Caravanning culture is on the rise in Australia as more over 55s choose to travel and experience life on their own terms.
The Caravan and Camping Industry Association (CCIA) reports there are more than 679,000 currently registered RVs currently on the road – a figure that has consistently increased year-on-year since.
The rising caravanning culture has been linked to an increase in younger, wealthier and more active retirees from the Baby Boomer generation looking to take on the ‘grey nomad’ lifestyle.
The trend has spilled into the community planning and home design industry with developers purposely including space for RVs in master plans.
One such developer is Ingenia Lifestyle, released a new range of homes earlier this year, that include space for residents to store an RV or caravan.
Ingenia’s Nikki Fisher said the company recognised the rise of the caravanning culture and decided to meet the increased need for these designs in its over 55s lifestyle communities.
She says, “Many of our residents have chosen to downsize to free up equity from their property and reduce their home maintenance, enabling them to spend more time enjoying lifestyle pursuits,”
One such lucky couple, Allan and Bronwyn Meehan won a $48,000 Apollo Caravan in a recent competition run by Ingenia which received over 8,000 entries.
Allan says, “Bronwyn and I love being on the road, now we can pack up and go whenever and wherever we want.
Ahh, lucky nomads!
