Stockland launches latest over 50’s resort style community in Hinterland
STOCKLAND has launched Halcyon Dales, its latest over 50s community on the Sunshine Coast designed to meet the strong demand for quality land lease communities in Queensland. Located on a 15-hectare site at the foot of the Glass House Mountains, Halcyon Dales will provide 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 combines the best of the Sunshine Coast lifestyle with resort quality living, including a heated magnesium pool, a two-storey clubhouse, roof-top bar, a bowling green, creative arts spaces, a gold class style cinema and salon treatment room with sauna.
Stockland is also investing in infrastructure improvements for the community, with an upgraded Steve Irwin Way intersection that includes widened roads along with new pedestrian footpaths connecting Halcyon Dales to Beerwah, enhancing accessibility and safety into the local town centre.
Stockland Project Director Andrew Astorquia says 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.
“As baby boomers retire, the land lease model stands out as a key affordable living solution to boost Australia’s housing supply,” Mr Astorquia said. “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,” Mr Astorquia added.
Recent Stockland research shows that Australia’s over 50s population is projected to grow by 1.8 per cent annually over the next decade, outpacing overall population growth by 0.4 per cent.
Coastal and rural regions in particular are hot spots as the sea and tree-change lifestyle trend gathers pace.
Expressions of interest are now open, with the first release of six sites scheduled for January 2025. Construction of the first homes and intersection upgrades will also begin in January.