Last question before the reveal.
If you’re baking a cake, you usually make sure you have all the ingredients you need. When preparing for retirement, did you work out how much super you would need to achieve your retirement goals?
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Funding your retirement
For many people, retirement can last upwards of 20 years2. That’s why it’s important to know your income options, and how long your savings could last. You can also keep your super invested into retirement, which provides the potential for investment returns. Here are the 3 main sources of retirement income:
Government Age Pension
The Government Age Pension is an income support payment to help eligible retirees fund their living expenses. For many, this option works alongside super savings to fund retirement. Find out if you could be eligible.
Personal savings and assets
Any property, shares or personal savings you have can make up part of your retirement income alongside super.
Super and account-based pension
An account-based pension is designed to pay you a regular income from your super, while keeping the remainder invested. At AustralianSuper, you can choose to retire with our award-winning account based pension: Choice Income3.
Choice Income offers the flexibility to choose how much income to draw, and how often - plus you can withdraw extra money when you need.
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- The AustralianSuper Retirement Confidence Study (RCS) May 2024, independent research by Fiftyfive5. Surveyed 5,061 Australians aged 18+.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retirement and Retirement Intentions 2022-23. Released May 2024. Australian institute of health and welfare (AIHW)-Life expectancy & deaths How long can Australian’s live. 2023. Accessed April 2025.
- AustralianSuper received the Canstar Outstanding Value Award – Account Based Pension in 2018-2024. Read the full methodology here. Awards and ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when choosing a super fund. For details view canstar.com.au/star-rating-reports/account-based-pensions/