ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Rutherford 2320 income

The median taxable income for Rutherford postcode 2320 was $62,015 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $77,913 (ATO Table 8).

24,091 individuals; ranked 187 of 589 in NSW; ranked 638 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

24,091

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$62,015

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$77,913

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

187

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

638

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Rutherford 2320 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Rutherford 2320 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $62,015 $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 Rutherford 2320 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 (includes this one) 83
$65,000 to $69,999 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

Taxable income by year

Median and average taxable income by year, Rutherford 2320, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Rutherford 2320, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 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, Rutherford 2320, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $29,322$35,534
2013–14 $44,758$59,968
2014–15 $44,985$59,084
2015–16 $45,350$58,542
2016–17 $45,868$60,168
2017–18 $47,565$62,217
2018–19 $49,402$62,653
2019–20 $50,410$63,980
2020–21 $53,472$67,405
2021–22 $53,781$68,211
2022–23 $57,864$72,383
2023–24 $62,015$77,913

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2320, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–0413,376$29,322$35,534
2013–1417,155$44,758$59,968
2014–1517,748$44,985$59,084
2015–1618,472$45,350$58,542
2016–1719,067$45,868$60,168
2017–1819,939$47,565$62,217
2018–1920,620$49,402$62,653
2019–2021,230$50,410$63,980
2020–2122,173$53,472$67,405
2021–2223,085$53,781$68,211
2022–2323,629$57,864$72,383
2023–2424,091$62,015$77,913

ATO Table 8

38.56%

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 2320, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021). The 8 with the longest shared boundary are listed.

Median taxable income in 2320 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Branxton 2335$68,271106
Gillieston Heights 2321$63,949158
Rutherford 2320$62,015187
Singleton 2330$61,393193
East Maitland 2323$60,237219
Paterson 2421$59,052252
Weston 2326$57,174279
Cessnock 2325$55,710312
Raymond Terrace 2324$52,532378

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Maitland

Rutherford 2320 ranks 3 of 4 postcodes in the Maitland local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 93% of postcode 2320 is inside this LGA.

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 Maitland local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Gillieston Heights 232153% of this postcode is in the LGA1$63,949
Thornton 232275% of this postcode is in the LGA2$63,624
Rutherford 232093% of this postcode is in the LGA3$62,015
East Maitland 232393% of this postcode is in the LGA4$60,237

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 2320 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Gunning 2581182$62,314
Muswellbrook 2333183$62,307
Albion Park 2527184$62,201
Blakehurst 2221185$62,117
Orange 2800186$62,042
Canterbury 2193188$61,959
Speers Point 2284189$61,945
Mayfield 2304190$61,838
Avalon Beach 2107191$61,684
Plumpton 2761192$61,493

ATO Table 8