Taxation Statistics 2021-22

##### Abstract Taxation Statistics data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows income and tax details for Australians during the financial year. It summarises how much people earned and the tax they paid. This data is a subset of the Taxation Statistics 2021-22 dataset. It includes selected information reported by individuals for each postcode. Postcodes with less than 50 individuals lodging returns are excluded. The dataset includes information sourced from: * individual income tax returns * superannuation member contribution statements Taxation Statistics 2021-22 is a national dataset and the ATO's key statistical report. It includes information sourced from: * the income tax returns of individuals, companies, super funds, partnerships and trusts * schedules for rental properties, capital gains tax (CGT) and international dealings * annual returns for fringe benefits tax (FBT) and goods and services tax (GST) * business activity statements (BAS) and instalment activity statements (IAS) * superannuation member contribution statements (MCS) * other information reported to the ATO in relation to excise, the pay as you go (PAYG) system, and charitable institutions Previous versions of this dataset are available on the Australian Government open government data portal [data.gov.au] ##### Currency Date Published: 07 March 2023 Date Updated: 13 September 2024 Modification Frequency: As needed ##### Data Extent Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) Spatial Extent North: -9.1° South: -44.2° East: 159.1° West: 96.8° ##### Source information Data and metadata are available from [Taxation Statistics 2021-22 - Dataset - Data.gov.au] The data was obtained from the Australian Taxation Office, downloaded on 02 May 2025. Catalogue entry: [Taxation Statistics 2021-22 - Dataset - Data.gov.au] ##### Lineage statement This layer was put together using two datasets. Australian taxation and income data provided by the ATO, was joined to the 2021 Postal Areas (POA) shapefile provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Postal Areas Postal Areas are an ABS Mesh Block approximation of a general definition of postcodes. They enable comparison of ABS data with other data collected using postcodes as the geographic reference. ABS approximations of administrative boundaries do not match official legal boundaries and should only be used for statistical purposes. Data and geography references * Source data publication: [Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2011] * Further information: [Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2011 – Explanatory Notes] * Source: [Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)] Data Preparation The CSV was joined to the POA geographies using the 4 digit postcode. For the CSV, it was exported as a file geodatabase and a new field had to be generated where the postcodes were entered as text data to maintain the leading zeroes. The new text postcode field was then joined to the ABS POA_Name field. All data manipulations, joins, and spatial operations were performed using ArcGIS Pro 3.4.3. ##### Data dictionary ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute name │Description ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Postcodes │The postcode affiliated with that area ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Area square kilometres │The area in square kilometres of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average taxable income or loss │The average taxable income or loss of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Number of individuals lodging an income tax return│The number of individuals lodging a tax return in that postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count taxable income or loss │The number of individuals reporting taxable income or loss in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median taxable income or loss │The median taxable income or loss of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Proportion with salary or wages │The proportion of individuals reporting salary or wages in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count salary or wages │The number of individuals reporting salary or wages in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average salary or wages │The average salary or wages of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median salary or wages │The median salary or wages of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Proportion with net rent │The proportion of individuals reporting net rent in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count net rent │The number of individuals reporting net rent in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average net rent │The average cost of net rent in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median net rent │The median net rent in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count total income or loss │The number of individuals reporting total income or loss in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average total income or loss │The average total income or loss of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median total income or loss │The median total income or loss of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count total deductions │The number of individuals reporting total deductions in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average total deductions │The average total deductions of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median total deductions │The median total deductions of the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Proportion with total business income │The proportion of individuals reporting business income in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count total business income │The number of individuals reporting business income in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average total business income │The average total business income in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median total business income │The median total business income in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count total business expenses │The number of individuals reporting business expenses in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average total business expenses │The average business expenses in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median total business expenses │The median business expenses in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Proportion with net tax │The proportion of individuals with net tax in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count net tax │The number of individuals with net tax in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average net tax │The average net tax in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median net tax │The median net tax in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Count super total accounts balance │The total number of super accounts in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Average super total accounts balance │The average balance of super accounts in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Median super total accounts balance │The median balance of super accounts in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Proportion with total business expenses │The proportion of individuals reporting business expenses in the postcode ──────────────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ##### Contact Australian Taxation Office, [taxstats@ato.gov.au]