ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Brighton East 3187 income

The median taxable income for Brighton East postcode 3187 was $68,180 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $114,325 (ATO Table 8).

11,240 individuals; ranked 54 of 594 in VIC; ranked 321 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

11,240

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$68,180

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$114,325

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

54

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

321

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Brighton East 3187 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Brighton East 3187 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $68,180 $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 Brighton East 3187 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 (includes this one) 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 ($114,325) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($68,180) 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, Brighton East 3187, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Brighton East 3187, 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, Brighton East 3187, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $33,735$47,985
2013–14 $48,443$81,391
2014–15 $50,169$84,177
2015–16 $52,481$87,111
2016–17 $53,225$89,763
2017–18 $54,611$104,195
2018–19 $56,453$97,783
2019–20 $56,568$97,931
2020–21 $59,525$102,854
2021–22 $64,400$111,098
2022–23 $66,092$112,058
2023–24 $68,180$114,325

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3187, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–049,594$33,735$47,985
2013–149,745$48,443$81,391
2014–159,845$50,169$84,177
2015–169,867$52,481$87,111
2016–1710,095$53,225$89,763
2017–1810,286$54,611$104,195
2018–1910,348$56,453$97,783
2019–2010,456$56,568$97,931
2020–2110,373$59,525$102,854
2021–2210,539$64,400$111,098
2022–2311,005$66,092$112,058
2023–2411,240$68,180$114,325

ATO Table 8

40.74%

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 3187, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3187 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Brighton 3186$75,55615
Hampton 3188$72,48625
Elsternwick 3185$70,86930
Caulfield South 3162$69,50141
Brighton East 3187$68,18054
Bentleigh 3204$66,84566

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Bayside (Vic.)

Brighton East 3187 ranks 5 of 6 postcodes in the Bayside (Vic.) local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 96% of postcode 3187 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 Bayside (Vic.) local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Brighton 31861$75,556
Hampton 31882$72,486
Sandringham 31913$72,180
Highett 319066% of this postcode is in the LGA4$71,334
Brighton East 318796% of this postcode is in the LGA5$68,180
Beaumaris 31936$67,738

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 3187 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Chelsea 319649$68,514
Canterbury 312650$68,259
Gisborne 343751$68,248
Watsonia 308752$68,243
Carlton North 305453$68,201
Brunswick 305655$67,752
Beaumaris 319356$67,738
Lower Plenty 309357$67,594
Gordon 334558$67,560
Montmorency 309459$67,418

ATO Table 8