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What is the average monthly cost of life insurance in Australia?

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Answered Oct 13, 2026
What is average monthly cost of life insurance in Australia in 2025-2026 is $30 to $80 per month for $500K to $1M cover for healthy 30 to 40 year old, with cost increasing with age, health and smoker status. Average life insurance for 30-year-old non-smoker male with $500K cover costs $25 to $40 per month, female $20 to $35, for $1M cover $40 to $70 per month. For 40-year-old non-smoker, $500K costs $40 to $70 per month male, $35 to $60 female, $1M $70 to $120 per month. For 50-year-old non-smoker, $500K $80 to $150 per month, $1M $150 to $250 per month. Smokers pay 2x, with 30-year-old smoker $500K $50 to $80 per month. Factors affecting cost include age, gender, smoker, health conditions like BMI, occupation high risk adds 20% to 50%, and cover type level premium versus stepped, with stepped cheaper initially but increases each year, level more expensive initially but fixed. Average across all ages is $50 to $100 per month for $500K to $1M cover, with many Australians paying $60 per month for $750K. Providers like TAL, AIA, Zurich and MLC offer. So average monthly cost of life insurance in Australia is $30 to $80 per month for young healthy $500K to $1M, $80 to $200 for 50-year-old, with smoker double.
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