Income distribution ATO 2023–24

Top taxable incomes in Australian Capital Territory

In 2023–24, 12.35% of the 266,797 taxable individuals in Australian Capital Territory were in Australia's top 10% by taxable income, and 0.85% were in the top 1% (ATO Table 16A).

Average taxable income was $103,950 across all taxable individuals there, and $260,478 for those in the national top 10%.

12.35%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 10%

ATO Table 16A

0.85%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 1%

ATO Table 16A

$103,950

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

All taxable individuals in Australian Capital Territory

ATO Table 16A

266,797

individuals, ATO 2023–24

Taxable individuals in Australian Capital Territory

ATO Table 16A

Where Australian Capital Territory cut-offs fall

Each cut-off is found by counting down from the highest band until that share of Australian Capital Territory taxable individuals is reached. The cut-off sits somewhere inside the band named here; Table 16A does not show where.

National band holding each Australian Capital Territory cut-off, ATO 2023–24
Group	National band it falls in	Band number	Cut-off for Australia
Top 1%	$306,054 to $429,530	99 of 100	$429,531
Top 5%	$208,281 to $226,506	96 of 100	$208,281
Top 10%	$169,779 to $177,134	92 of 100	$162,972
Middle (50%)	$85,674 to $87,101	62 of 100	$71,795

ATO Table 16A

Across the national deciles

Where Australian Capital Territory sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24

Share of taxable individuals in Australian Capital Territory
10%: a tenth in each decile, as across Australia

Vertical axis: Share. Horizontal axis: National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest.

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Where Australian Capital Territory sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24
National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest	Share of taxable individuals in Australian Capital Territory
1	6.53%
2	6.83%
3	7.42%
4	8.06%
5	8.80%
6	10.58%
7	12.32%
8	13.07%
9	14.05%
10	12.35%

ATO Table 16A

What each group earns and pays

Shares are of Australian Capital Territory alone. The groups come from the national bands.

Taxable income and net tax by income group in Australian Capital Territory, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Share of taxable individuals	Share of taxable income	Share of net tax	Average taxable income
Top 1%	2,265	0.85%	6.46%	10.40%	$790,380
Top 5%	16,489	6.18%	20.16%	28.81%	$339,136
Top 10%	32,956	12.35%	30.95%	41.37%	$260,478
Bottom 50%	100,387	37.63%	17.52%	9.11%	$48,409
All taxable individuals	266,797	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	$103,950

ATO Table 16A

Men and women

The ATO counts a person whose sex is unknown or indeterminate as male.

Men and women in each income group in Australian Capital Territory, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Men	Women	Share of women
Top 1%	2,265	1,557	708	31.26%
Top 5%	16,489	11,041	5,448	33.04%
Top 10%	32,956	21,408	11,548	35.04%
Bottom 50%	100,387	45,730	54,657	54.45%
All taxable individuals	266,797	135,451	131,346	49.23%

ATO Table 16A

Every state and territory

The bands are national, so every state is measured against the same groups. The ATO lists people with an overseas or unknown address separately.

Share of each state in the national top groups, ATO 2023–24
State or territory	Taxable individuals	In the national top 10%	In the national top 1%
Western Australia	1,489,910	12.76%	0.99%
Australian Capital Territory	266,797	12.35%	0.85%
New South Wales	4,043,818	11.14%	1.30%
Victoria	3,379,413	9.44%	0.96%
Queensland	2,701,157	8.87%	0.79%
Northern Territory	114,589	8.21%	0.50%
Overseas or unknown	80,999	7.28%	1.59%
South Australia	896,334	6.88%	0.62%
Tasmania	266,894	5.51%	0.52%

ATO Table 16A