ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Southbank 3006 income

The median taxable income for Southbank postcode 3006 was $57,373 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $92,347 (ATO Table 8).

21,396 individuals; ranked 225 of 594 in VIC; ranked 1,018 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

21,396

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$57,373

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$92,347

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

225

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

1,018

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Southbank 3006 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Southbank 3006 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $57,373 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of VIC postcodes. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $2,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Southbank 3006 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of VIC postcodes
$34,000 to $35,999 3
$36,000 to $37,999 1
$38,000 to $39,999 2
$40,000 to $41,999 11
$42,000 to $43,999 22
$44,000 to $45,999 38
$46,000 to $47,999 46
$48,000 to $49,999 55
$50,000 to $51,999 54
$52,000 to $53,999 56
$54,000 to $55,999 50
$56,000 to $57,999 (includes this one) 48
$58,000 to $59,999 44
$60,000 to $61,999 40
$62,000 to $63,999 27
$64,000 to $65,999 21
$66,000 to $67,999 22
$68,000 to $69,999 15
$70,000 to $71,999 11
$72,000 to $73,999 8
$74,000 to $75,999 8
$76,000 to $77,999 3
$78,000 to $79,999 5
$80,000 to $81,999 1
$82,000 to $83,999 2
$84,000 to $85,999 0
$86,000 to $87,999 1

ATO Table 8

Average taxable income ($92,347) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($57,373) 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, Southbank 3006, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Southbank 3006, 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, Southbank 3006, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $34,711$47,190
2013–14 $49,748$68,055
2014–15 $49,880$71,389
2015–16 $50,067$70,515
2016–17 $48,768$69,895
2017–18 $48,515$68,855
2018–19 $50,869$70,688
2019–20 $50,125$68,827
2020–21 $51,938$70,851
2021–22 $56,352$76,236
2022–23 $58,169$75,640
2023–24 $57,373$92,347

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3006, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–043,947$34,711$47,190
2013–1410,470$49,748$68,055
2014–1511,375$49,880$71,389
2015–1612,289$50,067$70,515
2016–1712,721$48,768$69,895
2017–1813,887$48,515$68,855
2018–1915,055$50,869$70,688
2019–2016,466$50,125$68,827
2020–2117,497$51,938$70,851
2021–2218,268$56,352$76,236
2022–2320,145$58,169$75,640
2023–2421,396$57,373$92,347

ATO Table 8

15.33%

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 3006, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3006 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
South Melbourne 3205$69,27342
Melbourne 3004$66,11175
Docklands 3008$61,642131
Southbank 3006$57,373225
Melbourne 3000$34,511594

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Melbourne

Southbank 3006 ranks 4 of 9 postcodes in the Melbourne local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 99% of postcode 3006 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 Melbourne local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
East Melbourne 30021$79,301
Kensington 303161% of this postcode is in the LGA2$68,674
Docklands 30083$61,642
Southbank 300699% of this postcode is in the LGA4$57,373
North Melbourne 30515$53,834
West Melbourne 30036$53,399
Parkville 30527$50,212
Carlton 30538$37,313
Melbourne 30009$34,511

ATO Table 8; LGA from the ABS postcode to LGA correspondence (2025)

Ranked next to it in VIC

Five postcodes above and five below in the same state, or fewer at either end of the ranking.

Postcodes ranked immediately above and below 3006 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Mount Waverley 3149220$57,477
Bunyip 3815221$57,456
Templestowe 3106222$57,453
Broadford 3658223$57,432
Bulla 3428224$57,419
Highton 3216226$57,369
Darnum 3822227$57,353
Scoresby 3179228$57,296
Wodonga 3690229$57,290
Avenel 3664230$57,265

ATO Table 8