Income distribution ATO 2023–24

Top taxable incomes in Western Australia

In 2023–24, 12.76% of the 1,489,910 taxable individuals in Western Australia were in Australia's top 10% by taxable income, and 0.99% were in the top 1% (ATO Table 16A).

Average taxable income was $100,301 across all taxable individuals there, and $271,984 for those in the national top 10%.

12.76%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 10%

ATO Table 16A

0.99%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 1%

ATO Table 16A

$100,301

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

All taxable individuals in Western Australia

ATO Table 16A

1,489,910

individuals, ATO 2023–24

Taxable individuals in Western Australia

ATO Table 16A

Where Western Australia cut-offs fall

Each cut-off is found by counting down from the highest band until that share of Western Australia taxable individuals is reached. The cut-off sits somewhere inside the band named here; Table 16A does not show where.

National band holding each Western Australia cut-off, ATO 2023–24
Group	National band it falls in	Band number	Cut-off for Australia
Top 1%	$306,054 to $429,530	99 of 100	$429,531
Top 5%	$208,281 to $226,506	96 of 100	$208,281
Top 10%	$177,135 to $184,154	93 of 100	$162,972
Middle (50%)	$76,525 to $77,767	55 of 100	$71,795

ATO Table 16A

Across the national deciles

Where Western Australia sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24

Share of taxable individuals in Western Australia
10%: a tenth in each decile, as across Australia

Vertical axis: Share. Horizontal axis: National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest.

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Where Western Australia sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24
National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest	Share of taxable individuals in Western Australia
1	9.33%
2	9.44%
3	9.27%
4	9.05%
5	9.06%
6	9.24%
7	9.64%
8	10.39%
9	11.81%
10	12.76%

ATO Table 16A

What each group earns and pays

Shares are of Western Australia alone. The groups come from the national bands.

Taxable income and net tax by income group in Western Australia, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Share of taxable individuals	Share of taxable income	Share of net tax	Average taxable income
Top 1%	14,754	0.99%	8.87%	14.20%	$898,064
Top 5%	89,434	6.00%	22.32%	32.09%	$372,903
Top 10%	190,098	12.76%	34.60%	46.31%	$271,984
Bottom 50%	687,598	46.15%	21.42%	11.32%	$46,547
All taxable individuals	1,489,910	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	$100,301

ATO Table 16A

Men and women

The ATO counts a person whose sex is unknown or indeterminate as male.

Men and women in each income group in Western Australia, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Men	Women	Share of women
Top 1%	14,754	10,888	3,866	26.20%
Top 5%	89,434	69,317	20,117	22.49%
Top 10%	190,098	147,093	43,005	22.62%
Bottom 50%	687,598	286,142	401,456	58.39%
All taxable individuals	1,489,910	800,927	688,983	46.24%

ATO Table 16A

Every state and territory

The bands are national, so every state is measured against the same groups. The ATO lists people with an overseas or unknown address separately.

Share of each state in the national top groups, ATO 2023–24
State or territory	Taxable individuals	In the national top 10%	In the national top 1%
Western Australia	1,489,910	12.76%	0.99%
Australian Capital Territory	266,797	12.35%	0.85%
New South Wales	4,043,818	11.14%	1.30%
Victoria	3,379,413	9.44%	0.96%
Queensland	2,701,157	8.87%	0.79%
Northern Territory	114,589	8.21%	0.50%
Overseas or unknown	80,999	7.28%	1.59%
South Australia	896,334	6.88%	0.62%
Tasmania	266,894	5.51%	0.52%

ATO Table 16A