The aim of this paper is to analyse the 2002 HILDA wealth module data under a number of headings including:
the structure and composition of household wealth and debt and whether this has changed in recent years;
the distribution of wealth, including among and within age cohorts and the most and least wealthy cohorts;
retirement issues, focusing in particular on the capacity of pre and post-retirement cohorts for self-funding
during retirement;
the wealth and debt levels of vulnerable groups in society, especially income support recipients and lone
parents;
the main factors (demographic, educational, income related, and so on) which determine levels of wealth and
debt.