From salaried workers to self-employed, white collar to blue collar, young to old, and low income earners to the wealthy – meet Australia’s Unsupered and discover what they’re missing out on.
The Unsupered aren’t all food delivery drivers. More than 100,000 are earning over $80,000 a year and nearly 400,000 are salaried workers who are supposed to be getting super. How is this possible?
From contractors, to consultants, gig workers and small business owners, meet the 2 two in 3 self-employed Australians who will pay themselves zero dollars in super this year.
Of Australia’s workforce, 9 per cent or 1 in 11 are Unsupered. This represents over 930,000 working Australians.
43 per cent of the Unsupered (397,900) are salaried workers eligible for the Superannuation Guarantee.
Of Australia’s self-employed, almost two-thirds (63 per cent) are Unsupered.
Australia’s Unsupered will miss out on an estimated $145 billion in retirement savings.
Over 11 per cent of the Unsupered have an income above $80,000. That’s 109,000 Australians.
One third of the Unsupered have a superannuation balance of $0.
Of Australia’s workforce, 9 per cent or 1 in 11 are Unsupered. This represents over 930,000 working Australians.
43 per cent of the Unsupered (397,900) are salaried workers eligible for the Superannuation Guarantee.
Of Australia’s self-employed, almost two-thirds (63 per cent) are Unsupered.
Australia’s Unsupered will miss out on an estimated $145 billion in retirement savings.
Over 11 per cent of the Unsupered have an income above $80,000. That’s 109,000 Australians.
One third of the Unsupered have a superannuation balance of $0.
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