Call it what you like, it doesn't alter the facts. There is...

Call it what you like, it doesn't alter the facts. There is nothing to stop you saving outside of Super and generating your own income at any age. I've done it and so have thousands of others.

If you are focused on preservation age because you've put all your savings efforts into Super, then it depends on your age when this occurs. The following will explain it for you:

mce-anchorYour preservation age

Your preservation age is not the same as your pension age. Your preservation age is the age you must reach before you can access your super and depends on when you were born.
The following table will help you work it out.

	Date of birth	Preservation age
1	Before 1 July 1960	55
2	1 July 1960 – 30 June 1961	56
3	1 July 1961 – 30 June 1962	57
4	1 July 1962 – 30 June 1963	58
5	1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964	59
6	From 1 July 1964	60

Hope that helps.