Income distribution ATO 2023–24

Top taxable incomes in Northern Territory

In 2023–24, 8.21% of the 114,589 taxable individuals in Northern Territory were in Australia's top 10% by taxable income, and 0.50% were in the top 1% (ATO Table 16A).

Average taxable income was $91,088 across all taxable individuals there, and $244,942 for those in the national top 10%.

8.21%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 10%

ATO Table 16A

0.50%

share of taxable individuals, ATO 2023–24

In the national top 1%

ATO Table 16A

$91,088

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

All taxable individuals in Northern Territory

ATO Table 16A

114,589

individuals, ATO 2023–24

Taxable individuals in Northern Territory

ATO Table 16A

Where Northern Territory cut-offs fall

Each cut-off is found by counting down from the highest band until that share of Northern Territory taxable individuals is reached. The cut-off sits somewhere inside the band named here; Table 16A does not show where.

National band holding each Northern Territory cut-off, ATO 2023–24
Group	National band it falls in	Band number	Cut-off for Australia
Top 1%	$306,054 to $429,530	99 of 100	$429,531
Top 5%	$184,155 to $194,636	94 of 100	$208,281
Top 10%	$151,499 to $156,956	89 of 100	$162,972
Middle (50%)	$76,525 to $77,767	55 of 100	$71,795

ATO Table 16A

Across the national deciles

Where Northern Territory sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24

Share of taxable individuals in Northern Territory
10%: a tenth in each decile, as across Australia

Vertical axis: Share. Horizontal axis: National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest.

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Where Northern Territory sits in the national deciles, ATO 2023–24
National decile of taxable income, 1 is the lowest	Share of taxable individuals in Northern Territory
1	7.20%
2	8.55%
3	8.77%
4	9.67%
5	10.64%
6	11.36%
7	12.11%
8	12.09%
9	11.42%
10	8.21%

ATO Table 16A

What each group earns and pays

Shares are of Northern Territory alone. The groups come from the national bands.

Taxable income and net tax by income group in Northern Territory, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Share of taxable individuals	Share of taxable income	Share of net tax	Average taxable income
Top 1%	574	0.50%	3.99%	6.87%	$725,299
Top 5%	3,871	3.38%	12.43%	19.10%	$335,166
Top 10%	9,406	8.21%	22.07%	31.17%	$244,942
Bottom 50%	51,353	44.81%	23.92%	13.68%	$48,611
All taxable individuals	114,589	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	$91,088

ATO Table 16A

Men and women

The ATO counts a person whose sex is unknown or indeterminate as male.

Men and women in each income group in Northern Territory, ATO 2023–24
Income group	Taxable individuals	Men	Women	Share of women
Top 1%	574	406	168	29.27%
Top 5%	3,871	2,797	1,074	27.74%
Top 10%	9,406	6,730	2,676	28.45%
Bottom 50%	51,353	23,504	27,849	54.23%
All taxable individuals	114,589	60,154	54,435	47.50%

ATO Table 16A

Every state and territory

The bands are national, so every state is measured against the same groups. The ATO lists people with an overseas or unknown address separately.

Share of each state in the national top groups, ATO 2023–24
State or territory	Taxable individuals	In the national top 10%	In the national top 1%
Western Australia	1,489,910	12.76%	0.99%
Australian Capital Territory	266,797	12.35%	0.85%
New South Wales	4,043,818	11.14%	1.30%
Victoria	3,379,413	9.44%	0.96%
Queensland	2,701,157	8.87%	0.79%
Northern Territory	114,589	8.21%	0.50%
Overseas or unknown	80,999	7.28%	1.59%
South Australia	896,334	6.88%	0.62%
Tasmania	266,894	5.51%	0.52%

ATO Table 16A