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Alchera Retirement Villages: Communities, Care and Locations Across Western Australia

Alchera is a community-based retirement living operator, with its first village completed in 1975 and four communities across Western Australia. Find an Alchera community near you below, or read on for costs, care details and what sets Alchera apart. If you are thinking about downsizing, this page sets out the main points to understand before you visit, and the questions worth taking along when you do.

Quick facts

About Alchera

Alchera's Trust was established in 1975, when its first village at Weeronga was completed. Today it runs four communities in Western Australia, and over the years it has established 155 homes across them. Homes include villas and apartments, so you can choose the style of living that suits you. Neither is better in every case, and the right choice depends on how much space, how many steps and how much garden you want to look after. Looking at more than one type of home is a sensible way to work out how much space you really want once the children have moved out and the house feels bigger than you need.

Residents lease their home, and Alchera provides the maintenance and social activities. That leaves your time free for family, friends and the things you enjoy. Amenities and activities vary by community. When you visit, ask to see a current activities calendar and the shared spaces, so you can picture an ordinary week living there rather than relying on a brochure.

Webber Gardens Village and Weeronga Village were listed as signatory villages of the Retirement Living Code of Conduct, the retirement living industry's own voluntary code, as at 31 December 2024. The organisation is owned by the City of Melville Aged Persons' Homes Trust, a community-based not-for-profit. If the Code matters to you, ask about it for the specific village you are considering.

Costs & fees

For a current price, call Alchera directly on (08) 9314 5884 or enquire through the listing for the community you're interested in. A price quoted online can be out of date, so it is best confirmed directly. When you call, ask what you would pay to move in, what you would pay on an ongoing basis, and what happens to those amounts when you leave. Keep the answers for each community side by side so that you can compare them properly, and ask for anything important to be explained in writing.

Care & lifestyle services

Alchera offers independent living, with home care you can add as your needs change, including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and personal care. Care staff deliver these services on site at some communities, and you can access them through a government funding assessment or arrange them privately, so you stay independent in your own home for longer. It helps to think now about what support you might want in future, because that shapes which community suits you best.

Serviced apartments are listed among Alchera's accommodation options. It is worth asking each community what higher care it offers, and what that would mean for you if your needs changed.

Every community has a Social Centre where residents gather. Some communities also have barbecue areas for outdoor entertaining and a library, and the mix of facilities varies by community. Because every community has one, you can compare how each is used when you visit more than one village. A Social Centre is a good place to start a visit, since it shows how residents actually use the village day to day and whether it feels like somewhere you would want to spend time.

What makes Alchera different

Alchera is a registered not-for-profit with no shareholders, and it reinvests all operational surpluses within the organisation. That means what the organisation earns stays in the organisation. For a resident, a not-for-profit structure is worth understanding, so it is reasonable to ask how surpluses are used at the village you are considering, and what the organisation spends them on. Ask which type of home is available when you enquire. Alchera also keeps a percentage of its housing as subsidised rentals, so its communities are open to a wider range of budgets.

More than five decades since its first village was completed, and two villages listed as Code of Conduct signatories, give you grounds to shortlist Alchera. A shortlist is only a starting point, so arrange a visit to each village on it and ask the questions that matter most to you.

Last updated: October 2026.