The Annual Superannuation Bulletin provides information on the whole of the superannuation industry.

Current Publication

The publications are available in two electronic formats: Adobe PDF for printing (containing data for the most recent periods) and Microsoft Excel for further analysis.

June 2009 (issued 10 February 2010): (PDF 2,532 KB | Excel 2,706 KB)

Past Publication

APRA has re-released the June 2008 Annual Superannuation Bulletin to reflect revisions and movements in the industry since the publication was released in March 2009.

June 2008 (revised 10 February 2010): (PDF 2,388 KB | Excel 1,569 KB)

Forthcoming issues

The next edition of the Annual Superannuation Bulletin will be released in the first quarter of 2011.

Source of data

• Superannuation returns submitted to APRA under the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001. For blank copies of the returns and associated instructions click here;
  
  
• Data from annual returns submitted to APRA by select exempt public sector superannuation schemes in Australia. There are 20 exempt public sector schemes that report to APRA under a Heads of Government agreement between the Commonwealth and each of the State and Territory Governments;
  
  
• Data provided by the Australian Tax Office in respect of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs);
  
  
• Data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on superannuation assets held with investment managers. The specific figures used are derived from the ABS publication 5655.0 - Managed Funds in Australia;
  
  
• Returns submitted to APRA under the Life Insurance Act (1995) by registered life companies in Australia; and
  

• Returns submitted to APRA by retirement savings account providers under the Retirement Savings Account Act (1997).

Enquiries

For more information about the statistics in the publications: