Super Statistics

Statistics

Total superannuation assets

Total superannuation assets were $4.2 trillion at the end of the December 2024 quarter, increasing by 2.1 per cent over the quarter. 

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MySuper assets

MySuper products had an aggregate $1,075 billion in assets, spread across 57 MySuper products.

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Employer contributions

Employer contributions totalled $37.3 billion for the quarter and $129.9 billion for the year ending in December 2024, a 10.8 per cent increase compared to the previous year. This is in part due to the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate increase to 11.5 per cent from 1 July 2024, employment growth and higher wage growth.

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Member contributions

Member contributions were $11.8 billion for the quarter and $54.1 billion for the year ending December 2024, 26.7 per cent higher than the previous year.

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Benefit payments

Benefit payments totalled $33 billion for the quarter and $124.4 billion for the year ending December 2024, a 12 per cent increase compared to the year to December 2023.

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Rate of return

The rate of return (ROR) for entities with more than six members was a strong 11.1 per cent for the year to December 2024. The five-year average annualised ROR was 6.0 per cent.

Superannuation statistics snapshot

For an overview of superannuation statistics including asset allocation, manner of investment, mean and median balances, benefit structure, assets as percentage of GDP, MySuper funds, projected assets and investment returns etc, ASFA’s Super Stats page is a convenient and informative resource.