ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Mermaid Waters 4218 income

The median taxable income for Mermaid Waters postcode 4218 was $56,733 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $91,615 (ATO Table 8).

27,073 individuals; ranked 175 of 390 in QLD; ranked 1,080 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

27,073

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$56,733

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$91,615

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

175

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 390

ATO Table 8

1,080

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in QLD

Where Mermaid Waters 4218 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Mermaid Waters 4218 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $56,733 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of QLD postcodes. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $2,500. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Mermaid Waters 4218 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of QLD postcodes
$27,500 to $29,999 1
$30,000 to $32,499 0
$32,500 to $34,999 2
$35,000 to $37,499 5
$37,500 to $39,999 10
$40,000 to $42,499 14
$42,500 to $44,999 33
$45,000 to $47,499 23
$47,500 to $49,999 32
$50,000 to $52,499 23
$52,500 to $54,999 35
$55,000 to $57,499 (includes this one) 47
$57,500 to $59,999 40
$60,000 to $62,499 28
$62,500 to $64,999 26
$65,000 to $67,499 10
$67,500 to $69,999 22
$70,000 to $72,499 12
$72,500 to $74,999 11
$75,000 to $77,499 5
$77,500 to $79,999 1
$80,000 to $82,499 2
$82,500 to $84,999 2
$85,000 to $87,499 0
$87,500 to $89,999 1
$90,000 to $92,499 0
$92,500 to $94,999 1
$95,000 to $97,499 2
$97,500 to $99,999 2

ATO Table 8

Average taxable income ($91,615) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($56,733) 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, Mermaid Waters 4218, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Mermaid Waters 4218, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 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.

  • median taxable income
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Median and average taxable income by year, Mermaid Waters 4218, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $25,849$35,630
2013–14 $39,412$57,576
2014–15 $39,854$56,862
2015–16 $41,261$58,022
2016–17 $41,905$61,407
2017–18 $43,167$64,667
2018–19 $44,100$62,740
2019–20 $44,904$65,768
2020–21 $49,376$75,419
2021–22 $52,009$125,459
2022–23 $54,210$83,893
2023–24 $56,733$91,615

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 4218, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–0419,017$25,849$35,630
2013–1420,447$39,412$57,576
2014–1520,853$39,854$56,862
2015–1621,237$41,261$58,022
2016–1721,574$41,905$61,407
2017–1822,099$43,167$64,667
2018–1922,780$44,100$62,740
2019–2023,497$44,904$65,768
2020–2124,208$49,376$75,419
2021–2224,754$52,009$125,459
2022–2326,021$54,210$83,893
2023–2427,073$56,733$91,615

ATO Table 8

43.95%

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 4218, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 4218 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Burleigh Waters 4220$58,892140
Nerang 4211$57,176170
Mermaid Waters 4218$56,733175
Robina 4226$55,757198
Surfers Paradise 4217$49,341278

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Gold Coast

Mermaid Waters 4218 ranks 13 of 19 postcodes in the Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Ormeau 42081$63,741
Oxenford 42102$61,586
Burleigh Waters 42203$58,892
Tugun 42244$58,676
Palm Beach 42215$58,584
Tallebudgera 42286$58,536
Upper Coomera 42097$58,233
Helensvale 42128$58,196
Varsity Lakes 42279$57,963
Currumbin Waters 422310$57,605
Mudgeeraba 421311$57,197
Nerang 421199% of this postcode is in the LGA12$57,176
Mermaid Waters 421813$56,733
Robina 422614$55,757
Coombabah 421615$55,460
Coolangatta 422516$53,436
Ashmore 421417$53,388
Surfers Paradise 421718$49,341
Southport 421519$49,061

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

Ranked next to it in QLD

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

Postcodes ranked immediately above and below 4218 in QLD by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Nerang 4211170$57,176
Eagleby 4207171$57,151
Goondiwindi 4390172$57,112
Palmwoods 4555173$57,048
Bajool 4699174$56,988
Bundamba 4304176$56,694
Charleville 4470177$56,652
Slacks Creek 4127178$56,651
Blackall 4472178$56,651
Alexandra Headland 4572180$56,627

ATO Table 8