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Income in postcode 2021

Half of the 11,064 people in 2021 (NSW) who lodged a 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $86,584.

$86,584median taxable income, 2023–24
$166,726average taxable income
#14of 589 postcodes in NSW by median

How it compares

A taxable income of $86,584 is more than about 61% of all Australian taxpayers earned in 2023–24. Across Australia, 2021 ranks #38 of 2,283 postcodes by median.

The average is well above the median here, which means a smaller number of high incomes pull the average up. The median is the better guide to a typical income.

Median income over time

The median rose 110% from $41,314 in 2003–04 to $86,584 in 2023–24. These are dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.

$0$50k$100k2003–042015–162020–212023–242003–04: $41,3142013–14: $61,3492014–15: $64,5102015–16: $66,5352016–17: $68,2062017–18: $72,1862018–19: $74,2212019–20: $75,3762020–21: $80,0012021–22: $84,5412022–23: $85,1762023–24: $86,584$86,584
Median taxable income in postcode 2021 by income year. The ATO publishes 2003–04 and every year from 2013–14; the dashed line spans the gap.
Income yearMedianAveragePeople
2023–24$86,584$166,72611,064
2022–23$85,176$157,15010,808
2021–22$84,541$176,80410,317
2020–21$80,001$161,44710,335
2019–20$75,376$142,56910,935
2018–19$74,221$137,53210,967
2017–18$72,186$134,51411,043
2016–17$68,206$125,65111,079
2015–16$66,535$123,44610,987
2014–15$64,510$118,20010,689
2013–14$61,349$111,53710,663
2003–04$41,314$67,72110,760

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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.