Over the past decade, the nature of work has changed significantly. As the nature of work evolves, how we define retirement is changing along with it. Back in our parent’s generation, the word retirement brought to mind images of gentile retirement living, rose beds, bowling clubs and bingo nights.
In Australia, the average age at which people retire has declined from 59.5 to 59.3 for men, and risen from 52.1 to 54 for women. The eligibility age in Australia for the pension is now 67.
In 2020 to 2021, there were 4.1 million Australians, aged 45 years and over, who were retired. This group comprised 1.8 million men and 2.3 million women. Just over half of all retired persons were aged 70 years and over.
Little wonder then that given these trends, around the country, attitudes to retirement planning are changing.
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