ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Sea Lake 3533 income

The median taxable income for Sea Lake postcode 3533 was $56,344 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $84,790 (ATO Table 8).

448 individuals; ranked 252 of 594 in VIC; ranked 1,127 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

448

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$56,344

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$84,790

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

252

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

1,127

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Sea Lake 3533 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Sea Lake 3533 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $56,344 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of VIC postcodes. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $2,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Sea Lake 3533 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of VIC postcodes
$34,000 to $35,999 3
$36,000 to $37,999 1
$38,000 to $39,999 2
$40,000 to $41,999 11
$42,000 to $43,999 22
$44,000 to $45,999 38
$46,000 to $47,999 46
$48,000 to $49,999 55
$50,000 to $51,999 54
$52,000 to $53,999 56
$54,000 to $55,999 50
$56,000 to $57,999 (includes this one) 48
$58,000 to $59,999 44
$60,000 to $61,999 40
$62,000 to $63,999 27
$64,000 to $65,999 21
$66,000 to $67,999 22
$68,000 to $69,999 15
$70,000 to $71,999 11
$72,000 to $73,999 8
$74,000 to $75,999 8
$76,000 to $77,999 3
$78,000 to $79,999 5
$80,000 to $81,999 1
$82,000 to $83,999 2
$84,000 to $85,999 0
$86,000 to $87,999 1

ATO Table 8

Average taxable income ($84,790) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($56,344) 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, Sea Lake 3533, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Sea Lake 3533, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 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, Sea Lake 3533, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $23,464$27,865
2013–14 $35,026$41,814
2014–15 $35,516$43,646
2015–16 $33,731$40,425
2016–17 $38,411$44,484
2017–18 $39,310$46,371
2018–19 $43,324$48,658
2019–20 $44,402$51,009
2020–21 $42,557$47,976
2021–22 $44,436$55,656
2022–23 $51,268$67,544
2023–24 $56,344$84,790

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3533, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04510$23,464$27,865
2013–14425$35,026$41,814
2014–15419$35,516$43,646
2015–16407$33,731$40,425
2016–17397$38,411$44,484
2017–18396$39,310$46,371
2018–19410$43,324$48,658
2019–20403$44,402$51,009
2020–21411$42,557$47,976
2021–22425$44,436$55,656
2022–23429$51,268$67,544
2023–24448$56,344$84,790

ATO Table 8

60.86%

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 3533, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3533 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Manangatang 3546$62,230121
Sea Lake 3533$56,344252
Ouyen 3490$54,987276
Swan Hill 3585$52,930336

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Buloke

Sea Lake 3533 ranks 2 of 5 postcodes in the Buloke 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 Buloke local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Birchip 34831$59,733
Sea Lake 35332$56,344
Wycheproof 352797% of this postcode is in the LGA3$55,553
Donald 348095% of this postcode is in the LGA4$48,280
Charlton 352591% of this postcode is in the LGA5$46,051

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

Ranked next to it in VIC

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

Postcodes ranked immediately above and below 3533 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Tyabb 3913247$56,665
Flinders 3929248$56,560
Lethbridge 3332249$56,546
Olinda 3788250$56,460
Pyalong 3521251$56,413
St Andrews 3761253$56,339
Templestowe Lower 3107254$56,225
Barnawartha 3688255$56,203
Crib Point 3919256$56,156
Main Ridge 3928257$55,999

ATO Table 8