Postcode ATO 2023–24

Lord Howe Island 2898 income

The median taxable income for Lord Howe Island postcode 2898 was $54,166 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $65,707 (ATO Table 8).

325 individuals; ranked 344 of 589 in NSW; ranked 1,325 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

325

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$54,166

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$65,707

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

344

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

1,325

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Lord Howe Island 2898 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 Lord Howe Island 2898 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 (includes this one)	102
$55,000 to $59,999	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, Lord Howe Island 2898, 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, Lord Howe Island 2898, ATO 2023–24
Year	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	$26,836	$32,781
2013–14	$35,726	$49,370
2014–15	$35,821	$46,397
2015–16	$41,602	$49,157
2016–17	$40,846	$67,795
2017–18	$42,528	$57,562
2018–19	$49,805	$65,075
2019–20	$45,427	$53,338
2020–21	$51,243	$61,369
2021–22	$49,638	$58,451
2022–23	$50,795	$62,604
2023–24	$54,166	$65,707

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2898, ATO 2023–24
Year	individuals	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	261	$26,836	$32,781
2013–14	265	$35,726	$49,370
2014–15	293	$35,821	$46,397
2015–16	297	$41,602	$49,157
2016–17	297	$40,846	$67,795
2017–18	299	$42,528	$57,562
2018–19	312	$49,805	$65,075
2019–20	307	$45,427	$53,338
2020–21	311	$51,243	$61,369
2021–22	306	$49,638	$58,451
2022–23	323	$50,795	$62,604
2023–24	325	$54,166	$65,707

ATO Table 8

51.62%

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

from 2013–14 to 2023–24

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in Unincorporated NSW

Lord Howe Island 2898 is the only published postcode in the Unincorporated NSW local government area (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 Unincorporated NSW local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	rank in the LGA by median taxable income	median taxable income
Lord Howe Island 2898	1	$54,166

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 2898 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	state rank by median taxable income	median taxable income
Yanco 2703	339	$54,536
Moonbi 2353	340	$54,435
Moama 2731	341	$54,235
Bowral 2576	342	$54,195
Nowra 2541	343	$54,180
Lavington 2641	345	$54,101
Narromine 2821	346	$54,063
Mascot 2020	347	$54,027
Woy Woy 2256	348	$54,020
Pottsville 2489	349	$54,010

ATO Table 8