The World Health Organization’s Age-friendly Cities Framework advocates for inclusive built environments to support a rapidly ageing global population. The framework identifies social connectedness as a key characteristic of age-inclusive living environments. This research explores the relationship between older people’s experiences of social connectedness and the design of age-inclusive neighbourhoods in Tasmania, Australia. Tasmania has the highest rate of ageing among all Australian states and territories, making it a relevant case study. Empirical data were collected from participants aged 65 years and over (n=17) using the novel visual-based research method of self-directed photography. The study was conducted in the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, between March and July 2025. Data were analysed using thematic analysis, with affordance theory employed as the theoretical framework. Four key themes emerged that influence both the motivation for social interaction and the quality of such social experiences among older people, namely, (i) Accessibility (physical, social, and cognitive), (ii) Safety (objective and perceived), (iii) Novelty of experiences, and (iv) Belongingness in place. The findings highlight how older people experience and use their local neighbourhoods, the motivations and opportunities for social interaction in daily life, and how the design of built environment elements may facilitate or hinder social connectedness in later life. By foregrounding older people’s lived and visualised experiences of neighbourhood affordances, this study provides empirically grounded insights to inform age‑inclusive urban design and neighbourhood planning aimed at fostering social connectedness in later life.