Electorate superannuation brief: Riverina (NSW)

Average super balance for Western NSW, by electorate Average super balance for Riverina, by postcode

Postcode Suburb/Tow n exam ple* Ave. balance

Top five postcodes
2727 Coolac $150,332
2666 Temora $140,018
2590 Cootamundra $136,628
2650 Wagga Wagga $134,195
2671 West Wyalong $131,774
Parkes 
Bottom five postcodes
2869 Peak Hill $87,243
2702 Ganmain $83,856
Calare  2808 Wyangala $78,934
2805 Gooloogong $71,066
2807 Koorawatha $69,549
Riverina

Average super balance

Riverina $123,138

NSW $133,643

Australia $132,646

Age profile (% of all adults) Age Pension take-up

Number of Age Pension % of people older than 65 who

recipients receive Age Pension

Riverina 20,857 Riverina 67.3 %

NSW 810,776 NSW 65.2 %
Australia 2,474,564 Australia 65.5 %

Proportion of adults who are older than 65 (%)

Riverina Australia

Female 27.9 % Female 23.9 %

Male 26.4 % Male 22.1 %
All persons 27.2 % All persons 23.0 %

* Although each example suburb is within the corresponding postcode, in some cases the example suburb may not fall in the stated electorate.

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings (November 2018); Australian Electoral Commission, Elector Count by Division, Age
group and Gender (May 2019); Australian Taxation Office, Taxation Statistics (2016-17); Department of Social Services, Payment Demographic Data
(March 2019); and ASFA calculations.