A record 11.5 million Australian adults now hold investments outside their superannuation and their main home, a new survey by the stock exchange operator finds.
The ASX Australian Investor Study 2026 has revealed an estimated 2.5 million Australians have joined the investor population since 2020.
Investors, the survey showed, now represent 54 per cent of the adult population.
“Australia is a nation of investors,” ASX chief executive Anthony Attia said.
Market participation in Australia is at a record high, the ASX says. (ABC News: Darryl Torpy)
Who are Australian investors?
Most investors were middle-income earners and middle-aged, with a median gross income of $110,000 and an average age of 46.
Younger people, aged 18-29, made up 21 per cent…
