Demographics

On this page we provide the following profile information about our members:

• Age and Sex of Members
• Employment Status of Members
• State and Sex of Members
• Member Investment Profile
• Value of Members' Investments

Age and Sex of Members:

Age	Male	Female	Total
20	0%	0%	0%
30	0%	0%	1%
30-39	3%	2%	5%
40-49	13%	4%	18%
50-59	27%	9%	36%
60-69	25%	6%	31%
70+	8%	1%	9%
Total	77%	23%	100%

Employment Status of Members:

State and Sex of Members:

State	Male	Female	Total
ACT	3%	0%	4%
New South Wales	22%	7%	28%
Northern Territory	0%	0%	0%
Queensland	19%	7%	26%
South Australia	7%	2%	9%
Tasmania	1%	0%	1%
Victoria	18%	5%	23%
Western Australia	7%	2%	9%
Overseas	0%	0%	0%
Total	77%	23%	100%

Member Investment Profile:

• 66% have managed fund investments. The main reason for investing in managed funds were diversification and professional management. Poor performance and cost were the most common reasons given for not having managed funds.
• 21% have more than 50% of their investments in managed funds whilst 52% have less than 25% of their investments in managed funds.
• 25% purchase managed fund investments direct from the fund manager.
• 35% use discount providers or the internet to purchase managed fund investments.
• 98% invest directly in the Australian Sharemarket with 55% using the internet for transactions.
• 27% use stockbrokers for transactions.

  Over 75% of members are computer literate and internet competent.

Value of Members' Investments: