Senior employment rate (55-64) (Australia): 67.9 % in Q2 2026, the latest available value.
320 observations from 2000-01 to 2026-08. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Share of people aged 55-64 in work; measures how well older workers stay employed, a key pension-reform issue.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 67.9 % |
| 2026-07 | 67.9 % |
| 2026-06 | 68.5 % |
| 2026-05 | 68 % |
| 2026-04 | 67.3 % |
| 2026-03 | 67.7 % |
| 2026-02 | 67.1 % |
| 2026-01 | 64.7 % |
| 2025-12 | 66.8 % |
| 2025-11 | 66.7 % |
| 2025-10 | 66.6 % |
| 2025-09 | 66.8 % |
| 2025-08 | 66.9 % |
| 2025-07 | 67.1 % |
| 2025-06 | 67.3 % |
| 2025-05 | 67.5 % |
| 2025-04 | 67 % |
| 2025-03 | 66.5 % |
| 2025-02 | 67.1 % |
| 2025-01 | 66.3 % |
| 2024-12 | 67.7 % |
| 2024-11 | 67.7 % |
| 2024-10 | 67.4 % |
| 2024-09 | 67.5 % |
| 2024-08 | 67.3 % |
| 2024-07 | 67.8 % |
| 2024-06 | 67.4 % |
| 2024-05 | 67.8 % |
| 2024-04 | 67.1 % |
| 2024-03 | 67.2 % |
| 2024-02 | 68.1 % |
| 2024-01 | 65.5 % |
| 2023-12 | 67.3 % |
| 2023-11 | 67.7 % |
| 2023-10 | 67.2 % |
| 2023-09 | 66.9 % |
| 2023-08 | 67 % |
| 2023-07 | 66.9 % |
| 2023-06 | 66.7 % |
| 2023-05 | 67.8 % |
| 2023-04 | 66.8 % |
| 2023-03 | 66.9 % |
| 2023-02 | 67.2 % |
| 2023-01 | 64.8 % |
| 2022-12 | 66.7 % |
| 2022-11 | 66.8 % |
| 2022-10 | 66.5 % |
| 2022-09 | 66.5 % |
| 2022-08 | 66.7 % |
| 2022-07 | 66.6 % |
| 2022-06 | 67.3 % |
| 2022-05 | 67.8 % |
| 2022-04 | 67.3 % |
| 2022-03 | 67.6 % |
| 2022-02 | 68 % |
| 2022-01 | 65.7 % |
| 2021-12 | 66.8 % |
| 2021-11 | 66.7 % |
| 2021-10 | 65.1 % |
| 2021-09 | 65.2 % |
| 2021-08 | 65.1 % |
| 2021-07 | 65.6 % |
| 2021-06 | 65.9 % |
| 2021-05 | 66 % |
| 2021-04 | 64.6 % |
| 2021-03 | 64.7 % |
| 2021-02 | 64.4 % |
| 2021-01 | 62.8 % |
| 2020-12 | 64.3 % |
| 2020-11 | 64.7 % |
| 2020-10 | 64.1 % |
| 2020-09 | 63.4 % |
| 2020-08 | 63.3 % |
| 2020-07 | 63.4 % |
| 2020-06 | 62.8 % |
| 2020-05 | 62.3 % |
| 2020-04 | 62.4 % |
| 2020-03 | 64.1 % |
| 2020-02 | 64.7 % |
| 2020-01 | 63.3 % |
| 2019-12 | 64.8 % |
| 2019-11 | 64.9 % |
| 2019-10 | 64.3 % |
| 2019-09 | 65 % |
| 2019-08 | 65.2 % |
| 2019-07 | 64.7 % |
| 2019-06 | 65.1 % |
| 2019-05 | 65 % |
| 2019-04 | 64.6 % |
| 2019-03 | 64.9 % |
| 2019-02 | 64.7 % |
| 2019-01 | 63 % |
| 2018-12 | 64.9 % |
| 2018-11 | 64.5 % |
| 2018-10 | 64.1 % |
| 2018-09 | 64.4 % |
| 2018-08 | 64.4 % |
| 2018-07 | 63.7 % |
| 2018-06 | 64 % |
| 2018-05 | 63.8 % |
| 2018-04 | 63 % |
| 2018-03 | 63.3 % |
| 2018-02 | 64 % |
| 2018-01 | 62.4 % |
| 2017-12 | 64 % |
| 2017-11 | 64.6 % |
| 2017-10 | 63.9 % |
| 2017-09 | 64.2 % |
| 2017-08 | 63.9 % |
| 2017-07 | 63.5 % |
| 2017-06 | 64.3 % |
| 2017-05 | 64.3 % |
| 2017-04 | 63.3 % |
| 2017-03 | 63.1 % |
| 2017-02 | 62.5 % |
| 2017-01 | 61.5 % |
| 2016-12 | 62.8 % |
| 2016-11 | 62.8 % |
| 2016-10 | 62.1 % |
| 2016-09 | 61.7 % |