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Summerset Retirement Villages: Communities, Care and Locations Across Victoria

Summerset offers retirement living with care options on site, backed by experience since 1997 and villages across New Zealand and Victoria. If you are weighing up a move to Victoria, this page explains what Summerset offers and which questions are worth asking before you decide. Find a Summerset community near you below, or read on for costs, care details and what sets Summerset apart.

Quick facts

About Summerset

John O'Sullivan started Summerset in Whanganui, New Zealand. The villages have since reached Victoria, where more communities are proposed and developing. Homes come as villas, townhouses and apartments, so you can choose the size and style that suits you. It helps to decide early how much space you want and how much of the day-to-day upkeep you would rather hand over.

Summerset maintains your home and meets all the costs of maintaining the village and its facilities. That leaves more of your time for family, friends and the things you enjoy. It is worth asking exactly what is covered when you visit, so you know which costs sit with the village and which sit with you. Amenities and activities vary by community, so look at what the village you like actually provides.

Summerset is a signatory to the Retirement Living Code of Conduct, the retirement living industry's own voluntary code setting standards for how operators treat residents. It gives you a clear benchmark for how you will be treated, and a reference point if you want to ask how a village approaches its obligations to residents. Summerset Group Holdings Limited, a New Zealand company listed on the NZX and ASX, owns Summerset and runs its Australian villages through Australian subsidiaries.

Costs & fees

For a current price, call Summerset directly on 1800 321 700 or enquire through the listing for the community you're interested in. When you call, ask what the price includes, what ongoing charges apply and what happens if you decide to leave. Asking the same questions of each village on your shortlist lets you compare them fairly, and writing down the answers makes the differences easier to see later.

Care & lifestyle services

Independent living comes with one-off services you can call on, so you can stay in your own home for longer. That is a real consideration if you value your independence and want support only when you need it. Assisted living adds help with cleaning, laundry and cooking, and if Summerset can't provide the care you need, it helps you find another provider. If you think you may need more help in future, ask how that process works so you are not surprised later.

Assisted living apartments, residential aged care and respite care are available at most villages, and not every village offers every option. It is worth asking about care at each community you consider. Ask which options are on site, which are not, and how you would move between them if your circumstances changed.

Resident facilities include a café, library, theatre and indoor pool and spa, available once a village centre is open. Every village has activities run on site, and the mix of facilities varies by community. If a particular facility matters to you, check that it is open at the village you like before you plan around it.

What makes Summerset different

Summerset offers a continuum of care on site at most villages: independent living, assisted living apartments and a care home. If your needs change, Summerset's staff offer a range of care and living options.

Summerset has been operating retirement villages and aged care homes in New Zealand since 1997, with more than 8,000 residents in its New Zealand villages. Village resident satisfaction is 91% and care resident satisfaction is 89% in FY25. These are two separate measures, one for village residents and one for care residents, so look at the one that matches the kind of living you are considering.

Last updated: October 2026.