Pension age of 70 'dreamland': seniors

If Australians in their 50s are struggling to find work, then raising the pension age to 70 is "off in dreamland", a seniors group says.

After the release of the intergenerational report, National Seniors Australia chief Michael O'Neill says a bigger effort is needed to hire older Australians.

He said raising the pension age was a legitimate debate but difficult when those in their 50s were being discriminated against now.

Australian age discrimination commissioner Susan Ryan was pleased the report looked at the positive economic potential of senior workers.

"The ageing revolution has happened, we're here, we're not going away, so let's make it work for the whole economy and the whole community," she told ABC TV.

Mr O'Neil said the report helped put to bed some of the "doom and gloom" about the ageing debate.