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Postcodes · NSW

Income in postcode 2018

Half of the 12,387 people in 2018 (NSW) who lodged a 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $63,251.

$63,251median taxable income, 2023–24
$81,300average taxable income
#166of 589 postcodes in NSW by median

How it compares

A taxable income of $63,251 is more than about 41% of all Australian taxpayers earned in 2023–24. Across Australia, 2018 ranks #557 of 2,283 postcodes by median.

Median income over time

The median rose 123% from $28,344 in 2003–04 to $63,251 in 2023–24. These are dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.

$0$40k$80k2003–042015–162020–212023–242003–04: $28,3442013–14: $43,1232014–15: $44,2352015–16: $46,6202016–17: $46,5122017–18: $48,3902018–19: $50,7762019–20: $52,8772020–21: $56,4362021–22: $59,0792022–23: $62,5142023–24: $63,251$63,251
Median taxable income in postcode 2018 by income year. The ATO publishes 2003–04 and every year from 2013–14; the dashed line spans the gap.
Income yearMedianAveragePeople
2023–24$63,251$81,30012,387
2022–23$62,514$76,63012,526
2021–22$59,079$74,03112,453
2020–21$56,436$69,89012,140
2019–20$52,877$65,36811,942
2018–19$50,776$62,82211,405
2017–18$48,390$61,68910,537
2016–17$46,512$57,4439,949
2015–16$46,620$56,3779,425
2014–15$44,235$54,4938,727
2013–14$43,123$52,7018,347
2003–04$28,344$32,3567,418

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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.