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Lost and unclaimed super hits $21 billion

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01 March 2020 5 min read

Almost $21 billion exists in lost and unclaimed superannuation across Australia, Australian Tax Office (ATO) figures show.1 This works out to an average of almost $6,600 for each lost account.

Who has lost or unclaimed super?

The ATO discovered one 68-year-old woman was entitled to $1.5 million in unclaimed super.

In another instance, a woman, also aged over 65, was reunited with $600,000, which helped her recover after losing her home in a bushfire.

Find my lost super now

You can search for any lost or unclaimed super you may have in MyGov.

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Where is the lost and unclaimed super?

The $21 billion total includes $2.8 billion in lost and unclaimed super in Queensland across almost 644,000 accounts, with the Cairns, Mackay and Toowoomba regions being the dominant postcodes for lost and unclaimed monies.

In Cairns and surrounding regions, the ATO research shows 13,783 lost or unclaimed super accounts with a total value of more than $52 million. Toowoomba and surrounds has 12,148 lost or unclaimed accounts at a value of almost $51 million, while Mackay and surrounds has a total of 10,903 accounts at a combined value of $50 million.2

Queensland's top 8 postcodes for lost and unclaimed super
Postcode/Region Total accounts Total value (to nearest million)
4870 Cairns and surrounds 13,783 $52m
4350 Toowoomba and surrounds 12,148 $51m
4740 Mackay and surrounds 10,903 $50m
4305 Ipswich and surrounds 9,089 $39m
4211 Nerang and surrounds 8,976 $37m
4680 Gladstone and surrounds 7,442 $36m
4670 Bundaberg and surrounds 10,100 $32m
4207 Beenleigh and surrounds 8,872 $31m
Put your lost super to work

The sooner you find any lost super you may have, the sooner you may be able to get your money working harder for you.

Benefits of consolidating3 your super into one account include:

  • Paying fewer fees – having your super in one account could mean fewer fees
  • Reducing paperwork – one super account means one statement
  • Keeping track of your super – one super account may make your super easier to manage
  • Avoiding excess insurance premiums – one super account reduces your chance of paying multiple insurance premiums.
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Is some of the super held by the ATO yours?

You can search for any lost or unclaimed super you may have in MyGov or if you already know the accounts you are consolidating with QSuper log in to Member Online.




1. ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Media-releases/The-race-is-on-to-find-$20-8-billion-in-super/, accessed 22 November 2019.
2. ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Research-and-statistics/In-detail/Super-statistics/Super-accounts-data/Lost-and-unclaimed-super-by-postcode/?page=1#Queensland, accessed 22 November 2019.
3.Before you consolidate your super, you should check with your other super funds if there are any fees or tax implications, or loss of insurance or other benefits.

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