Vanguard Super default insurance cover by age

Vanguard Super gives eligible members default cover automatically: 1 unit of death (life) cover and 1 unit of TPD cover, on the Light Blue Collar scale, paid from the member's super balance. The figures below are from the fund's current PDS (dated 8 November 2025), insured through AIA Australia Limited.

Default death cover here peaks at $263,290 at age 35 and is $21,321 by age 60, a fall of 89%.

Default cover by age on the Light Blue Collar scale. Death and TPD are separate benefits and are never added together.
Age	Death cover	TPD cover	One death unit is worth	Weekly cost per death unit
18	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.44
19	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.45
20	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.43
21	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.41
22	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.41
23	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.38
24	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$0.36
25	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.37
26	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.34
27	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.30
28	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.30
29	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.30
30	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.32
31	$198,650	$99,325	$198,650	$1.32
32	$214,810	$107,405	$214,810	$1.43
33	$230,970	$115,485	$230,970	$1.54
34	$247,130	$123,565	$247,130	$1.78
35	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$1.95
36	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$2.06
37	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$2.26
38	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$2.48
39	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$2.70
40	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$2.98
41	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$3.15
42	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$3.43
43	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$3.65
44	$263,290	$131,645	$263,290	$3.93
45	$233,970	$116,985	$233,970	$3.71
46	$204,649	$102,325	$204,649	$3.46
47	$175,329	$87,664	$175,329	$3.21
48	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$2.89
49	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$3.12
50	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$3.47
51	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$3.85
52	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$4.31
53	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$4.76
54	$146,009	$73,004	$146,009	$5.22
55	$115,106	$57,553	$115,106	$4.57
56	$84,204	$42,102	$84,204	$3.69
57	$53,302	$26,651	$53,302	$2.58
58	$53,302	$26,651	$53,302	$2.85
59	$53,302	$26,651	$53,302	$3.16
60	$21,321	$10,660	$21,321	$1.45
61	$21,321	$10,660	$21,321	$1.65
62	$21,321	$10,660	$21,321	$1.88
63	$21,321	$10,660	$21,321	$2.15
64	$21,321	$10,660	$21,321	$2.45
65	$21,321		$21,321	$2.79
66	$21,321		$21,321	$3.17
67	$21,321		$21,321	$3.59
68	$21,321		$21,321	$4.08
69	$21,321		$21,321	$4.64

Weekly costs are the fund's published rates. Vanguard Super passes the super contributions tax benefit back to members, so the effective cost is about 15% less than the published rate.

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