Postcode ATO 2023–24

Lightning Ridge 2834 income

The median taxable income for Lightning Ridge postcode 2834 was $42,454 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $52,153 (ATO Table 8).

967 individuals; ranked 550 of 589 in NSW; ranked 2,165 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

967

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$42,454

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$52,153

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

550

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 589

ATO Table 8

2,165

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in NSW

Where Lightning Ridge 2834 sits among 589 NSW postcodes by 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 Lightning Ridge 2834 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 (includes this one)	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	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, Lightning Ridge 2834, ATO 2023–24

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, Lightning Ridge 2834, ATO 2023–24
Year	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	$17,271	$21,728
2013–14	$31,946	$36,182
2014–15	$29,383	$34,765
2015–16	$32,297	$36,621
2016–17	$32,786	$39,333
2017–18	$32,140	$39,342
2018–19	$31,543	$40,038
2019–20	$34,505	$40,316
2020–21	$38,310	$45,416
2021–22	$35,715	$44,631
2022–23	$39,263	$48,704
2023–24	$42,454	$52,153

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 2834, ATO 2023–24
Year	individuals	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	1,115	$17,271	$21,728
2013–14	862	$31,946	$36,182
2014–15	863	$29,383	$34,765
2015–16	842	$32,297	$36,621
2016–17	890	$32,786	$39,333
2017–18	907	$32,140	$39,342
2018–19	911	$31,543	$40,038
2019–20	873	$34,505	$40,316
2020–21	920	$38,310	$45,416
2021–22	946	$35,715	$44,631
2022–23	965	$39,263	$48,704
2023–24	967	$42,454	$52,153

ATO Table 8

32.89%

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 2834, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 2834 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	median taxable income	state rank by median taxable income
Dirranbandi 4486	$52,822	246
Walgett 2832	$52,635	375
Collarenebri 2833	$46,701	494
Lightning Ridge 2834	$42,454	550

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Walgett

Lightning Ridge 2834 ranks 4 of 4 postcodes in the Walgett local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 99% of postcode 2834 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 Walgett local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	rank in the LGA by median taxable income	median taxable income
Walgett 2832	1	$52,635
Collarenebri 283393% of this postcode is in the LGA	2	$46,701
Burren Junction 238676% of this postcode is in the LGA	3	$42,571
Lightning Ridge 283499% of this postcode is in the LGA	4	$42,454

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 2834 in NSW by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	state rank by median taxable income	median taxable income
Stuarts Point 2441	545	$43,578
Guyra 2365	546	$43,384
Tottenham 2873	547	$43,214
Wooli 2462	548	$42,644
Burren Junction 2386	549	$42,571
Narooma 2546	551	$42,380
Kyogle 2474	552	$42,063
Thredbo 2625	553	$42,017
Peak Hill 2869	554	$41,945
Kandos 2848	555	$41,901

ATO Table 8