ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Postcode ATO 2023–24

Kernot 3979 income

The median taxable income for Kernot postcode 3979 was $48,112 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $57,631 (ATO Table 8).

236 individuals; ranked 469 of 594 in VIC; ranked 1,844 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

236

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$48,112

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$57,631

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

469

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 594

ATO Table 8

1,844

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in VIC

Where Kernot 3979 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Where Kernot 3979 sits among 594 VIC postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 0 20 40 60 This postcode: $48,112 $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 Kernot 3979 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 (includes this one) 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 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, Kernot 3979, ATO 2023–24
Median and average taxable income by year, Kernot 3979, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 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, Kernot 3979, ATO 2023–24
Year median taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04 $21,086$25,336
2013–14 $32,412$36,571
2014–15 $32,831$38,856
2015–16 not publishednot published
2016–17 $35,617$42,271
2017–18 $35,264$43,330
2018–19 $37,146$40,966
2019–20 $38,630$45,675
2020–21 $39,725$49,427
2021–22 $45,255$54,570
2022–23 $42,684$54,460
2023–24 $48,112$57,631

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 3979, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian taxable incomeaverage taxable income
2003–04263$21,086$25,336
2013–14221$32,412$36,571
2014–15202$32,831$38,856
2015–16not publishednot publishednot published
2016–17220$35,617$42,271
2017–18223$35,264$43,330
2018–19229$37,146$40,966
2019–20234$38,630$45,675
2020–21231$39,725$49,427
2021–22238$45,255$54,570
2022–23253$42,684$54,460
2023–24236$48,112$57,631

ATO Table 8

48.44%

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 3979, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 3979 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcodemedian taxable incomestate rank by median taxable income
Lang Lang 3984$54,911281
Kernot 3979$48,112469
Dalyston 3992$46,632501
Wonthaggi 3995$46,125514
Kardella 3951$44,936534
Loch 3945$44,250552

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Bass Coast

Kernot 3979 ranks 4 of 10 postcodes in the Bass Coast 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 Bass Coast local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcoderank in the LGA by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Lang Lang 398461% of this postcode is in the LGA1$54,911
Cape Woolamai 39252$49,740
Inverloch 399698% of this postcode is in the LGA3$48,421
Kernot 39794$48,112
Dalyston 39925$46,632
Wonthaggi 39956$46,125
Cowes 39227$44,874
Rhyll 39238$44,548
Loch 394540% of this postcode is in the LGA9$44,250
Bass 399110$43,752

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 3979 in VIC by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcodestate rank by median taxable incomemedian taxable income
Heathcote 3523464$48,239
Dandenong 3175465$48,235
Cobram 3644466$48,231
Eildon 3713467$48,200
Narrawong 3285468$48,199
Hawkesdale 3287470$48,040
Koyuga 3622471$48,012
Sandy Creek 3695472$47,992
Bonnie Doon 3720473$47,960
Wandiligong 3744474$47,958

ATO Table 8