Income distribution ATO 2023–24

Top taxable incomes in Queensland

In 2023–24, 8.87% of the 2,701,157 taxable individuals in Queensland were in Australia's top 10% by taxable income, and 0.79% were in the top 1% (ATO Table 16A).

Average taxable income was $90,846 across all taxable individuals there, and $278,826 for those in the national top 10%.

8.87%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 10%

ATO Table 16A

0.79%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 1%

ATO Table 16A

$90,846

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

All taxable individuals in Queensland

ATO Table 16A

2,701,157

individuals, ATO 2023–24

Taxable individuals in Queensland

ATO Table 16A

Where Queensland cut-offs fall

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

National band holding each Queensland 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%	$194,637 to $208,280	95 of 100	$208,281
Top 10%	$151,499 to $156,956	89 of 100	$162,972
Middle (50%)	$69,567 to $70,663	49 of 100	$71,795

ATO Table 16A

Across the national deciles

Where Queensland sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24

Share of taxable individuals in Queensland
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 Queensland sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24
National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest	Share of taxable individuals in Queensland
1	9.39%
2	10.10%
3	10.45%
4	10.61%
5	10.48%
6	10.20%
7	10.00%
8	10.00%
9	9.90%
10	8.87%

ATO Table 16A

What each group earns and pays

Shares are of Queensland alone. The groups come from the national bands.

Taxable income and net tax by income group in Queensland, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Share of taxable individuals	Share of taxable income	Share of net tax	Average taxable income
Top 1%	21,312	0.79%	7.74%	13.07%	$891,133
Top 5%	112,909	4.18%	17.83%	27.20%	$387,561
Top 10%	239,633	8.87%	27.23%	38.64%	$278,826
Bottom 50%	1,378,492	51.03%	26.58%	15.00%	$47,308
All taxable individuals	2,701,157	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	$90,846

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 Queensland, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Men	Women	Share of women
Top 1%	21,312	15,308	6,004	28.17%
Top 5%	112,909	81,932	30,977	27.44%
Top 10%	239,633	172,328	67,305	28.09%
Bottom 50%	1,378,492	602,507	775,985	56.29%
All taxable individuals	2,701,157	1,396,031	1,305,126	48.32%

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