Statistical publication

Infographic - Quarterly Superannuation Industry publication March 2026 accessible version

Superannuation

Box 1: Totals

  • As at 31 March 2026, total member assets of the Superannuation Industry were $2.79 trillion1, spread across 827 superannuation products and 23.6-million-member accounts.  
  • Of the 827 superannuation products, 51 were MySuper products*, 664 were Choice products and 112 were defined benefit products.
  • Of the $2.79 trillion of member assets, $1,163 billion were in MySuper products, $1,483 billion were in Choice products and $146 billion were in Defined Benefit products.
  • Of the 23.6 million-member accounts, 15.0 million were in MySuper products, 7.9 million were in Choice products and 0.7 million were in Defined benefit products.

Box 2: Choice products

  • Of the 664 Choice products, 401 were Accumulation products, 88 were Transition to Retirement products and 175 were Retirement products.
  • Of the $1,483 billion of member assets in Choice products, $912 billion were in accumulation products, $17 billion were in Transition to retirement products and $553 billion were in Retirement products.
  • Of the 7.9 million-member accounts in Choice products, 6.4 million were in accumulation products, 0.1 million were in Transition to retirement products and 1.4 million were in Retirement products.

Box 3: Average member account balances

  • MySuper members had an average account balance of $77k.
  • Choice accumulation members have an average account balance of $142k.
  • Choice transition to retirement members had an average account balance of $254k.
  • Choice retirement members had an average account balance of $385k.
  • Defined benefit members had an average account balance of $213k.

Box 4: Choice product Investment Option Breakdown

  • There were 16,815 choice single sector investment options making up 28.3% of member assets in choice products.
  • There were 7,409 choice multi-sector investment options, making up 66.9% of member assets in choice products.
  • There were 26,483 choice direct assets investment options, making up 4.8% of member assets in choice products.

Box 5: Investments via platform products

  • Investments via platform products represented $419.2 billion or 28.3% in choice member assets.

Box 6: Member Accounts and Average Balance by Age

  • This chart shows the number of member accounts and average member balance between age brackets under 25 years of age and over 85 years of age.

^Data is current as at 31 March 2026 and covers all APRA regulated superannuation entities with more than six members. Product composition data excludes Exempt Public Sector Superannuation Scheme entities. 

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Footnotes

  • 1

    Data is current as at 31 March 2026 and covers all APRA regulated superannuation entities with more than six members. Product composition data excludes Exempt Public Sector Superannuation Scheme entities.