for Excellence.
Halcyon Coves at nearby Aura is currently selling its second release with 15 sites remaining and Halcyon Nirimba has only re-sales available.
Halcyon Dales will be nestled between two creeks at the foot of the picturesque Glass House Mountains, a short drive to the beaches and the Bruce Highway. It will be off Steve Irwin Way, near Back Creek Road, on the southern side of Beerwah.
Halcyon Dales’ information session will be held on February 5 from 10am to noon at B by Halcyon, Buderim.
With the first three information sessions reaching capacity, early registration is recommended by completing the ‘register now’ form on their website.
