Your simple guide to state Seniors Cards: How they can save you money

Australian Capital Territory

www.actseniorscard.org.au

• Aged 62 or over (From July 2020, the eligibility age will be lowered to 60.)
• Permanent ACT resident
• Work less than 20 hours per week in paid employment

• Apply at ACT Government Access Canberra Service Centres, public libraries, COTA ACT and Hughes Community Centre
• Proof of age and residency required

Northern Territory

www.ntseniorscard.org.au

• Aged 60 or over
• Permanent NT resident

• Apply online
• Mail or email online form
• Apply at COTA NT in Darwin

NSW

www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au

• Aged 60 or over
• Permanent NSW resident
• Holder of green Medicare or DVA Card

• Online application with green Medicare Card
• Phone 13 77 88
• Visit Service NSW Centre

NSW Seniors Card:

• Work less than 20 hours per week in paid employment (averaged over 12 months)

NSW Seniors Savers Card:

• Work more than 20 hours per week in paid employment, or 1,040 hours over 12 months

Queensland

www.qld.gov.au/seniorscard

• Permanent resident
• Live in Queensland for at least 6 months each year
• Queensland home address must be shown on driver licence or be registered with DVA, Centrelink or Electoral Commission of Queensland

• Online application
• Mail online form
• Phone 13 74 68
• Queensland Government service counters
• Required to provide one of: Centrelink customer reference (CRN) number, DVA file number, Queensland driver licence number or adult proof of age or photo ID card number

Seniors Card or Seniors Card+go:

• Aged 65 or older and work less than 35 hours per week in paid employment

OR

• Aged 60-64, work less than 35 hours per week in paid employment and hold Commonwealth Pensioner Concession, Health Care or Seniors Health Card; or DVA Gold, White or Orange card

Seniors Business Discount Card:

• Aged 60 or over

South Australia

www.sa.gov.au/topics/family-and-community/seniors/seniors-card

• Aged 60 or over
• Permanent SA resident
• Work less than 20 hours per week in paid employment (part-time and casual employees may average hours over 12 months)

• Online application with number from driver’s licence, Medicare Card or Pension Card
• Mail online form
• Mail application form from SA public libraries
• Proof of age required and application witnessed by non-relative aged over 18

Tasmania

www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/csr/programs-and-services/seniors_card

• Aged 60 or over
• Tasmanian resident
• Work less than 20 hours per week in paid employment

• Apply at Service Tasmania shops
• Download application form and apply at Service Tasmania shops
• Three forms of ID (including proof of age and Tasmanian address) required

Victoria

www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au

• Aged 60 or over
• Permanent Australian resident living in Victoria

• Online application with green Medicare Card for both cards
• Application form for Victorian Seniors Card only available at local library

Victorian Seniors Card:

• Work less than 35 hours per week in paid employment or fully retired

Seniors Business Discount Card:

• Working over 35 hours per week in paid employment

Western Australia

www.seniorscard.wa.gov.au

• Aged 63 or above
• Permanent WA resident
• Work less than 25 hours per week in paid employment (averaged over 12 months)

• Online application
• Mail online form
• Forms available from WA Seniors Card Centre in Perth or Australia Post outlets

Australian Capital Territory

• Concession fares on Transport Canberra bus and light rail services
• Free travel if aged 70 or over
• 10% discount on motor vehicle registration (28% discount for gas and electric vehicles)
• Linked to non-expiring NSW Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal card allowing travel concession fares in NSW

• Over 300 participating businesses
• Download directory or get printed copy from ACT Government Access Service Centres, public libraries or COTA
• Online search directory: www.actseniorscard.org.au/discount-directory

Northern Territory

• $55 annual concession on private vehicle registration
• Free bus travel on public buses in Darwin and Alice Springs

• Over 300 participating businesses
• Special offers
• Printed Discount Directory available
• Online search directory: www.ntseniorscard.org.au/discounts-directory

NSW

NSW Seniors Card holders only

Transport concessions

• Sydney: Concession fares on trains, buses, most ferries and light rail on Opal network with Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal card – $2.50 daily travel cap (Holders are eligible for $13.31 concessional access fare for Sydney Airport station.)
• Seniors Card must be carried to prove entitlement.
• Concession includes public transport services to Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, Illawarra and Southern Highlands.
• Regional NSW: Concession fares on TrainLink Regional services – $2.50 for Country Pensioner Excursion train tickets and Regional Excursion Daily bus tickets
• Australia wide: Public transport concession fares in other states and territories

Other NSW Government concessions

• Discount entry to Australian Museum, Powerhouse Museum, Taronga Zoo, Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney Observatory, WEA courses
• Discounted Will Safe deposit fee with NSW Trustee and Guardian

NSW Seniors Card and Seniors Saver Card

• NSW National Parks – 20% discount on annual pass

NSW Seniors Card

NSW Seniors Saver Card

• Over 7,400 participating businesses
• Monthly e-newsletter
• Downloadable regional discount directories
• Printed regional discount directories available from Australia Post outlets, Service NSW Centres, MP offices and participating Councils and libraries
• Special offers and competitions
• Reciprocal rights in other states
• Online search directory: www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au/discounts
• Downloadable Seniors Card App: www.service.nsw.gov.au/seniors-card-app

Queensland

Queensland Seniors Card and Seniors Card+go holders only:

• Concession fares and daily travel caps on public transport in SE Queensland and the Queensland Rail Travel network
• Eligible to apply for Queensland Government concessions including annual electricity ($340.85) and gas ($73.60) rebates; electricity life support concession; free public dental care; medical aids and equipment subsidies
• Eligible for concessional motor vehicle and boat registration fees
• Discount annual fishing permit ($36)
• Discount entry to Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland Museum and Queensland Performing Arts Trust network

Queensland Seniors Card

Queensland Seniors Card+go

Queensland Seniors Business Discount Card

• Over 6,200 business outlets
• Online search directory: www.qld.gov.au/SearchDiscounts
• Free Seniors Shopper phone-shopping service for purchases (electrical goods, travel, vehicles, computers, furniture, cameras etc.) www.seniorshopper.com.au

South Australia

• Combined with Seniors Metrocard
• Free Adelaide Metro travel during off-peak weekdays and all weekend and public holidays. Around 50% seniors concession at other times

• Downloadable Your Lifestyle Guide directory www.sa.gov.au/seniors-card-discount-directory-your-lifestyle-guide or printed copy from The Catalyst Foundation, COTA SA, community centre, local MP’s office, public libraries and local Councils
• Request mailed copy on 1800 819 961 or seniorscard@sa.gov.au
• Special limited time offers
• Fortnightly digital newsletter
• Seniors Card SA Facebook community: www.facebook.com/seniorscardSA

Tasmania

• Concession rate ($2.40 cash and $1.92 Greencard) on Metro buses. Greencard gives daily travel cap depending on boarding time.
• Concession fares on MerseyLink urban buses, non-urban routes and ferries
• 20% discount on Inland Recreational Angling Licence and Recreational Game Licence
• 50% discount on Recreational Sea Fishing Licence
• 50% discount on Annual and Two-Year Seniors All Parks Pass for National Parks
• Discounted entry and fees for Port Arthur Historic Site, Overland Track, Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens, Hastings Experience, Mole Creek Caves and Highfield Historic Site, Cascade Female Factory Historic Site and Three Capes Track
• Free Will and EPOA preparation if Public Trustee appointed executor
• Fee concessions for adult education courses

• Over 600 participating businesses
• Online searchable directory: www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au/
• Downloadable discount directory: www.dpac.tas.gov.au/Seniors_Card_Directory_2019-20.pdf
• Printed directory available from Services Tasmania Service Centre, Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Visitor Information Centres and some local MP’s offices
• Seniors Card Tasmania Facebook: www.facebook.com/seniorscardtas

Victoria

Victorian Seniors Card holders only:

• Senior myki card and concession prices (50% discount on full fare) on trains, trams and buses weekdays. Free travel Saturday and Sunday in two consecutive zones and regional town buses
• Concession fares (50% discount on full fare) on V/Line trains and coaches
• Two off-peak travel vouchers annually (four for regional card holders)
• Free travel during Victorian Seniors Festival in October (8 days)
• Exemption from Fishing License in Victorian waters

Victorian Seniors Card

Victorian Seniors Business Discount Card

• Over 4,000 participating businesses
• Discounted (5%) e-Gift cards if purchased online (includes JB Hi Fi, David Jones and Priceline)
• Special limited time discount offers
• Regular e-newsletter and magazine
• Discounts when visiting New Zealand from SuperGold businesses: www.supergold.govt.nz
• Online searchable directory: www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/discount-directory

Victorian Seniors Card and Seniors Business Discount Card holders:

• Discounted entry at Melbourne and Immigration Museums, Scienceworks, NGV International, Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary, Werribee Open Range Zoo, Royal Botanic Gardens, Imax Theatre, Queen Victoria Market, Marine Discovery Centre, Heritage Hill Museum, Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre, Frankston Visitor Information Centre, Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Western Australia

Transport concessions:

• Fare discounts of up to 60% on standard fares for Transperth bus, train and ferry services, including those operating in regional towns. Combined with the Transperth SmartRider, provides free travel weekdays (9am-3.30pm and 7pm until last service), weekends and public holidays. Concessional travel at other times.
• 50% discount on regional point-to-point travel with SmartRider. (Also available to interstate Seniors Card holders)
• Up to 50% discount on Transwa standard regional fares

Other WA Government discounts:

• Discounted entry to Art Gallery of WA, Fremantle Prison, Perth Mint, greyhound racecourses, Museum of WA, Perth Zoo and Observatory, Rottnest Island accommodation and transport, WA Maritime Museum and National Parks (including camping fees)

• Over 700 participating businesses
• Monthly competitions
• Online searchable directory: www.seniorscard.wa.gov.au/discountsdirectory

Eligible to apply for WA Government concessions:

• Cost of Living Rebate (2019 – $89.71 singles and $134.52 couples)
• Up to 25% rebate on local government rates ($100 cap) and 50% ($750 cap) if hold WA Seniors Card and CSHC
• 25% rebate on Water Corporation services charges (capped), Emergency Services Levy and Underground Electricity Connection Charges. 50% rebate and potential deferment if also hold a CSHC.
• 50% discount on driver’s licence renewal fee (100% rebate if also hold CSHC)
• 50% discount on vehicle licence fee if hold CSHC and WA Seniors Card
• 50% discount on WA Photo Card fee (free if also hold CSHC)
• 50% discount on Recreational Fishing Licence
• Up to $54.34 off pair of spectacles every two years