Age Pension age

Name: Age Pension age
Creator: retirementwealth.com.au

67years

Applies from 1 July 2023
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: 67 years
Unit: Years
Applies from: 1 July 2023
Reset cycle: Set by legislation. It changes only when the law changes.
Official source: Services Australia: Who can get Age Pension
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Applies to people born on or after 1 January 1957 (Social Security Act 1991, s 23(5A)). The effective date comes from the Department of Social Services pension reform timeline, which shows pension age reaching 67 on 1 July 2023.

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 July 2023	67 yearscurrentSource: Services Australia: Who can get Age Pension
1 July 2021	66 years and 6 monthsSource: Department of Social Services: Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform: Age Pension AgeFor people born from 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956.
1 July 2019	66 yearsSource: Department of Social Services: Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform: Age Pension AgeFor people born from 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955.
1 July 2017	65 years and 6 monthsSource: Department of Social Services: Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform: Age Pension AgeFor people born from 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953.

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "age_pension_age",
  "value": 67,
  "unit": "years",
  "effective_from": "2023-07-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "legislated",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Services Australia",
    "title": "Who can get Age Pension"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

Also in /api/figures.json. Full record: /api/v2/figures/age_pension_age.json