ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Bega 2550 income

The median taxable income for Bega postcode 2550 was $47,793 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $58,453 (ATO Table 8).

10,504 individuals; ranked 472 of 589 in NSW; ranked 1,868 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

10,504

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$47,793

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$58,453

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

472

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

1,868

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Bega 2550 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Bega 2550 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 50 100 150 This postcode: $47,793 $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 Bega 2550 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 (includes this one) 95
$50,000 to $54,999 102
$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

Taxable income by year

Median and average taxable income by year, Bega 2550, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Bega 2550, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 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, Bega 2550, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $23,832$27,993
2013–14 $36,097$44,057
2014–15 $36,393$43,652
2015–16 $37,172$45,052
2016–17 $37,362$45,724
2017–18 $37,763$46,280
2018–19 $38,863$46,206
2019–20 $39,386$47,260
2020–21 $42,986$50,642
2021–22 $43,114$52,812
2022–23 $45,000$54,342
2023–24 $47,793$58,453

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2550, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–048,733$23,832$27,993
2013–148,722$36,097$44,057
2014–158,901$36,393$43,652
2015–169,102$37,172$45,052
2016–179,321$37,362$45,724
2017–189,576$37,763$46,280
2018–199,602$38,863$46,206
2019–209,772$39,386$47,260
2020–219,936$42,986$50,642
2021–2210,110$43,114$52,812
2022–2310,343$45,000$54,342
2023–2410,504$47,793$58,453

ATO Table 8

32.40%

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 2550, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2550 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Bombala 2632$52,211382
Merimbula 2548$50,906413
Pambula 2549$50,014431
Eden 2551$48,488458
Bega 2550$47,793472
Bodalla 2545$46,754490
Nimmitabel 2631$46,472500
Narooma 2546$42,380551

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Bega Valley

Bega 2550 ranks 4 of 5 postcodes in the Bega Valley 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 Bega Valley local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Merimbula 25481$50,906
Pambula 25492$50,014
Eden 25513$48,488
Bega 25504$47,793
Narooma 254627% of this postcode is in the LGA5$42,380

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 2550 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Dungog 2420467$48,169
West Kempsey 2440468$48,150
Wellington 2820469$47,943
Merrylands 2160470$47,921
Werris Creek 2341471$47,825
Manilla 2346473$47,725
Wilcannia 2836474$47,722
Mandurama 2792475$47,681
Woolgoolga 2456476$47,626
Salamander Bay 2317477$47,557

ATO Table 8