Super fund statistics

Super funds data is taken from processed fund income tax returns and self-managed superannuation fund annual returns, and is based on income year reporting.

Super funds summary table and chart

• Chart 15: Super funds net tax, by fund type
• Table 13: Super funds income and deductions, by fund type – over 3 years

Chart 15: Super funds net tax, by fund type, 2020–21 income year

In this chart, Other funds include:

• eligible rollover funds
• approved deposit funds
• pooled super trusts
• funds which didn't nominate a fund type.

Download data from the 2003–04 income year onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

See our definition of Net tax.

Table 13: Super funds income and deductions, by fund type, 2018–19 to 2020–21 income years

Fund type	Income $m 2018–19	Deduction $m 2018–19	Income $m 2019–20	Deduction $m 2019–20	Income $m 2020–21	Deduction $m 2020–21
Corporate fund	6,660	1,967	7,575	3,362	7,524	1,875
Industry fund	90,899	28,120	102,606	49,072	136,273	38,416
Retail fund	35,365	7,355	37,221	7,129	50,679	7,473
Public sector fund	24,035	6,869	26,808	9,378	26,074	7,207
Small APRA fund	72	12	56	11	56	11
Self-managed super fund	28,217	5,841	25,935	5,932	27,266	8,286
Non-regulated fund	2	1	2	1	3	1
Other funds	17,578	3,509	22,082	7,200	23,620	5,227
Total	202,828	53,674	222,285	82,085	271,495	68,496

In this table, Other funds include:

• eligible rollover funds
• approved deposit funds
• pooled super trusts
• funds which didn't nominate a fund type.

Download data from the 2003–04 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Super funds detailed tables

To find specific labels in a detailed table, see the indexExternal Link.

Table indexExternal Link: Detailed tables index

The table index lists the different items shown in the detailed tables and specifies in which table they appear.

Table 1External Link: Selected items, for APRA regulated and other funds, for income years 1989–90 to 2020–21

Table 1A: Selected items for the 1989–90 to 2020–21 income years

Table 1B: Counts, averages and medians for the 2012–13 to 2020–21 income years

Table 2External Link: Selected items, for self-managed superannuation funds, for income years 2000–01 to 2020–21

Table 2A: Selected items for the 2000–01 to 2020–21 income years

Table 2B: Counts, averages and medians for the 2012–13 to 2020–21 income years

Table 3External Link: Selected items, by fund type and taxable income, 2010–11 to 2020–21 income years

Table 3A: Selected items for the 2020–21 income year

Table 3B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2020–21 income years

Table 4External Link: Selected items, by fund type and total income, 2020–21 income year