ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Merewether 2291 income

The median taxable income for Merewether postcode 2291 was $71,892 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $113,364 (ATO Table 8).

9,598 individuals; ranked 64 of 589 in NSW; ranked 191 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

9,598

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$71,892

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$113,364

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

64

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

191

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Merewether 2291 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Merewether 2291 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $71,892 $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 Merewether 2291 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 ($113,364) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($71,892) 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, Merewether 2291, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Merewether 2291, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 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, Merewether 2291, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $32,867$43,743
2013–14 $50,337$75,109
2014–15 $50,329$75,806
2015–16 $51,961$78,210
2016–17 $52,035$80,694
2017–18 $54,311$86,197
2018–19 $57,139$88,521
2019–20 $56,955$88,201
2020–21 $61,548$96,494
2021–22 $63,522$104,298
2022–23 $66,902$109,692
2023–24 $71,892$113,364

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2291, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–048,703$32,867$43,743
2013–148,869$50,337$75,109
2014–158,835$50,329$75,806
2015–168,878$51,961$78,210
2016–179,008$52,035$80,694
2017–189,049$54,311$86,197
2018–199,172$57,139$88,521
2019–209,351$56,955$88,201
2020–219,368$61,548$96,494
2021–229,499$63,522$104,298
2022–239,476$66,902$109,692
2023–249,598$71,892$113,364

ATO Table 8

42.82%

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 2291, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2291 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Merewether 2291$71,89264
Adamstown 2289$66,944117
Cooks Hill 2300$66,330126
Charlestown 2290$62,884171
Hamilton South 2303$60,194221

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Newcastle

Merewether 2291 ranks 1 of 18 postcodes in the Newcastle 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 Newcastle local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Merewether 22911$71,892
Wickham 22932$69,032
Adamstown 228975% of this postcode is in the LGA3$66,944
Cooks Hill 23004$66,330
Newcastle West 23025$66,015
Broadmeadow 22926$65,752
Carrington 22947$65,537
New Lambton 230587% of this postcode is in the LGA8$65,315
Tighes Hill 22979$64,256
Islington 229610$64,086
Stockton 229550% of this postcode is in the LGA11$63,946
Mayfield 230412$61,838
Waratah 229813$61,189
Hamilton South 230314$60,194
Wallsend 228797% of this postcode is in the LGA15$60,018
Shortland 230716$56,078
Lambton 229917$55,830
Callaghan 230818$17,264

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 2291 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Cronulla 223059$73,320
Newtown 204260$73,164
Postcode 200161$73,161
Artarmon 206462$72,631
Glenwood 276863$71,901
Turramurra 207465$71,760
Gymea 222766$71,732
Kirrawee 223267$71,455
Glenmore Park 274568$71,446
Caringbah 222969$71,347

ATO Table 8