080413, 8 April 2013, retirement, superannuation
Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Contributing to superannuation is the best way to prepare for retirement |
51% |
53% |
49% |
63% |
53% |
49% |
46% |
48% |
62% |
| There are better ways to prepare for retirement such as investing and buying property |
34% |
34% |
37% |
24% |
35% |
33% |
38% |
37% |
23% |
| Don’t know |
15% |
13% |
14% |
13% |
12% |
18% |
16% |
15% |
15% |
51% agreed that contributing to superannuation is the best way to prepare for retirement and 34% agreed that there are better ways to prepare for retirement.
Highest support for contributing to super came from Greens voters (63%), aged 55+ (62%) and incomes $1,000-1,600 pw (59%).
080413, 8 April 2013, government age pension, investments, superannuation
Q. After you reach retirement age, what do you expect will be your main source of income?
|
Total |
Vote |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18 |
Aged 25 |
Aged 35 |
Aged 45 |
Aged 55 |
|
| The Government age pension |
27% |
32% |
24% |
29% |
25% |
29% |
9% |
16% |
27% |
36% |
42% |
| Your superannuation |
34% |
34% |
37% |
34% |
38% |
31% |
51% |
32% |
33% |
28% |
38% |
| Other investments |
20% |
15% |
24% |
18% |
21% |
18% |
20% |
30% |
20% |
16% |
8% |
| Other |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
4% |
| Don’t know |
17% |
16% |
13% |
17% |
16% |
17% |
17% |
20% |
19% |
16% |
8% |
* Based on respondents aged under 65.
34% of those aged under 65 believe that superannuation will be their main source of income in retirement. 27% think they will depend more on the age pension and 20% on other investments.
Men were more likely than women to think super would be their main source of income (38%/31%).
46% of those earning less than $1,000 pw think they will rely more on the age pension while 42% of those earning $1,000+ pw think their super will be their main form of income.