ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Cooks Hill 2300 income

The median taxable income for Cooks Hill postcode 2300 was $66,330 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $101,058 (ATO Table 8).

9,073 individuals; ranked 126 of 589 in NSW; ranked 399 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

9,073

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$66,330

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$101,058

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

126

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

399

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Cooks Hill 2300 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Cooks Hill 2300 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $66,330 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 Median taxable income ($), 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 Cooks Hill 2300 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 $54,999 102
$55,000 to $59,999 104
$60,000 to $64,999 83
$65,000 to $69,999 (includes this one) 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

Average taxable income ($101,058) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($66,330) 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, Cooks Hill 2300, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Cooks Hill 2300, 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, Cooks Hill 2300, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $30,493$43,927
2013–14 $49,602$86,482
2014–15 $50,012$78,733
2015–16 $51,267$77,920
2016–17 $53,145$78,477
2017–18 $54,229$86,172
2018–19 $54,701$87,823
2019–20 $55,371$86,379
2020–21 $59,589$94,555
2021–22 $59,876$94,504
2022–23 $63,500$100,403
2023–24 $66,330$101,058

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2300, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–046,453$30,493$43,927
2013–147,108$49,602$86,482
2014–157,194$50,012$78,733
2015–167,351$51,267$77,920
2016–177,548$53,145$78,477
2017–187,658$54,229$86,172
2018–197,857$54,701$87,823
2019–208,189$55,371$86,379
2020–218,364$59,589$94,555
2021–228,582$59,876$94,504
2022–238,948$63,500$100,403
2023–249,073$66,330$101,058

ATO Table 8

33.72%

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 2300, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2300 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Merewether 2291$71,89264
Wickham 2293$69,03295
Cooks Hill 2300$66,330126
Newcastle West 2302$66,015128
Hamilton South 2303$60,194221

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Newcastle

Cooks Hill 2300 ranks 4 of 18 postcodes in the Newcastle 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 Newcastle local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Merewether 22911$71,892
Wickham 22932$69,032
Adamstown 228975% of this postcode is in the LGA3$66,944
Cooks Hill 23004$66,330
Newcastle West 23025$66,015
Broadmeadow 22926$65,752
Carrington 22947$65,537
New Lambton 230587% of this postcode is in the LGA8$65,315
Tighes Hill 22979$64,256
Islington 229610$64,086
Stockton 229550% of this postcode is in the LGA11$63,946
Mayfield 230412$61,838
Waratah 229813$61,189
Hamilton South 230314$60,194
Wallsend 228797% of this postcode is in the LGA15$60,018
Shortland 230716$56,078
Lambton 229917$55,830
Callaghan 230818$17,264

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 2300 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Dee Why 2099121$66,756
Northmead 2152122$66,697
Narrabeen 2101123$66,482
Earlwood 2206124$66,471
Dural 2158125$66,354
Cranebrook 2749127$66,055
Newcastle West 2302128$66,015
Wentworth Point 2127129$65,853
Broadmeadow 2292130$65,752
Leppington 2179131$65,745

ATO Table 8