ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Housekeeper: income by state

The median taxable income for Housekeeper in Australia was $34,106 in 2023–24, and the average was $36,092 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $45,224 and lowest in NSW at $32,593 (ATO Table 15D).

$34,106

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$36,092

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$32,235

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

44,495

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Housekeeper, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Housekeeper, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Median salary or wage income Male $33,912 Female $31,769 Median taxable income Male $34,245 Female $34,091 Median total income Male $36,208 Female $35,625 Median income ($), ATO 2023–24

Horizontal axis: Median income ($), ATO 2023–24. Bars are labelled Male and Female; the exact figures are in the table below.

ATO Table 15B

Men and women, Housekeeper, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 44,495 8,950 35,545
average taxable income $36,092 $36,453 $36,001
median taxable income $34,106 $34,245 $34,091
average salary or wage income $34,028 $35,756 $33,592
median salary or wage income $32,235 $33,912 $31,769
average total income $37,691 $38,349 $37,525
median total income $35,717 $36,208 $35,625

ATO Table 15B

Housekeeper by state

Median taxable income by state, Housekeeper, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Housekeeper, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 NT ACT WA QLD TAS SA VIC NSW Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: State. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24.

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Median taxable income by state, Housekeeper, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $45,224
ACT $38,299
WA $36,633
QLD $35,271
TAS $34,803
SA $34,776
VIC $32,850
NSW $32,593

ATO Table 15D

State figures are for this unit group. There is no separate page per state.

Housekeeper (unit group 8114) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT941$47,764$45,224$46,726$46,583
ACT828$40,333$38,299$40,381$38,982
WA5,998$40,335$36,633$39,150$36,238
QLD10,803$36,594$35,271$34,103$33,101
TAS1,430$36,461$34,803$33,217$31,034
SA2,844$35,940$34,776$32,911$31,700
VIC8,411$34,415$32,850$32,548$31,019
NSW12,510$34,307$32,593$31,989$30,034

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Housekeeper

Occupations in Housekeeper, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Hospitality employee - housekeeper salary$34,102
Housekeeper - domestic salary$28,833

ATO Table 15A