ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Williamstown 3016 income

The median taxable income for Williamstown postcode 3016 was $73,607 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $112,843 (ATO Table 8).

10,903 individuals; ranked 22 of 594 in VIC; ranked 155 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

10,903

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$73,607

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$112,843

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

22

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

155

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Williamstown 3016 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Williamstown 3016 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $73,607 $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 Williamstown 3016 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 21
$66,000 to $67,999 22
$68,000 to $69,999 15
$70,000 to $71,999 11
$72,000 to $73,999 (includes this one) 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 ($112,843) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($73,607) 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, Williamstown 3016, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Williamstown 3016, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 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, Williamstown 3016, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $36,477$46,398
2013–14 $52,192$77,373
2014–15 $54,661$77,520
2015–16 $54,873$80,986
2016–17 $55,949$83,343
2017–18 $58,414$87,688
2018–19 $59,491$91,274
2019–20 $61,987$91,477
2020–21 $65,835$99,535
2021–22 $68,768$106,120
2022–23 $71,811$105,258
2023–24 $73,607$112,843

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3016, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–049,253$36,477$46,398
2013–149,485$52,192$77,373
2014–159,466$54,661$77,520
2015–169,720$54,873$80,986
2016–179,890$55,949$83,343
2017–1810,120$58,414$87,688
2018–1910,317$59,491$91,274
2019–2010,266$61,987$91,477
2020–2110,118$65,835$99,535
2021–2210,319$68,768$106,120
2022–2310,601$71,811$105,258
2023–2410,903$73,607$112,843

ATO Table 8

41.03%

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 3016, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3016 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Newport 3015$77,94810
Williamstown 3016$73,60722
Altona 3018$70,40836
Altona North 3025$65,64280

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Hobsons Bay

Williamstown 3016 ranks 2 of 5 postcodes in the Hobsons Bay local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).

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 Hobsons Bay local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Newport 30151$77,948
Williamstown 30162$73,607
Altona 30183$70,408
Altona North 30254$65,642
Altona Meadows 30285$59,373

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 3016 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Northcote 307017$74,355
Elwood 318418$74,342
Fairfield 307819$74,063
Hawthorn East 312320$74,018
Prahran 318121$73,915
South Yarra 314123$72,858
Abbotsford 306724$72,728
Hampton 318825$72,486
Brunswick East 305726$72,473
Sandringham 319127$72,180

ATO Table 8