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Postcodes · NSW

Income in postcode 2017

Half of the 17,474 people in 2017 (NSW) who lodged a 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $68,753.

$68,753median taxable income, 2023–24
$88,197average taxable income
#98of 589 postcodes in NSW by median

How it compares

A taxable income of $68,753 is more than about 47% of all Australian taxpayers earned in 2023–24. Across Australia, 2017 ranks #294 of 2,283 postcodes by median.

Median income over time

The median rose 113% from $32,274 in 2003–04 to $68,753 in 2023–24. These are dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.

$0$40k$80k2003–042015–162020–212023–242003–04: $32,2742013–14: $52,2312014–15: $53,4682015–16: $54,1012016–17: $54,6032017–18: $56,3302018–19: $57,8182019–20: $57,4352020–21: $61,3262021–22: $66,3642022–23: $68,6072023–24: $68,753$68,753
Median taxable income in postcode 2017 by income year. The ATO publishes 2003–04 and every year from 2013–14; the dashed line spans the gap.
Income yearMedianAveragePeople
2023–24$68,753$88,19717,474
2022–23$68,607$83,57717,647
2021–22$66,364$80,94218,874
2020–21$61,326$74,78619,094
2019–20$57,435$71,88017,565
2018–19$57,818$69,91316,658
2017–18$56,330$68,57715,606
2016–17$54,603$66,02514,925
2015–16$54,101$65,51014,025
2014–15$53,468$62,86912,727
2013–14$52,231$61,58310,579
2003–04$32,274$37,8074,630

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Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 8 (CC BY 2.5 AU): everyone who lodged a return with this residential postcode. Taxable income is income after deductions. Postcodes with fewer than 100 returns are left out.