What is your age?
Under 45
0%
1
46-49
0%
0
50-54
1%
5
55-59
5%
31
60-64
13%
89
65-69
30%
204
70-74
29%
195
75-79
16%
106
80-84
6%
40
85 and over
1%
9
680 Responses
Are you?
Retired
78%
533
Nearing retirement
14%
96
Not thinking about retirement
8%
51
680 Responses
What is your main form of income?
Age Pension
30%
202
Newstart
1%
6
Disability Support Pension
2%
15
Fully self-funded retiree
24%
161
Partly self-funded, part Age Pension
24%
161
Full-time employment
9%
63
Part-time/casual employment
6%
38
Dependent
0%
3
Other Centrelink payment/pension/support
1%
6
Other
4%
25
running business, no work. living off our savings/investments/shares/franking credits etc.
0%
1
Cashed in the house of 40 to years
0%
1
DVA
0%
1
Government Defined Benefit pension and DVA disability pension
0%
1
Still working
0%
1
part age pension/part casual employment
0%
1
Workers Compensation due to serious work accident.
0%
1
self-funded; spending a small amount of money I saved while working until I can access a pension. Plus working 1-2 days casual employment.
0%
1
Defined benefit scheme
0%
1
Commonwealth Super CSS
0%
1
Vet affairs TPI
0%
1
TPI
0%
1
Age Pension, but also some casual work.
0%
1
Self funded and a Defined Benefits pension
0%
1
Income Insurance
0%
1
self funded
0%
1
Pre 88 NSW Police HOD Pension
0%
1
Superannuation pension plus part time employment
0%
1
Income protection insurance payment
0%
1
superanuant
0%
1
I live off my savings, for now
0%
1
carers
0%
1
680 Responses
Do you feel as if society treats you as an economic burden?
Yes
39%
263
No
19%
130
Sometimes
35%
235
Somewhat
8%
52
680 Responses
Do you feel that your contributions to society have been or are largely overlooked?
Yes
63%
426
No
10%
71
Sometimes
18%
120
Somewhat
9%
63
680 Responses
Do you think other countries treat older people better?
Yes
68%
463
No
5%
32
Unsure
27%
185
680 Responses
Do you think YourLifeChoices accurately portrays the value and contributions of older Australians?
Yes, always
19%
135
No
5%
36
Yes, mostly
61%
425
Not often enough
15%
102
698 Responses from 680 Respondents
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