ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Bangalow 2479 income

The median taxable income for Bangalow postcode 2479 was $50,357 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $88,055 (ATO Table 8).

4,017 individuals; ranked 426 of 589 in NSW; ranked 1,660 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

4,017

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$50,357

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$88,055

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

426

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

1,660

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Bangalow 2479 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Bangalow 2479 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $50,357 $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 Bangalow 2479 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 (includes this one) 102
$55,000 to $59,999 104
$60,000 to $64,999 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

Average taxable income ($88,055) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($50,357) 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, Bangalow 2479, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Bangalow 2479, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 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, Bangalow 2479, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $20,380$27,071
2013–14 $32,568$51,442
2014–15 $33,255$52,555
2015–16 $34,709$52,503
2016–17 $36,481$54,430
2017–18 $37,325$57,902
2018–19 $38,270$62,105
2019–20 $38,209$60,500
2020–21 $45,947$99,909
2021–22 $44,670$89,588
2022–23 $47,320$89,105
2023–24 $50,357$88,055

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2479, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–042,684$20,380$27,071
2013–143,012$32,568$51,442
2014–153,090$33,255$52,555
2015–163,201$34,709$52,503
2016–173,235$36,481$54,430
2017–183,369$37,325$57,902
2018–193,551$38,270$62,105
2019–203,634$38,209$60,500
2020–213,650$45,947$99,909
2021–223,711$44,670$89,588
2022–233,851$47,320$89,105
2023–244,017$50,357$88,055

ATO Table 8

54.62%

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 2479, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2479 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Ballina 2478$52,815371
Alstonville 2477$51,310401
Goonellabah 2480$50,499422
Bangalow 2479$50,357426
Byron Bay 2481$44,092540
Mullumbimby 2482$39,782570

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Byron

Bangalow 2479 ranks 1 of 4 postcodes in the Byron local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 78% of postcode 2479 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 Byron local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Bangalow 247978% of this postcode is in the LGA1$50,357
Ocean Shores 248384% of this postcode is in the LGA2$46,301
Byron Bay 24813$44,092
Mullumbimby 24824$39,782

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 2479 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Henty 2658421$50,561
Goonellabah 2480422$50,499
Coonamble 2829423$50,493
Deniliquin 2710424$50,482
Braidwood 2622425$50,413
Warrawong 2502427$50,264
Eugowra 2806428$50,245
Cowra 2794429$50,094
Duri 2344430$50,083
Pambula 2549431$50,014

ATO Table 8