ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Rutherglen 3685 income

The median taxable income for Rutherglen postcode 3685 was $53,164 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $64,259 (ATO Table 8).

1,981 individuals; ranked 330 of 594 in VIC; ranked 1,424 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

1,981

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$53,164

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$64,259

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

330

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

1,424

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Rutherglen 3685 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Rutherglen 3685 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $53,164 $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 Rutherglen 3685 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 (includes this one) 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 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, Rutherglen 3685, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Rutherglen 3685, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 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, Rutherglen 3685, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $27,955$31,975
2013–14 $37,950$44,432
2014–15 $39,909$48,411
2015–16 $39,364$45,388
2016–17 $39,827$45,897
2017–18 $42,261$51,141
2018–19 $43,507$49,959
2019–20 $44,473$49,776
2020–21 $46,502$52,418
2021–22 $49,015$57,027
2022–23 $50,846$57,593
2023–24 $53,164$64,259

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3685, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–041,759$27,955$31,975
2013–141,628$37,950$44,432
2014–151,630$39,909$48,411
2015–161,659$39,364$45,388
2016–171,682$39,827$45,897
2017–181,701$42,261$51,141
2018–191,754$43,507$49,959
2019–201,745$44,473$49,776
2020–211,820$46,502$52,418
2021–221,888$49,015$57,027
2022–231,946$50,846$57,593
2023–241,981$53,164$64,259

ATO Table 8

40.09%

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 3685, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3685 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Barnawartha 3688$56,203255
Wahgunyah 3687$53,683318
Springhurst 3682$53,421322
Rutherglen 3685$53,164330
Yarrawonga 3730$52,006361
Oxley 3678$51,966364
Howlong 2643$51,803393
Chiltern 3683$51,648375
Corowa 2646$50,894414

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Indigo

Rutherglen 3685 ranks 4 of 8 postcodes in the Indigo local government area by median taxable income (ATO 2023–24, Table 8). About 98% of postcode 3685 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 Indigo local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Barnawartha 36881$56,203
Wahgunyah 36872$53,683
Springhurst 368233% of this postcode is in the LGA3$53,421
Rutherglen 368598% of this postcode is in the LGA4$53,164
Beechworth 374799% of this postcode is in the LGA5$52,734
Chiltern 36836$51,648
Yackandandah 37497$50,539
Sandy Creek 369594% of this postcode is in the LGA8$47,992

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 3685 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Murtoa 3390325$53,373
Stratford 3862326$53,259
Colac 3250327$53,256
Eldorado 3746328$53,249
Koroit 3282329$53,233
Piangil 3597331$53,150
Cobden 3266332$53,142
Box Hill North 3129333$53,114
Lake Boga 3584334$53,081
Purnim 3278335$53,028

ATO Table 8