Tips for healthy ageing

Find advice and resources to help you keep healthy as you get older.

Online health resources

Taking care of your health becomes more important as you get older. It’s good to know what health issues can affect older Australians and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

There are online resources to help you understand health risks, get tips for healthy ageing and access health care services. These links will take you away from myGov.

  • Seniors’ health

    Find information and advice about common health concerns for older Australians on healthdirect.

  • LiveUp

    A national platform helping Australians aged 65 and over make positive health and wellbeing choices.

  • Older people and mental health

    A collection of mental health resources by healthdirect.

Finding health services

If you need to find health services in your area, use the find a health service tool on the healthdirect website. You can search for GPs, pharmacies, dentists and more.

Government screening programs

There are free government health screening programs available to older Australians. You can find out more about the programs on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.

Health resources for Indigenous Australians

There are health resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Find out more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.

Protecting older Australians from COVID-19

Older people are at a much greater risk of serious illness from COVID-19. People over the age of 70 should take extra care to help them stay safe.

Find out more about older people and COVID-19 on the healthdirect website.

Page last updated: 23 August 2023