ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Blackwater 4717 income

The median taxable income for Blackwater postcode 4717 was $96,413 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $105,833 (ATO Table 8).

2,749 individuals; ranked 3 of 390 in QLD; ranked 12 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

2,749

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$96,413

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$105,833

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

3

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 390

ATO Table 8

12

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in QLD

Where Blackwater 4717 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Blackwater 4717 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $96,413 $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 Blackwater 4717 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 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 (includes this one) 2
$97,500 to $99,999 2

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year

Median and average taxable income by year, Blackwater 4717, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Blackwater 4717, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 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, Blackwater 4717, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $44,787$50,534
2013–14 $74,625$84,004
2014–15 $73,346$84,807
2015–16 $66,922$76,828
2016–17 $65,976$77,798
2017–18 $70,128$79,823
2018–19 $75,043$83,262
2019–20 $81,109$87,987
2020–21 $80,844$90,537
2021–22 $81,017$91,760
2022–23 $89,201$97,117
2023–24 $96,413$105,833

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 4717, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–042,911$44,787$50,534
2013–142,687$74,625$84,004
2014–152,544$73,346$84,807
2015–162,423$66,922$76,828
2016–172,441$65,976$77,798
2017–182,543$70,128$79,823
2018–192,646$75,043$83,262
2019–202,672$81,109$87,987
2020–212,660$80,844$90,537
2021–222,700$81,017$91,760
2022–232,761$89,201$97,117
2023–242,749$96,413$105,833

ATO Table 8

29.20%

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 4717, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 4717 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Blackwater 4717$96,4133
Gracemere 4702$61,737106
Lotus Creek 4705$47,001306

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Central Highlands (Qld)

Blackwater 4717 ranks 1 of 5 postcodes in the Central Highlands (Qld) 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 Central Highlands (Qld) local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Blackwater 47171$96,413
Tieri 47092$88,709
Emerald 47203$68,524
Springsure 47224$60,866
Capella 47235$60,701

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 4717 in QLD by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Moranbah 47441$99,989
Middlemount 47462$99,903
Dysart 47454$95,708
Rocky Point 48745$93,378
Tieri 47096$88,709
Bardon 40657$84,667
Bulimba 41718$83,392

ATO Table 8