ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Geelong West 3218 income

The median taxable income for Geelong West postcode 3218 was $65,260 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $82,027 (ATO Table 8).

9,962 individuals; ranked 87 of 594 in VIC; ranked 450 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

9,962

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$65,260

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$82,027

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

87

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

450

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Geelong West 3218 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Geelong West 3218 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $65,260 $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 Geelong West 3218 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 48
$58,000 to $59,999 44
$60,000 to $61,999 40
$62,000 to $63,999 27
$64,000 to $65,999 (includes this one) 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

Taxable income by year

Median and average taxable income by year, Geelong West 3218, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Geelong West 3218, 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, Geelong West 3218, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $28,843$32,647
2013–14 $42,618$52,528
2014–15 $43,252$53,908
2015–16 $44,433$55,493
2016–17 $46,538$57,500
2017–18 $49,247$73,394
2018–19 $51,512$63,607
2019–20 $52,889$65,201
2020–21 $55,812$71,712
2021–22 $59,048$76,119
2022–23 $62,611$76,961
2023–24 $65,260$82,027

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3218, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–046,928$28,843$32,647
2013–147,528$42,618$52,528
2014–157,671$43,252$53,908
2015–167,818$44,433$55,493
2016–178,073$46,538$57,500
2017–188,411$49,247$73,394
2018–198,752$51,512$63,607
2019–209,006$52,889$65,201
2020–219,248$55,812$71,712
2021–229,488$59,048$76,119
2022–239,737$62,611$76,961
2023–249,962$65,260$82,027

ATO Table 8

53.13%

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 3218, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3218 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Geelong West 3218$65,26087
Newtown 3220$62,091123
Bannockburn 3331$60,334159
Inverleigh 3321$59,235180
Lovely Banks 3213$59,021186
Barrabool 3221$58,927189
Bell Park 3215$57,726215
Highton 3216$57,369226

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Greater Geelong

Geelong West 3218 ranks 1 of 17 postcodes in the Greater Geelong local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 99% of postcode 3218 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 Greater Geelong local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Geelong West 321899% of this postcode is in the LGA1$65,260
Mount Duneed 321796% of this postcode is in the LGA2$63,311
Newtown 32203$62,091
Barwon Heads 322796% of this postcode is in the LGA4$61,481
Lara 32125$61,235
Lovely Banks 321381% of this postcode is in the LGA6$59,021
Barrabool 322133% of this postcode is in the LGA7$58,927
Ocean Grove 32268$58,314
Bell Park 32159$57,726
Highton 321610$57,369
Clifton Springs 322211$55,600
Little River 321146% of this postcode is in the LGA12$55,000
Leopold 322413$54,920
East Geelong 321914$54,495
Corio 321415$49,501
Point Lonsdale 322539% of this postcode is in the LGA16$48,921
Portarlington 322317$47,119

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 3218 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Keilor 303682$65,608
Surrey Hills 312783$65,502
Mount Eliza 393084$65,430
Macleod 308585$65,386
Kalorama 376686$65,289
Hmas Cerberus 392088$65,119
Brunswick West 305589$65,020
Coburg 305890$64,938
Patterson Lakes 319791$64,620
West Footscray 301292$64,558

ATO Table 8