Nobody can predict the future, but you can prepare for it.
One study estimates that a single person needs around $44,000 a year to live comfortably in retirement. And for a couple, it's around $62,000 a year.^ You can see there's a gap between what you'll get from the Age Pension and living comfortably.
This is where your super savings fit in, as it can act as a supplement to the Pension.
* Figure includes the pension and Clean Energy Supplements. Department of Human Services, March 2020.