KiwiSaver statistics as at 30 September 2011

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 903,122
Opt in via employer 236,659
Automatically enrolled 673,014
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,812,795
Opt out 251,537
Closed 1 26,926
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 68,699

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 311,244
18-24 278,955
25-34 308,805
35-44 293,841
45-54 292,721
55+ 316,247
No information 10,982
  1,812,795

 

Gender Members
Female 933,140
Male 870,816
No information 8,839
  1,812,795

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
September 2011
($) million
Financial year 2011-12
($) million
Employee deductions 115.1 328.3
Employer contributions 75.8 217.3
Voluntary contributions 0.7 6.1
Total member contributions 191.6 551.7
Member tax credit (MTC) 3.2 790.2
Kick-start 20.9 73.2
Interest 0.5 1.5
Total crown contributions 24.6 864.9
Total payments to providers 216.2 1,416.6

Payments to scheme providers

Figures are provisional. Inland Revenue is currently reconciling final payments.

Figures are gross and do not include payments refunded by providers to Inland Revenue.

Figures do not include KiwiSaver contributions held by Inland Revenue.

MTC figures represent all MTC paid to KiwiSaver providers. Figures exclude MTC paid to complying funds.


1 Closed accounts are primarily due to people being incorrectly enrolled or being ineligible for enrolment, or a provider initiated closure, for example due to the death of a member.