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One in two Australian households expected to be retire ready

CommBank Retire Ready Index report released today

STRICTLY EMBARGOED until 12:01am on Monday, 6 February 2017: Fifty-three per cent of

Australian households are expected to have enough for a comfortable retirement from their

combined superannuation savings, personal assets and the Age Pension, according to the latest

CommBank Retire Ready Index released today.

When the Age Pension is removed, the number of households that can afford a comfortable

retirement reduces to 17 per cent, and to just six per cent when the calculations are based on

superannuation only.

Linda Elkins, Executive General Manager Advice, Commonwealth Bank said: “The good news is

that many Australians who may not currently be on track for a comfortable retirement are very

close. A little bit of planning could see them reach the comfortable level.”

CommBank commissioned Rice Warner to prepare the report, which shows that many Australians

are close to achieving the comfortable retirement standard defined by the Association of

Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). The report shows that while 53 per cent of Australian

households are on track, a further 18 per cent are projected have 80 to 99 per cent of what they

will need.

The overall results are mixed across cohorts and age groups, and highlight the growing

importance of superannuation in helping Australians achieve a comfortable retirement.

Millennials will need to save harder for retirement than other cohorts due to their longer life

expectancies. Superannuation will play an important role and will comprise, on average, 78 per

cent of retirement assets for 25 year-olds working today.

“The CommBank Retire Ready Index shows how important superannuation will be for the long

term financial well-being of young Australians. Many people do not become engaged with

superannuation until later in their working lives, but taking a keener interest in superannuation

now, consolidating accounts into one super fund and contributing a little more each week can help

younger Australians stay on track for a comfortable retirement,” Ms Elkins said.

In the 60-64 year-old age group, couples are expected to be better off than singles but will have

reduced retire readiness as they have not received the long term benefits of compulsory

Superannuation Guarantee contributions. On the other hand, younger age groups are expected to

have less in assets at retirement outside of superannuation when compared with their older

counterparts.

“The report also shows that more men than women are retire ready. Women have longer life

expectancies, and therefore need more assets to maintain a comfortable level of retirement.

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Women also generally have lower retirement savings due to career breaks during their child

bearing years and lower average income levels throughout their working lives.”

Ms Elkins also said: “People who are approaching retirement could give their savings a boost by

taking advantage of the current superannuation contribution caps before they are reduced on 1

July.”

“It is important that people of all ages understand how much they will need to save now to secure

their financial futures.”

“To help Australians see how on track they are for a comfortable retirement, CommBank has

developed a retirement calculator. This is a good first step to see how retire ready you are and is a

useful resource to help you get on track to reach your goals for a comfortable retirement,” she

said.

Five tips to be retire ready

1. If you have more than one superannuation fund, consolidate your accounts to help save on

fees

2. Find out how much you’ll need for retirement using our retirement calculator at

commbank.com.au/retirementcalculator

3. Develop a retirement plan – talk to a financial planner about your retirement goals

4. Revise your household budget to see if there is any spare cash to put away for retirement,

using our budget planner tool at commbank.com.au/budgetplanner

5. Seek advice on how the changes to superannuation on 1 July 2017 will affect your

retirement.

For more information about the CommBank Retire Ready Index, and to read the full report, visit

commbank.com.au/retireready.

ENDS

Media contact: Robyn Tolhurst Commonwealth Bank Media 02 9118 6919 media@cba.com.au

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About the CommBank Retire Ready Index

The CommBank Retire Ready Index is a comprehensive analysis of the retirement savings and

resulting retirement incomes of Australia’s working population. It looks at the percentage of the

population aged 25-64 who are projected to have sufficient assets, including superannuation,

personal wealth and Age Pension entitlements, to meet a comfortable level of retirement.

CommBank has partnered with Rice Warner, one of Australia’s leading and most respected

actuarial firms, to develop this report.

The report projects the retire readiness of working Australians aged 25-64. Using data from over

10 million member superannuation accounts from Rice Warner’s Super Insights1 along with

personal wealth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we have provided a comprehensive

picture of the wealth of the Australian population. The data excludes the family home as this asset

is not typically used for retirement income purposes.

Our analysis captures some of the most important factors affecting retirement adequacy, such as

couple/single status and personal wealth. It also provides insights into the retire readiness of

Australians by demographic split including:

Age;

Gender;

State; and

Couple/single status.

Calculations and projections used in the report look at the anticipated costs of goods and services

needed to maintain a comfortable standard of living. These are based on the Association of

Superannuation Funds of Australia’s (ASFA) comfortable retirement standard of $43,372 and

$59,619 per annum for singles and couples respectively.

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CONTENTSIntroduction 1

Highlights 2

Report Results 4

Headline Results 4

Results by age and gender 5

Results by income and gender 6

Adequacy distribution 7

Required savings today by age and income 8

What this could mean for you 10

Methodology and Assumptions 11

Appendix A – Assumptions 12

Appendix B – Changes to method and average savings adequacy 14

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The CommBank Retire Ready Index is a comprehensive analysis of the retirement savings and resulting retirement incomes of Australia’s working population. It sets out the percentage of the population aged 25–64 who are projected to have sufficient assets, including superannuation, personal wealth and Age Pension entitlements, to meet a comfortable level of retirement.

CommBank has partnered with Rice Warner, one of Australia’s leading and most respected actuarial firms, to develop this report.

This report projects the retire readiness of working Australians aged 25–64. Using data from over 10 million member superannuation accounts from Rice Warner’s Super Insights* along with personal wealth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we have provided a comprehensive picture of the wealth of the Australian population. The data excludes the family home as this asset is not typically used for retirement income purposes.

Our analysis captures some of the most important factors affecting retirement adequacy, such as couple/single status and personal wealth. It also provides insights into the retire readiness of Australians by demographic split including:

• Age,

• Gender,

• State, and

• Couple/single status

Calculations and projections used in the report look at the anticipated costs of goods and services needed to maintain a comfortable standard of living. These are based on the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia’s (ASFA) comfortable retirement standard which is currently $43,372 and $59,619 per annum for singles and couples respectively.

INTRODUCTION

* Superannuation Market Projection Report 2015, Rice Warner1

HIGHLIGHTS

53%

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7.7 million people aged between 25 and 64 are expected to be retire ready, while 5.1 million Australians are not likely to have enough for a comfortable retirement.

Excluding the Age Pension, only 17% of Australian households are expected to be retire ready. It is anticipated that 40% of Australians households will be retire ready when including the Age Pension and superannuation assets only.

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27% of singles are expected to be retire ready compared with 75% of couples. However, 44% of singles and 94% of couples are almost retire ready and projected to have between 80–90% of what is required for a comfortable retirement.

Women are expected to be less retire ready than men due to lower average incomes and career breaks during child bearing years. And, they have longer life expectancies.

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31% of single males are expected to be retire ready compared to…

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ACT has the highest proportion of singles and couples who are expected to be retire ready while TAS and NT have the lowest.

The mix of retirement assets is distinct across age groups. Older age groups have a significant amount of assets outside of superannuation, while the younger age groups are expected to accumulate more in superannuation via compulsory contributions.

The Age Pension contributes more significantly to retire readiness for couples than for singles, with 75% of couples expected to be retire ready when the Age Pension is included, compared with only 20% when it is excluded.

Superannuation is expected to contribute more than 75% of the total wealth for under 50s at retirement outside of the family home. 60–64 year-old singles are expected to be the least retire ready (18% of males and 9% of females) as they have not had access to compulsory Superannuation Guarantee contributions for the duration of their working lives.

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* Based on the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) standard for a comfortable retirement, as at the date of publication.

Headline ResultsFor the population analysed at 31 December 2015, 27% of single Australians are expected to retire with assets and Age Pension entitlements sufficient to meet their retirement needs. 75% of couples will retire with assets and Age Pension entitlements sufficient to cover their needs.

Table 1. Retire Ready Index

Singles Couples Total

RRI – % of Australians 27% 75% 53%

RRI – Without Age Pension 13% 20% 17%

• Only 53% of Australian households are expected to be retire ready.

• If only the Age Pension and superannuation assets are considered, 40% of Australian households are expected to be retire ready.

• Without the Age Pension, 17% of Australian households are expected to be retire ready.

REPORT RESULTS

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Results by age and genderTable 2 shows the results of the savings gap by age, marital status and gender. Note that when calculating adequacy for couples we have assumed for simplicity that couples consist of people in the same age cohort. In reality, there is likely to be a wider cohort distribution for couples.

The results show that more males will achieve adequacy than females. Couples experience higher levels of adequacy relative to singles due to the lower per person income required under the ASFA adequacy standard and higher private savings.

The results below have been calculated using the ASFA Comfortable standard and take into account the Age Pension asset test changes, which came into effect on 1 January 2017.

Table 2. Retire Ready Index by age and gender including the Age Pension

Age & Gender Singles Couples Total

Male Female

25–29 34% 29% 73% 46%

30–34 40% 28% 70% 53%

35–39 33% 27% 78% 58%

40–44 32% 25% 72% 55%

45–49 32% 18% 70% 51%

50–54 24% 18% 80% 54%

55–59 20% 15% 83% 55%

60–64 18% 9% 76% 49%

Total 31% 22% 75% 53%

Table 3. Retire Ready Index by age and gender excluding the Age Pension

Age & Gender Singles Couples Total

Male Female

25–29 17% 12% 25% 19%

30–34 24% 12% 25% 22%

35–39 17% 12% 25% 21%

40–44 17% 11% 25% 21%

45–49 17% 8% 15% 14%

50–54 16% 5% 15% 13%

55–59 14% 3% 15% 12%

60–64 10% 6% 15% 12%

Total 17% 9% 20% 17%

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Factors that increase the gap for females relative to males include:

• Women are expected to have lower retirement savings due to lower incomes over their working lives and career breaks during child bearing years.

• Women have a longer life expectancy and therefore need to make their income last longer in retirement.

Factors that decrease the gap for females relative to males include:

• The Age Pension acts as a buffer to lower retirement assets. Women are expected to receive higher Age Pensions due to having lower assets. Table 3 shows the assets relative to needs excluding Age Pension payments. By this measure, women are worse off than men in terms of saving for their retirement needs.

Factors that can increase the gap for younger people:

• The main driver of reduced adequacy at younger ages is improved life expectancy. These offset the impact of the planned increase in superannuation guarantee contributions and the longer period of saving with superannuation guarantee contributions.

Results by income and genderIt is worth noting that even when we control the results for income the gender gap is still present. In particular, this is a result of longer female life expectancy which requires women to hold greater assets to maintain the Comfortable level of income for the expected duration of their life despite their lower current balances relative to males.

Table 4. Retire Ready Index by income and gender including Age Pension for singles

Annual Income ($) Singles Total

Male Female

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46,800–58,500 0% 0% 0%

58,500–66,300 47% 25% 38%

66,300–78,000 83% 61% 74%

78,000–93,600 100% 100% 100%

93,600–140,400 100% 100% 100%

over 140,400 100% 99% 100%

Total 31% 22% 27%

Unlike in previous reports, this year we have not assumed that each member of a couple is earning the same income, instead we have used separate income bands to segment couples on a ‘household’ basis. Table 5 shows the retire ready index by income for couples.

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Table 5. Retire Ready Index by income including Age Pension for couples

Annual Income ($) Couple

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under 91,500 48%

91,500–114,300 100%

114,300–129,600 100%

129,600–152,400 100%

152,400–182,900 100%

182,900–274,400 100%

over 274,400 100%

Total 75%

Adequacy distributionTable 6 reflects the distribution of retirement adequacy for single Australians. As noted above, 27% of singles are projected to meet the benchmark for retirement adequacy for their age, but this figure increases to 44% when considering individuals who are within 20% of achieving adequacy. Further, due to the effects of Age Pension entitlements no individuals fall below the level of wealth in line with 40% of their retirement needs.

Table 6. Adequacy Distribution by Gender (Singles)

Percentiles Singles Total

Male Female

0% – 10% 100% 100% 100%

40% – 50% 100% 100% 100%

50% – 60% 96% 96% 96%

60% – 70% 84% 77% 81%

70% – 80% 67% 50% 59%

80% – 90% 51% 36% 44%

90% – 100% 39% 25% 33%

>100% 31% 22% 27%

In contrast to single citizens, 75% of couples meet their forecasted adequacy benchmark. A further 19% will have 80% or more of the required savings.

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Table 7. Adequacy Distribution by Gender (Couples)

Percentiles Couple

0% – 10% 100%

40% – 50% 100%

50% – 60% 100%

60% – 70% 100%

70% – 80% 98%

80% – 90% 94%

90% – 100% 88%

>100% 75%

Required savings today by age and incomeTables 8 through 10 show the savings an Australian would require today in order to consider themselves on track for a comfortable retirement, taking into account future contributions to superannuation and private wealth.

As is expected, this benchmark grows with age and falls with income as people approach retirement and are able to convert more of their income into savings.

Table 8. Required savings today for a male to achieve ASFA adequacy (today’s dollars)

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nil 345,000 345,000 370,000 395,000 400,000 425,000 430,000 430,000

under 46,800 120,000 145,000 195,000 245,000 275,000 330,000 360,000 395,000

46,800–58,500 75,000 105,000 155,000 210,000 245,000 310,000 345,000 385,000

58,500–66,300 0 15,000 80,000 150,000 195,000 270,000 320,000 370,000

66,300–78,000 0 0 0 55,000 125,000 220,000 285,000 355,000

78,000–93,600 0 0 0 0 25,000 145,000 240,000 325,000

93,600–140,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 135,000 275,000

over 140,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85,000

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Table 9. Required savings today for a female to achieve ASFA adequacy (today’s dollars)

25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64

nil 360,000 385,000 395,000 420,000 450,000 455,000 485,000 490,000

under 46,800 140,000 185,000 215,000 265,000 325,000 355,000 420,000 450,000

46,800–58,500 90,000 140,000 175,000 235,000 295,000 335,000 405,000 445,000

58,500–66,300 0 55,000 100,000 175,000 245,000 295,000 375,000 430,000

66,300–78,000 0 0 0 80,000 175,000 245,000 340,000 410,000

78,000–93,600 0 0 0 0 75,000 170,000 290,000 385,000

93,600–140,400 0 0 0 0 0 20,000 195,000 335,000

over 140,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150,000

Table 10. Required savings today for a couple to achieve ASFA adequacy (today’s dollars)

25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64

nil 390,000 415,000 420,000 450,000 480,000 485,000 520,000 525,000

under 91,500 215,000 270,000 300,000 350,000 390,000 405,000 445,000 445,000

91,500–114,300 205,000 265,000 295,000 340,000 385,000 400,000 440,000 435,000

114,300–129,600 155,000 210,000 255,000 315,000 345,000 375,000 440,000 435,000

129,600–152,400 0 0 85,000 180,000 270,000 320,000 380,000 380,000

152,400–182,900 0 0 0 0 95,000 210,000 315,000 345,000

182,900–274,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 165,000 290,000

over 274,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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We have chosen five sample Australian households, to illustrate how this comprehensive picture of retire readiness might play out for households across Australia. For each household, we have considered the person or couple’s wealth today, their projected wealth at retirement, their income, and the average pension that can be expected under the assumptions underlying the results in this report. It is important to note that an individual’s personal wealth assets are exclusive of owner-occupied housing.

Table 11. Persona Results

Persona

TodayProjected

Retirement Assets

RRIExpected

Retirement Income

Average Super

Balance

Personal Wealth

Total Assets

Sarah 37 – ACT 260,000 22,000 282,000 795,000 124% 49,000

Abby 61 – NSW 459,000 1,684,000 2,144,000 2,445,000 362% 129,000

Brad 23 – QLD 36,000 4,000 40,000 615,000 102% 45,000

Jane and John 46 – WA 250,000 97,000 347,000 703,000 107% 65,000

Jeff and Wendy 53 – VIC 444,000 236,000 680,000 857,000 130% 70,000

WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR YOU

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METHODOLOGY AND ASSUMPTIONSThe approach to this year’s Retire Ready Index report differed from the approach in previous years’ reports.

The first step was to segment the Australian population by gender, marital status, income and state. This was done primarily using the data available from the 2011 Census, the ABS Survey of Income and Housing, the ATO 2% Sample File and from other Rice Warner research, such as the Superannuation Market Projection Report 2015. Each of these segments formed the basis of a cameo, or an individual scenario, which were then assigned a weight according to the size of the population. Future entrants to the workforce are not considered and the position of those over retirement age is ignored. Couples are identified in the data and flagged, and a couple is represented by a single cameo in the model, rather than the amalgamation of two singles. Additionally, for each scenario we determined the amount of wealth members were expected to hold outside of superannuation. Data on personal wealth was primarily taken from the ABS Survey of Income and Housing and segmented according to gender, marital status, and income. This personal wealth data was then smoothed and scaled for the differences in personal wealth between Australian states. Note that personal wealth is exclusive of the value of owner-occupied housing as these assets are not typically used for retirement income.

Each of these scenarios was then transferred to the Rice Warner retirement projection model. This model is used as the basis for many of Rice Warner’s retirement calculators and allows for the projection of an individual’s or a couple’s retirement balance at retirement, as well as the longevity of that balance for given income requirements. It can also be used to determine superannuation balance requirements for individuals and couples given an income requirement and life expectancy. Each of the scenarios were recreated twice – once to determine the expected retirement balance and a second time to determine the required balance to fund their retirement for each type of adequacy.

The forward projection of members’ balances at retirement gives us an estimate of likely total future savings; the ‘Assets’ of the Australian working population at retirement for this report. Since we also calculate the expected requirement for savings to sustain adequate income to life expectancy, we also have an estimate of the required savings for the population, or the ‘Liabilities’ in the context of this report. Age 67 is used as a proxy for retirement age, although we note that a number of individuals will formally retire before this age.

There are a number of items for which we have made implicit assumptions. It is impractical to segment the population into every potential outcome that may influence the results and there are a number of items which are significant enough to warrant comment.

The model assumes that females currently working will have a full history of employment, with no breaks in service for maternity leave, career breaks etc. Similarly, it assumes that those women currently off work to bear and raise children will not return. Of course, in practice, some will leave and be replaced by others returning to the workforce. Unfortunately, there are no reliable statistics showing the extent and incidence of broken service so we have not carried out this more complex modelling. As a result, the model will overstate the Retire Ready Index for younger females.

Further details on assumptions used in the model are provided in Appendix A.11

Appendix A – Assumptions

Economic:

Appendix A – Assumptions

2014 2016

Gross investment returns 7.50% 7.00%

Salary growth 4.50% 4.00%

Price inflation 3.00% 2.50%

Expense rate 1.12% 1.10%

First year insurance cost* 0.53% 0.53%

Contributions tax 15.00% 15.00%

Investment tax on roll-up (allows for franking credits and CGT discounts) 6.00% 6.00%

* After the first year, insurance premiums are indexed to wage growth

Demographic:• Mortality in accordance with the Australian Life Tables 2010–2012 published by the

Australian Government Actuary.

• Future improvement to post-retirement mortality in accordance with the 125 year improvement rates published by the Australian Government Actuary in the Australian Life Tables 2010–2012.

Future contributions–Super:• Average current employer contribution (including salary sacrifice) of 14.0%.*

• 3.0% gradual increase of employer contribution from 2014 to 2025.

• Average member contribution of 3.2%.

Treatment of Couples:• Reporting bands for couples’ incomes are based on equivalent bands used for singles as

a % of AWOTE where the couple’s AWOTE is defined as (Male AWOTE + Female AWOTE). Note: The actual incomes of the males and females used in each band differ based on the average salaries of couples who fall within that band using data from the ATO 2% Sample File.

* Estimated with analysis of ABS, APRA and Rice Warner internal data12

Personal Wealth:• Distributions of personal wealth are taken from the ABS Survey of Income and Housing

2013–14 and segmented by state, gender, income and marital status

• 4.27% average personal wealth saving rate (varies by income) in line with Rice Warner’s Personal Investments report 2015.

• 6.27% pa investment return on personal wealth.

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Appendix B – Changes to method and average savings adequacy

B.1 Change to MethodologyAs was noted at the start of this report, due to improvements in methodology and the metrics underlying this report it is no longer possible to compare the retire readiness across previous years’ reports. In particular, in earlier editions the modelled results were calculated using a modified version of Rice Warner’s savings gap model. The index was calculated as the percentage of Australian members’ assets at retirement compared to their needs net of the age pension, as per:

Figure 1. Retirement Ready calculation 2014

RRI =Balance

Needs – Age Pension

For the 2015 results, the savings gap model was replaced with an aggregation of the Australian population using our Retirement Projection engine and population data from the ABS.

The Retire Ready Index is calculated as the population weighted proportion of individuals who meet this benchmark.

B.2 Average savings adequacyThe approach to calculating the index also changed slightly; the impact of the age pension was added to the balance at retirement, rather than subtracted from needs. As such the calculation became:

Figure 2. Average Savings Adequacy 2015

ASA =Balance + Potential Age Pension

Needs

‘Potential age pension’ refers to the age pension that a member would receive on the condition that they met the requirements for retirement adequacy. That is, we calculate the assets a member needs to support the income defined by one of the measures of adequacy and base their Age Pension income on this amount of assets. The aggregate Age Pension payments are then discounted to retirement and combined with the member’s balance to determine the Average Saving Adequacy (ASA).

Given these changes and in the interest of providing scope for approximate cross-period comparison this section provides a sample of the results pertaining to the Average Savings Adequacy metric.

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B.3

Average retirement savings adequacy by age and gender including the Age Pension (ASFA)

Age & Gender Singles Couples Total

Male Female

25–29 103% 91% 140% 112%

30–34 111% 96% 135% 121%

35–39 106% 93% 136% 122%

40–44 101% 86% 131% 116%

45–49 99% 80% 126% 111%

50–54 96% 80% 128% 111%

55–59 95% 76% 126% 108%

60–64 97% 75% 122% 106%

Total 102% 85% 131% 114%

B.4

Average retirement savings adequacy by age and gender excluding the Age Pension (ASFA)

Age & Gender Singles Couples Total

Male Female

25–29 61% 50% 85% 66%

30–34 67% 55% 81% 72%

35–39 62% 51% 80% 71%

40–44 57% 44% 75% 65%

45–49 54% 38% 70% 60%

50–54 51% 37% 72% 59%

55–59 48% 33% 69% 57%

60–64 49% 30% 65% 53%

Total 58% 43% 75% 64%

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B.5

Average retirement savings adequacy by income and gender including Age Pension (ASFA)

Annual Income ($) Singles Total

Male Female

nil 50% 50% 50%

under 46,800 67% 63% 65%

46,800–58,500 86% 80% 83%

58,500–66,300 98% 91% 95%

66,300–78,000 114% 106% 110%

78,000–93,600 139% 126% 133%

93,600–140,400 187% 163% 177%

over 140,400 290% 249% 277%

Total 102% 85% 94%

B.6

Average retirement savings adequacy by income and gender 2015 including Age Pension (ASFA)

Annual Income ($) Couple

nil 80%

under 91,500 99%

91,500–114,300 116%

114,300–129,600 124%

129,600–152,400 137%

152,400–182,900 161%

182,900–274,400 202%

over 274,400 285%

Total 131%

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B.7

Average retirement savings adequacy by State and gender 2015 including Age Pension

Annual Income ($) Singles Couples Total

Male Female

NSW 103% 87% 131% 114%

VIC 100% 85% 132% 114%

QLD 100% 83% 130% 113%

ACT 133% 117% 141% 134%

WA 114% 87% 129% 117%

SA 92% 79% 129% 109%

TAS 87% 75% 132% 109%

NT 100% 83% 126% 109%

Total 102% 85% 131% 114%

B.8

Required savings at retirement by age and gender to achieve ASFA Comfortable standard (today’s dollars)

Male Female Couples

25–29 599,000 625,000 677,000

30–34 560,000 625,000 674,000

35–39 562,000 600,000 637,000

40–44 560,000 596,000 639,000

45–49 531,000 597,000 637,000

50–54 527,000 564,000 602,000

55–59 499,000 562,000 603,000

60–64 466,000 531,000 569,000

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Things you should know: About the CommBank Retire Ready Index. The CommBank Retire Ready Index was developed in collaboration with Rice Warner Pty Limited (Rice Warner), and is based on data from more than 10 million Australian superannuation accounts as at 31 December 2015 along with personal wealth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The Index is a measure of the percentage of assets Australians are likely to have at retirement relative to their comfortable retirement needs. This has been defined according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) comfortable standard of living which is currently $43,372 p.a. for a single and $59,619 p.a. for a couple. The CommBank Retire Ready Index assumes a retirement age of 67 and includes the Age Pension asset test changes which came into effect on 1 January 2017. The data excludes the family home as this asset is not typically used for retirement income purposes. This document has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should, before acting on this advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 AFSL 234945 Call 13 2221 or visit commbank.com.au 23125/0217