Fast Facts

Updated September 2025 for financial year 2025-26, unless otherwise stated

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Account-based pension

Age	Minimum drawdown % of account balance
Under 65	4%
65 - 74	5%
75 - 79	6%
80 - 84	7%
85 - 89	9%
90 - 94	11%
95+	14%

Life expectancy (2020 – 2022 Life Tables)

(Income stream purchased from 1 January 2025)

Age	Male	Female
55	28.82	31.92
56	27.93	31.00
57	27.06	30.08
58	26.19	29.17
59	25.32	28.26
60	24.47	27.35
61	23.62	26.45
62	22.78	25.56
63	21.94	24.67
64	21.12	23.78
65	20.30	22.90
66	19.48	22.02
67	18.68	21.15
68	17.89	20.29
69	17.10	19.43
70	16.32	18.59
71	15.56	17.75
72	14.80	16.92
73	14.06	16.10
74	13.33	15.30
75	12.62	14.50
76	11.92	13.72
77	11.24	12.96
78	10.58	12.21
79	9.94	11.48
80	9.32	10.77
81	8.72	10.08
82	8.14	9.42
83	7.59	8.78
84	7.06	8.16
85	6.55	7.57
86	6.08	7.01
87	5.63	6.48
88	5.21	5.98
89	4.83	5.51
90	4.48	5.09
91	4.16	4.69
92	3.88	4.33
93	3.62	4.00
94	3.39	3.71
95	3.18	3.44
96	2.99	3.20
97	2.81	2.99
98	2.65	2.80
99	2.50	2.63
100	2.37	2.49

Preservation age

Date of birth	Preservation age
Before 1 July 1964	Already attained
From 1 July 1964	60

Life expectancy (2015 – 2017 Life Tables)

(Income stream purchased from 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2024)

Age	Male	Female
55	28.35	31.49
56	27.47	30.57
57	26.60	29.66
58	25.73	28.75
59	24.87	27.84
60	24.02	26.93
61	23.17	26.03
62	22.33	25.14
63	21.50	24.24
64	20.67	23.36
65	19.86	22.47
66	19.04	21.60
67	18.24	20.73
68	17.45	19.87
69	16.67	19.02
70	15.90	18.18
71	15.14	17.35
72	14.39	16.53
73	13.66	15.73
74	12.95	14.93
75	12.25	14.15
76	11.57	13.39
77	10.90	12.64
78	10.25	11.90
79	9.63	11.18
80	9.02	10.49
81	8.44	9.81
82	7.89	9.16
83	7.36	8.54
84	6.86	7.94
85	6.39	7.37
86	5.95	6.83
87	5.54	6.32
88	5.16	5.84
89	4.81	5.40
90	4.50	4.99
91	4.22	4.61
92	3.96	4.28
93	3.72	3.97
94	3.50	3.69
95	3.29	3.43
96	3.11	3.18
97	2.93	2.94
98	2.77	2.73
99	2.62	2.53
100	2.49	2.36