The following tables relate to funds established between 1 April 2015 and 30 June 2015. They contain demographic information of funds, as well as individual members. The data is sourced from the Australian Business Register (ABR), at the time of registration.
SMSF quarterly establishment tables are listed below:
- demographics (state break up of SMSFs)
- member demographics (age of new members)
- member demographics (income range of new members).
2015 quarterly establishments demographic table – location
This table contains the proportion of funds located across the different states and territories of Australia, for SMSFs established during the June 2015 quarter.
'State' refers to the state or territory that the fund is administered, not necessarily where the members live.
The data behind this table was extracted on 8 July 2015 based on ABR data as at that date.
State |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of funds |
0.9% |
36.6% |
0.2% |
18.6% |
5.5% |
0.9% |
30.9% |
6.4% |
2015 quarterly establishments demographic table – age ranges
This table contains an age distribution of individual members of SMSFs established during the June 2015 quarter.
The data behind this table was extracted on 8 July 2015 based on ABR data as at that date.
In the table below, ".." indicates the proportion has been rounded to zero but is not equal to zero.
Age ranges |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
< 25 |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
25-34 |
11.1% |
13.1% |
12.0% |
35-44 |
28.5% |
30.6% |
29.5% |
45-54 |
32.8% |
31.6% |
32.2% |
55-64 |
21.0% |
19.2% |
20.1% |
65-74 |
4.9% |
4.1% |
4.5% |
>74 |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
Unknown |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
All ages |
53.3% |
46.7% |
100.0% |
2015 quarterly establishments demographic table – income ranges
This table contains an approximate distribution of the taxable income of the members of SMSFs established during the June 2015 quarter. The data was extracted on 8 July 2015 based on ABR data and the member’s most recently lodged individual tax return as at that date.
Income ranges |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
$0–$20,000 |
6.7% |
16.4% |
11.2% |
>$20,000–$40,000 |
10.7% |
20.1% |
15.1% |
>$40,000–$60,000 |
12.9% |
17.7% |
15.1% |
>$60,000–$80,000 |
15.9% |
14.6% |
15.3% |
>$80,000–$100,000 |
12.9% |
9.3% |
11.2% |
>$100,000–$150,000 |
17.6% |
9.4% |
13.8% |
>$150,000–$200,000 |
9.2% |
4.2% |
6.9% |
>$200,000–$500,000 |
9.7% |
3.3% |
6.7% |
>$500,000 |
2.4% |
0.7% |
1.6% |
Unknown |
2.1% |
4.3% |
3.1% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |