Self-managed superannuation funds: A statistical overview 2008-09

SMSF members

At 30 June 2010, there were about 810,000 members in the SMSF sector, of whom 54% were male and 46% female. Generally, female members tended to be younger than male members, with a higher percentage falling within all age groups, apart from those 65 and over where males exceeded females by almost 6% (see appendix 1, table 8).

Approximately 68% of SMSFs had two members, almost 23% were single member SMSFs and about 4% had either three or four members.¹²

At 30 June 2009, almost 25% of SMSF members received pension payments, including members who were fully or partially in the pension phase.¹³

Sections within Member demographics

• SMSF members
• SMSF members by age
• SMSF members by income
• SMSF members by balance
• SMSF members by asset ranges