Membership
contributors
There were 5600 contributors in the DFRDB Scheme as at 30 June 2008. Chart 2 shows the number of contributors during 2007–08 and Chart 3 shows the age profile of DFRDB contributors at 30 June 2008. Table 3 shows the break-up of DFRDB contributors since 2003–2004.
Chart 2: DFRDB contributor membership 2007-08
Chart 3: age profile of contributors at 30 June 2008, by service
Table 3: Contributions in the past five years
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 1,903 | 1,739 | 1,523 | 1,386 | 1,434 |
| Female | 83 | 69 | 61 | 51 | 48 |
| Subtotal | 1,986 | 1,808 | 1,584 | 1,437 | 1,482 |
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 4,054 | 3,727 | 3,246 | 2,831 | 2,821 |
| Female | 181 | 158 | 129 | 114 | 101 |
| Subtotal | 4,235 | 3,885 | 3,375 | 2,945 | 2,922 |
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 1,700 | 1,507 | 1,294 | 1,130 | 1,165 |
| Female | 58 | 52 | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Subtotal | 1,956 | 1,758 | 1,559 | 1,336 | 1,166 |
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 7,657 | 6,973 | 6,063 | 5,347 | 5,420 |
| Female | 322 | 279 | 232 | 201 | 180 |
| Total | 7,979 | 7,252 | 6,295 | 5,548 | 5,600 |
contributions received
Contributions received during 2007–08 totalled $25 311 828 ($23 184 716 in 2006-07).
ancillary contributions
As noted earlier, from 1 August 2005 DFRDB Members have been entitled to make a range of additional contribution types under an ancillary package. These contributions are paid into the MilitarySuper Fund and accumulate in line with investment returns achieved by that Fund. Table 4 shows the number of contributors in each category.
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
Co-contributions |
1,744 |
Superannuation guarantee |
18 |
Salary sacrifice |
186 |
Transfer in |
72 |
Spouse contributions |
0 |
Total |
2,020 |
pensioners
At 30 June 2008, 57 174 persons were receiving pensions under DFRDB and DFRB legislation. Table 5 shows pensions in force by type and Scheme as at 30 June 2008.
| DFRB | DFRDB | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | 1,183 | 43,394 | 44,577 |
| Invalidity | 752 | 2,396 | 3,148 |
| Reversionary (spouses) |
2,472 | 5,692 | 8,164 |
| Reversionary (children and orphans) |
9 | 292 | 301 |
| Redundancy | 1 | 983 | 984 |
| Total pensions | 4,417 | 52,757 | 57,174 |