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CM-01/AU · Retirement countdown

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Keith, fourth floor

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Pension age subject to change

How many Mondays until you retire in Australia?

Someone aged 30 in Australia has about 1,930 Mondays left until the Age Pension age of 67. At 40 it's about 1,410.

For your exact number, enter your date of birth. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

That's your pension age minus your age, times about 52 Mondays a year. I've filled in 67, the Age Pension age. You can change it.

Mondays until the Age Pension age, by age

Rounded to the nearest ten, because nobody should be given a precise figure for this without warning. I've printed this table for six countries. It ends the same way in all of them.

The pension age in Australia

The Australian Age Pension age is 67 for everyone born on or after 1 January 1957.

Age Pension on Services Australia. I'd check. I print every announcement, and the font gets smaller each time.

Questions

What is the pension age in Australia?

The Australian Age Pension age is 67 for everyone born on or after 1 January 1957. Pension ages change, so check your own date with the official service.

How many Mondays until I retire in Australia?

Someone aged 30 in Australia has about 1,930 Mondays left until the Age Pension age of 67. At 40 it's about 1,410. A year has about 52 Mondays, so multiply the years you have left by 52 for a rough count, or enter your date of birth for the exact number.

Does the count include bank holidays (public holidays) and annual leave?

Yes. It counts every calendar Monday between today and your retirement date, not counting either end. It measures time, not days at a desk.

Other countries

• Mondays until retirement in the UK (67 or 68)
• Mondays until retirement in the US (67)
• Mondays until retirement in Ireland (66)
• Mondays until retirement in New Zealand (65)
• Mondays until retirement in Canada (65)

A joke with accurate arithmetic, not financial or retirement advice. For your actual pension, ask an actual human.