Between financial years 2004 and 2018, the share of the Australian population with superannuation coverage increased by around 12.5 percent. In financial year 2018, the superannuation coverage rate across the entire population reached 71.9 percent.
Share of population with superannuation coverage in Australia from financial year 2004 to 2018
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Supplementary notes
Note: Includes persons with a superannuation account balance above zero and/or receiving regular income from superannuation and/or who received a lump sum superannuation payment in the last two years.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 12, 2019). Share of population with superannuation coverage in Australia from financial year 2004 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027181/australia-retirement-fund-cover/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of population with superannuation coverage in Australia from financial year 2004 to 2018." Chart. July 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027181/australia-retirement-fund-cover/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Share of population with superannuation coverage in Australia from financial year 2004 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027181/australia-retirement-fund-cover/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Population with Superannuation Coverage in Australia from Financial Year 2004 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027181/australia-retirement-fund-cover/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of population with superannuation coverage in Australia from financial year 2004 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027181/australia-retirement-fund-cover/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of population with superannuation coverage in Australia from financial year 2004 to 2018 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027181/australia-retirement-fund-cover/