Postcode ATO 2023–24

Islington 2296 income

The median taxable income for Islington postcode 2296 was $64,086 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $78,367 (ATO Table 8).

1,435 individuals; ranked 157 of 589 in NSW; ranked 508 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

1,435

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$64,086

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$78,367

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

157

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

508

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Islington 2296 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by 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 Islington 2296 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 (includes this one)	83
$65,000 to $69,999	64
$70,000 to $74,999	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

Taxable income by year

Median and average taxable income by year, Islington 2296, ATO 2023–24

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, Islington 2296, ATO 2023–24
Year	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	$26,445	$30,708
2013–14	$43,473	$51,641
2014–15	$45,267	$52,426
2015–16	$44,753	$54,209
2016–17	$48,250	$55,428
2017–18	$51,099	$59,279
2018–19	$52,171	$59,914
2019–20	$52,296	$62,218
2020–21	$55,772	$66,632
2021–22	$56,152	$68,541
2022–23	$61,010	$74,197
2023–24	$64,086	$78,367

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2296, ATO 2023–24
Year	individuals	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	747	$26,445	$30,708
2013–14	1,057	$43,473	$51,641
2014–15	1,077	$45,267	$52,426
2015–16	1,107	$44,753	$54,209
2016–17	1,109	$48,250	$55,428
2017–18	1,189	$51,099	$59,279
2018–19	1,262	$52,171	$59,914
2019–20	1,309	$52,296	$62,218
2020–21	1,305	$55,772	$66,632
2021–22	1,375	$56,152	$68,541
2022–23	1,441	$61,010	$74,197
2023–24	1,435	$64,086	$78,367

ATO Table 8

47.42%

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 2296, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2296 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	median taxable income	state rank by median taxable income
Wickham 2293	$69,032	95
Broadmeadow 2292	$65,752	130
Tighes Hill 2297	$64,256	153
Islington 2296	$64,086	157
Mayfield 2304	$61,838	190
Hamilton South 2303	$60,194	221

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Newcastle

Islington 2296 ranks 10 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
Postcode	rank in the LGA by median taxable income	median taxable income
Merewether 2291	1	$71,892
Wickham 2293	2	$69,032
Adamstown 228975% of this postcode is in the LGA	3	$66,944
Cooks Hill 2300	4	$66,330
Newcastle West 2302	5	$66,015
Broadmeadow 2292	6	$65,752
Carrington 2294	7	$65,537
New Lambton 230587% of this postcode is in the LGA	8	$65,315
Tighes Hill 2297	9	$64,256
Islington 2296	10	$64,086
Stockton 229550% of this postcode is in the LGA	11	$63,946
Mayfield 2304	12	$61,838
Waratah 2298	13	$61,189
Hamilton South 2303	14	$60,194
Wallsend 228797% of this postcode is in the LGA	15	$60,018
Shortland 2307	16	$56,078
Lambton 2299	17	$55,830
Callaghan 2308	18	$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 2296 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	state rank by median taxable income	median taxable income
Hornsby 2077	152	$64,356
Tighes Hill 2297	153	$64,256
Matraville 2036	154	$64,246
Cobar 2835	155	$64,224
Penrith 2750	156	$64,210
Gillieston Heights 2321	158	$63,949
Stockton 2295	159	$63,946
Kurrajong 2758	160	$63,804
North Richmond 2754	161	$63,789
Faulconbridge 2776	162	$63,711

ATO Table 8