Modest : Better than the Age Pension but fairly basic.
Comfortable : Older, healthy Retiree, broad range of leisure & recreational activities and household goods,
private health insurance, reasonable car, good clothes, range of electronic equipment, domestic and occasional
international travel, ability to update room/s, some wine, occasional eating out, magazines and cd's.
Note : Males are slightly cheaper in retirement due to lower clothing and hairdressing costs.

Over 50 ? Retired or approaching retirement ? Looking for a new interest ? Then consider becoming a Volunteer.
Volunteer work is done of one's own free will, without payment and benefits the Community.
Benefits Volunteers receive are friendship and contact with other people, fulfilment from using your experience and skills, job satisfaction, stimulation of learning new skills, making good use of time, contributing to Society and a sense of being valued and needed.
You can find a Volunteer job by asking others, approaching Organisations and your local Council, look in newspapers, contact Volunteering SA at 1st Floor, 220 Victoria Square, Adelaide, phone 82217177,
or online at www.volunteeringsa.org.au or go online and search www.govolunteer.com.au
Each year about 3000 people seeking interesting volunteering opportunities are referred to over 700 community organisations. At 2008 there are 600,000 SA Volunteers !
Office for Volunteers Lots of related info.
Community Webs Websites include many using volunteers
Corporate Connect a bridge between Government, Corporate and Volunteer scetors