(Melbourne, Australia) People over the age of 65 will soon be the majority and an aging gay population in Australia will soon have its own retirement village to be built near Melbourne.

It will feature single homes, townhomes, and apartments. There will be a tennis court, bowling green, and a multi-million dollar community center with a pool, spa and open-air theater.

There will be stores, restaurants, a business center and medical center.

“I put myself in the place of people. And whether we’re in a relationship or whether we’re single, we want to be surrounded by friends,” Developer Peter Dickson said.

“I want to do it different to anything that’s around … I wanted Linton Estate to be different to other retirement facilities and this has now come about, it’s a wonderful achievement for all.”

When the plan came up for final approval there were four objections filed by people opposed to a whole community for LGBT people.

But Shire Mayor, Dianne McAuliffe said the nature of the development inconsequential to the approval process.

“We don’t go into the nuts and bolts of who’s going to be living (there) with any of the applications we look at,” she said. “It’s a development that’s received planning approval.”

Dickson said he expected the work on the project to begin later this year.