ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Surry Hills 2010 income

The median taxable income for Surry Hills postcode 2010 was $74,345 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $134,543 (ATO Table 8).

20,339 individuals; ranked 53 of 589 in NSW; ranked 136 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

20,339

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$74,345

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$134,543

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

53

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

136

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Surry Hills 2010 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Surry Hills 2010 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $74,345 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of NSW postcodes. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $5,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Surry Hills 2010 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of NSW postcodes
$15,000 to $19,999 1
$20,000 to $24,999 0
$25,000 to $29,999 0
$30,000 to $34,999 4
$35,000 to $39,999 16
$40,000 to $44,999 42
$45,000 to $49,999 95
$50,000 to $54,999 102
$55,000 to $59,999 104
$60,000 to $64,999 83
$65,000 to $69,999 64
$70,000 to $74,999 (includes this one) 29
$75,000 to $79,999 17
$80,000 to $84,999 14
$85,000 to $89,999 12
$90,000 to $94,999 5
$95,000 to $99,999 1

ATO Table 8

Average taxable income ($134,543) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($74,345) in this postcode (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). A few very high incomes sit well above the middle of the distribution and pull the average up.

Taxable income by year

Median and average taxable income by year, Surry Hills 2010, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Surry Hills 2010, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 10-year gap 2003–04 2013–14 2018–19 2023–24 Tax year

Vertical axis: Taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24. Horizontal axis: Tax year.

No years are published between 2003–04 and 2013–14.

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Median and average taxable income by year, Surry Hills 2010, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $34,636$45,202
2013–14 $53,346$76,891
2014–15 $53,444$79,838
2015–16 $55,635$83,548
2016–17 $57,746$88,233
2017–18 $59,960$89,782
2018–19 $62,966$95,184
2019–20 $65,360$98,592
2020–21 $69,577$105,826
2021–22 $72,740$114,577
2022–23 $74,240$112,950
2023–24 $74,345$134,543

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2010, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–0416,744$34,636$45,202
2013–1419,583$53,346$76,891
2014–1520,287$53,444$79,838
2015–1620,638$55,635$83,548
2016–1720,756$57,746$88,233
2017–1820,764$59,960$89,782
2018–1920,607$62,966$95,184
2019–2020,025$65,360$98,592
2020–2118,876$69,577$105,826
2021–2219,012$72,740$114,577
2022–2319,983$74,240$112,950
2023–2420,339$74,345$134,543

ATO Table 8

39.36%

ten-year growth in median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

from 2013–14 to 2023–24

ATO Table 8

Neighbouring postcodes

Postcodes that share a boundary with 2010, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2010 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Paddington 2021$86,58414
Potts Point 2011$75,47547
Surry Hills 2010$74,34553
Redfern 2016$71,24571
Chippendale 2008$48,919450
Sydney 2000$40,697565

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Sydney

Surry Hills 2010 ranks 6 of 15 postcodes in the Sydney local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).

A postcode is listed under every LGA that holds at least 25% of it, so one that crosses a council boundary appears in more than one list.

Postcodes in the Sydney local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Erskineville 20431$95,164
Alexandria 20152$88,973
Paddington 202134% of this postcode is in the LGA3$86,584
Camperdown 205064% of this postcode is in the LGA4$77,327
Potts Point 20115$75,475
Surry Hills 20106$74,345
Newtown 204236% of this postcode is in the LGA7$73,164
Redfern 20168$71,245
Waterloo 20179$68,753
Glebe 203710$68,574
Rosebery 201855% of this postcode is in the LGA11$63,251
Pyrmont 200912$61,092
Chippendale 200813$48,919
Sydney 200014$40,697
Ultimo 200715$39,114

ATO Table 8; LGA from the ABS postcode to LGA correspondence (2025)

Ranked next to it in NSW

Five postcodes above and five below in the same state, or fewer at either end of the ranking.

Postcodes ranked immediately above and below 2010 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Karabar 262048$75,205
Dulwich Hill 220349$75,203
Jannali 222650$74,811
Kellyville 215551$74,592
Marsden Park 276552$74,527
Schofields 276254$74,099
Botany 201955$74,082
Haberfield 204556$73,658
Roseville 206957$73,642
Pymble 207358$73,507

ATO Table 8