ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Barrack Heights 2528 income

The median taxable income for Barrack Heights postcode 2528 was $55,231 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $66,328 (ATO Table 8).

12,399 individuals; ranked 324 of 589 in NSW; ranked 1,231 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

12,399

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$55,231

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$66,328

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

324

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

1,231

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Barrack Heights 2528 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Barrack Heights 2528 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $55,231 $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 Barrack Heights 2528 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 (includes this one) 104
$60,000 to $64,999 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, Barrack Heights 2528, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Barrack Heights 2528, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 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, Barrack Heights 2528, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $26,737$31,921
2013–14 $38,287$46,637
2014–15 $39,041$47,667
2015–16 $40,416$48,715
2016–17 $40,691$48,360
2017–18 $42,145$50,020
2018–19 $44,405$52,434
2019–20 $45,048$53,065
2020–21 $47,048$56,489
2021–22 $48,348$59,295
2022–23 $52,106$62,245
2023–24 $55,231$66,328

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2528, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–0412,007$26,737$31,921
2013–1410,781$38,287$46,637
2014–1510,828$39,041$47,667
2015–1610,990$40,416$48,715
2016–1711,239$40,691$48,360
2017–1811,526$42,145$50,020
2018–1911,575$44,405$52,434
2019–2011,769$45,048$53,065
2020–2111,814$47,048$56,489
2021–2212,043$48,348$59,295
2022–2312,288$52,106$62,245
2023–2412,399$55,231$66,328

ATO Table 8

44.26%

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 2528, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2528 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Shell Cove 2529$60,419215
Barrack Heights 2528$55,231324
Warrawong 2502$50,264427

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Shellharbour

Barrack Heights 2528 ranks 3 of 3 postcodes in the Shellharbour local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 89% of postcode 2528 is inside this LGA.

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 Shellharbour local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Albion Park 25271$62,201
Shell Cove 25292$60,419
Barrack Heights 252889% of this postcode is in the LGA3$55,231

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 2528 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Wentworth Falls 2782318$55,348
Rockdale 2216320$55,287
Mungindi 2406321$55,263
Lyndhurst 2797322$55,259
Wee Waa 2388323$55,244
Liverpool 2170325$55,214
The Rock 2655326$55,169
Portland 2847327$55,157
Gulgong 2852328$55,095
West Wyalong 2671329$55,004

ATO Table 8