Will Australia’s baby boomers change their retirement plans in line with government calls for later retirement?
Natalie Jackson and Maggie Walter
University of Tasmania
Contact Email:   Natalie.Jacksonutas.edu.au

This paper reports on the first findings from a new national survey which has canvassed the acceptability of calls for later retirement and the conditions that may lead to a change in present plans. The research finds that, contrary to popular belief, Australia’s baby boomers are not lining up to retire. They also have many ideas about how they would like their transition to retirement to unfold. However, few have yet discussed their plans with 'the boss' - primarily because institutional avenues to do so appear to be lacking. The paper identifies which occupational groups are expecting to work on and which are expecting to leave as soon as possible; who is likely to take up the various ‘carrots’ offered by government; and what the Boomers propose would be acceptable policies to deal with population ageing.

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