Highest Income Suburbs
Top 50 suburbs by ATO median taxable income (latest year).
Highest Income Suburbs
Top 50 suburbs by ATO median taxable income (latest year) — Australia
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
- #1Roxby DownsSA$106,8452,601
- #2BartonACT$106,0191,534
- #3Port HedlandWA$102,3723,196
- #4KingstonACT$100,8715,083
- #5ForrestACT$98,1121,614
- #6MoranbahQLD$97,5525,841
- #7GoogongNSW$95,8604,623
- #8ErskinevilleNSW$95,44916,042
- #9Denman ProspectACT$93,3332,799
- #10BalmainNSW$93,08511,765
- #11LilyfieldNSW$92,54410,081
- #12Double BayNSW$91,8578,142
- #13Crows NestNSW$90,82714,163
- #14GriffithACT$90,7974,294
- #15CampbellACT$90,5543,864
- #16YarralumlaACT$90,0792,427
- #17St LeonardsNSW$89,76610,050
- #18GarranACT$89,6882,441
- #19South HedlandWA$89,2237,502
- #20FordeACT$89,1163,055
- #21CremorneNSW$88,88914,548
- #22North SydneyNSW$88,59510,510
- #23WoollahraNSW$88,3745,859
- #24DeakinACT$87,6162,408
- #25Red HillACT$87,5322,541
- #26RoebourneWA$87,5112,941
- #27PaddingtonNSW$87,50411,941
- #28WrightACT$87,2012,803
- #29GreenwichNSW$86,4229,900
- #30LyonsNT$86,0754,160
- #31LeichhardtNSW$85,93412,548
- #32Neutral BayNSW$85,89613,645
- #33MosmanNSW$85,86311,163
- #34RichmondVIC$85,72614,179
- #35Bellevue HillNSW$85,36011,382
- #36Rose BayNSW$84,8809,132
- #37Lane CoveNSW$84,80411,451
- #38AnnandaleNSW$84,6007,070
- #39North CoogeeWA$84,5553,035
- #40Port MelbourneVIC$84,47811,881
- #41BraddonACT$83,8785,607
- #42TurnerACT$83,8023,478
- #43BardonQLD$83,7277,400
- #44NewmanWA$83,5413,235
- #45CottesloeWA$83,4476,334
- #46Mackay HarbourQLD$83,321422
- #47Box HillNSW$83,14610,158
- #48ToorakVIC$83,02010,507
- #49CraceACT$82,9933,276
- #50Queanbeyan WestNSW$82,7839,282
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | MEDIAN INCOME | EARNERS | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxby Downs | SA | $106,845 | 2,601 | 3,671 |
| 2 | Barton | ACT | $106,019 | 1,534 | 1,946 |
| 3 | Port Hedland | WA | $102,372 | 3,196 | 4,081 |
| 4 | Kingston | ACT | $100,871 | 5,083 | 6,579 |
| 5 | Forrest | ACT | $98,112 | 1,614 | 1,827 |
| 6 | Moranbah | QLD | $97,552 | 5,841 | 9,425 |
| 7 | Googong | NSW | $95,860 | 4,623 | 7,444 |
| 8 | Erskineville | NSW | $95,449 | 16,042 | 9,657 |
| 9 | Denman Prospect | ACT | $93,333 | 2,799 | 2,759 |
| 10 | Balmain | NSW | $93,085 | 11,765 | 10,454 |
| 11 | Lilyfield | NSW | $92,544 | 10,081 | 7,641 |
| 12 | Double Bay | NSW | $91,857 | 8,142 | 4,709 |
| 13 | Crows Nest | NSW | $90,827 | 14,163 | 4,974 |
| 14 | Griffith | ACT | $90,797 | 4,294 | 5,328 |
| 15 | Campbell | ACT | $90,554 | 3,864 | 6,564 |
| 16 | Yarralumla | ACT | $90,079 | 2,427 | 3,120 |
| 17 | St Leonards | NSW | $89,766 | 10,050 | 7,212 |
| 18 | Garran | ACT | $89,688 | 2,441 | 3,706 |
| 19 | South Hedland | WA | $89,223 | 7,502 | 11,046 |
| 20 | Forde | ACT | $89,116 | 3,055 | 4,435 |
| 21 | Cremorne | NSW | $88,889 | 14,548 | 11,263 |
| 22 | North Sydney | NSW | $88,595 | 10,510 | 8,964 |
| 23 | Woollahra | NSW | $88,374 | 5,859 | 7,189 |
| 24 | Deakin | ACT | $87,616 | 2,408 | 3,124 |
| 25 | Red Hill | ACT | $87,532 | 2,541 | 3,146 |
| 26 | Roebourne | WA | $87,511 | 2,941 | 975 |
| 27 | Paddington | NSW | $87,504 | 11,941 | 12,701 |
| 28 | Wright | ACT | $87,201 | 2,803 | 3,808 |
| 29 | Greenwich | NSW | $86,422 | 9,900 | 5,469 |
| 30 | Lyons | NT | $86,075 | 4,160 | 2,219 |
| 31 | Leichhardt | NSW | $85,934 | 12,548 | 15,158 |
| 32 | Neutral Bay | NSW | $85,896 | 13,645 | 10,090 |
| 33 | Mosman | NSW | $85,863 | 11,163 | 28,329 |
| 34 | Richmond | VIC | $85,726 | 14,179 | 28,587 |
| 35 | Bellevue Hill | NSW | $85,360 | 11,382 | 10,590 |
| 36 | Rose Bay | NSW | $84,880 | 9,132 | 9,911 |
| 37 | Lane Cove | NSW | $84,804 | 11,451 | 12,363 |
| 38 | Annandale | NSW | $84,600 | 7,070 | 9,487 |
| 39 | North Coogee | WA | $84,555 | 3,035 | 3,741 |
| 40 | Port Melbourne | VIC | $84,478 | 11,881 | 17,633 |
| 41 | Braddon | ACT | $83,878 | 5,607 | 6,383 |
| 42 | Turner | ACT | $83,802 | 3,478 | 4,470 |
| 43 | Bardon | QLD | $83,727 | 7,400 | 10,153 |
| 44 | Newman | WA | $83,541 | 3,235 | 6,456 |
| 45 | Cottesloe | WA | $83,447 | 6,334 | 7,750 |
| 46 | Mackay Harbour | QLD | $83,321 | 422 | 686 |
| 47 | Box Hill | NSW | $83,146 | 10,158 | 6,450 |
| 48 | Toorak | VIC | $83,020 | 10,507 | 12,817 |
| 49 | Crace | ACT | $82,993 | 3,276 | 4,800 |
| 50 | Queanbeyan West | NSW | $82,783 | 9,282 | 3,146 |
Australian highest income suburbs FAQ
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What does Highest Income Suburbs rank?
Highest Income Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by ATO median taxable income (latest year)
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
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Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.