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                                              Ideal retirement age average: 61.4


                                                                                               64.9
           When considering their             Figure 3.  Ideal and realistic perceived retirement ages among working-age
           circumstances, working-                   Australians, by age group   61.5
                                                        59.5
           age Australians agree              Ideal retirement age average: 61.4
           that between 65 to 66
           years old is the realistic                                                          64.9
           age at which to retire.
                                                                             61.5
           On average, young Australians                59.5
           under the age of 35 see their
           realistic retirement age as
           65.4 years old, those aged
           between 35 to 54 see their                   18-34               35-54              55-75+
           realistic retirement age as
           65.7 years old, and those
           aged between 55 to 75 and
           beyond believe 66 is a realistic
           retirement age.

                                                         18-34              35-54              55-75+




                                              Realistic retirement age average: 65.7

                                                        65.4                 65.7               66.0





                                              Realistic retirement age average: 65.7


                                                         65.4                65.7               66.0









                                                        18-34               35-54              55-75+


                                                    Positive significant di erence  Negative significant di erence
                                                    compared to the total        compared to the total



                                                         18-34              35-54              55-75+


                                                    Positive significant di erence  Negative significant di erence
                                                    compared to the total        compared to the total
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