Postcode ATO 2023–24

Mermaid Waters 4218 income

The median taxable income for Mermaid Waters postcode 4218 was $56,733 in 2023–24, and the average taxable income was $91,615 (ATO Table 8).

27,073 individuals; ranked 175 of 390 in QLD; ranked 1,080 of 2,283 nationally by median taxable income.

27,073

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$56,733

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

$91,615

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 8

175

state rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 390

ATO Table 8

1,080

national rank by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

of 2,283

ATO Table 8

Where it sits in QLD

Where Mermaid Waters 4218 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of QLD postcodes. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $2,500. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Mermaid Waters 4218 sits among 390 QLD postcodes by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Band	Number of QLD postcodes
$27,500 to $29,999	1
$30,000 to $32,499	0
$32,500 to $34,999	2
$35,000 to $37,499	5
$37,500 to $39,999	10
$40,000 to $42,499	14
$42,500 to $44,999	33
$45,000 to $47,499	23
$47,500 to $49,999	32
$50,000 to $52,499	23
$52,500 to $54,999	35
$55,000 to $57,499 (includes this one)	47
$57,500 to $59,999	40
$60,000 to $62,499	28
$62,500 to $64,999	26
$65,000 to $67,499	10
$67,500 to $69,999	22
$70,000 to $72,499	12
$72,500 to $74,999	11
$75,000 to $77,499	5
$77,500 to $79,999	1
$80,000 to $82,499	2
$82,500 to $84,999	2
$85,000 to $87,499	0
$87,500 to $89,999	1
$90,000 to $92,499	0
$92,500 to $94,999	1
$95,000 to $97,499	2
$97,500 to $99,999	2

ATO Table 8

Average taxable income ($91,615) is more than 1.5 times median taxable income ($56,733) 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, Mermaid Waters 4218, ATO 2023–24

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, Mermaid Waters 4218, ATO 2023–24
Year	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	$25,849	$35,630
2013–14	$39,412	$57,576
2014–15	$39,854	$56,862
2015–16	$41,261	$58,022
2016–17	$41,905	$61,407
2017–18	$43,167	$64,667
2018–19	$44,100	$62,740
2019–20	$44,904	$65,768
2020–21	$49,376	$75,419
2021–22	$52,009	$125,459
2022–23	$54,210	$83,893
2023–24	$56,733	$91,615

ATO Table 8

Taxable income by year, postcode 4218, ATO 2023–24
Year	individuals	median taxable income	average taxable income
2003–04	19,017	$25,849	$35,630
2013–14	20,447	$39,412	$57,576
2014–15	20,853	$39,854	$56,862
2015–16	21,237	$41,261	$58,022
2016–17	21,574	$41,905	$61,407
2017–18	22,099	$43,167	$64,667
2018–19	22,780	$44,100	$62,740
2019–20	23,497	$44,904	$65,768
2020–21	24,208	$49,376	$75,419
2021–22	24,754	$52,009	$125,459
2022–23	26,021	$54,210	$83,893
2023–24	27,073	$56,733	$91,615

ATO Table 8

43.95%

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 4218, from ABS postal area boundaries (2021).

Median taxable income in 4218 and neighbouring postcodes, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	median taxable income	state rank by median taxable income
Burleigh Waters 4220	$58,892	140
Nerang 4211	$57,176	170
Mermaid Waters 4218	$56,733	175
Robina 4226	$55,757	198
Surfers Paradise 4217	$49,341	278

ATO Table 8; boundaries from the ABS

Where it sits in Gold Coast

Mermaid Waters 4218 ranks 13 of 19 postcodes in the Gold 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 Gold Coast local government area by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	rank in the LGA by median taxable income	median taxable income
Ormeau 4208	1	$63,741
Oxenford 4210	2	$61,586
Burleigh Waters 4220	3	$58,892
Tugun 4224	4	$58,676
Palm Beach 4221	5	$58,584
Tallebudgera 4228	6	$58,536
Upper Coomera 4209	7	$58,233
Helensvale 4212	8	$58,196
Varsity Lakes 4227	9	$57,963
Currumbin Waters 4223	10	$57,605
Mudgeeraba 4213	11	$57,197
Nerang 421199% of this postcode is in the LGA	12	$57,176
Mermaid Waters 4218	13	$56,733
Robina 4226	14	$55,757
Coombabah 4216	15	$55,460
Coolangatta 4225	16	$53,436
Ashmore 4214	17	$53,388
Surfers Paradise 4217	18	$49,341
Southport 4215	19	$49,061

ATO Table 8; LGA from the ABS postcode to LGA correspondence (2025)

Ranked next to it in QLD

Five postcodes above and five below in the same state, or fewer at either end of the ranking.

Postcodes ranked immediately above and below 4218 in QLD by median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
Postcode	state rank by median taxable income	median taxable income
Nerang 4211	170	$57,176
Eagleby 4207	171	$57,151
Goondiwindi 4390	172	$57,112
Palmwoods 4555	173	$57,048
Bajool 4699	174	$56,988
Bundamba 4304	176	$56,694
Charleville 4470	177	$56,652
Slacks Creek 4127	178	$56,651
Blackall 4472	178	$56,651
Alexandra Headland 4572	180	$56,627

ATO Table 8