The following tables relate to funds established between 1 January 2016 and 31 March 2016. 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.
See also:
- demographics (state break up of SMSFs)
- member demographics (age of new members)
- member demographics (income range of new members)
2016 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 March 2016 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 4 April 2016 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% |
17.9% |
5.3% |
0.9% |
30.7% |
7.5% |
2016 quarterly establishments demographic table – age ranges
This table contains an age distribution of individual members of SMSFs established during the March 2016 quarter.
The data behind this table was extracted on 4 April 2016 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 |
1.0% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
25-34 |
11.0% |
12.7% |
11.8% |
35-44 |
29.3% |
30.4% |
29.8% |
45-54 |
32.5% |
32.6% |
32.5% |
55-64 |
21.2% |
19.6% |
20.5% |
65-74 |
4.7% |
3.5% |
4.1% |
>74 |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
Unknown |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
All ages |
53.6% |
46.4% |
100.0% |
2016 quarterly establishments demographic table – income ranges
This table contains an approximate distribution of the taxable income of the members of SMSFs established during the March 2016 quarter. The data was extracted on 4 April 2016 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 |
6.5% |
16.5% |
11.2% |
>$20,000–$40,000 |
10.5% |
19.6% |
14.7% |
>$40,000–$60,000 |
12.9% |
18.8% |
15.6% |
>$60,000–$80,000 |
15.7% |
14.4% |
15.1% |
>$80,000–$100,000 |
13.1% |
9.4% |
11.4% |
>$100,000–$150,000 |
18.3% |
9.3% |
14.1% |
>$150,000–$200,000 |
9.6% |
4.4% |
7.2% |
>$200,000–$500,000 |
9.5% |
3.2% |
6.6% |
>$500,000 |
1.9% |
0.4% |
1.2% |
Unknown |
2.0% |
3.9% |
2.9% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |