This table shows the approximate age distribution of SMSF members at 30 June 2016, along with the age distribution of members of SMSFs established in each year from 2011 to 2015. This is an estimate based on Australian Business Register (ABR) data.
Age range |
Proportion of all members |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 25 |
0.7% |
0.7% |
0.8% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
25 – 34 |
4.0% |
4.7% |
5.4% |
6.5% |
7.5% |
9.2% |
35 – 44 |
12.8% |
17.0% |
18.3% |
22.4% |
26.0% |
28.0% |
45 – 49 |
10.5% |
13.1% |
13.8% |
15.7% |
16.9% |
16.9% |
50 – 54 |
12.3% |
14.3% |
14.8% |
16.1% |
16.2% |
15.9% |
55 – 59 |
13.9% |
15.4% |
16.5% |
15.5% |
14.5% |
13.7% |
60 – 64 |
14.1% |
14.9% |
14.5% |
12.0% |
10.0% |
8.8% |
65 – 69 |
14.2% |
12.5% |
10.6% |
7.4% |
5.5% |
4.6% |
70 – 74 |
9.6% |
5.4% |
3.7% |
2.4% |
1.8% |
1.5% |
75 – 84 |
7.2% |
2.0% |
1.5% |
1.0% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
85+ |
0.9% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
Unknown |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Average member age |
57.8 |
54.4 |
53.3 |
51.2 |
49.7 |
48.7 |
Median member age |
58.5 |
55.1 |
54.1 |
51.4 |
49.6 |
48.4 |