The country's lowest-ranked postcode (4713) is in central Queensland, a place called Woorabinda south-west of Rockhampton.
What are the poorest suburbs in Australia? The lowest-earning suburb in Australia is Gurley in New South Wales, according to the ATO's latest figures.
The 10 poorest postcodes in Australia
According to the ATO's taxation data, postcode 2398 - Gurley - postcode 2386 - Burren Junction, Drildool and Nowley - and postcode 2405 - Boomi and Garah - made up the top three respectively.
In 2016, the Australian Taxation Office listed Mungallala as having the lowest mean taxable income by postcode, making it the poorest town in Australia, which led the ABC to do a documentary on the town for their online "storyhunters" program.
The Australian Capital Territory recorded the highest median total income ($68,325) and Tasmania the lowest ($47,909).
People at risk of financial or social disadvantage in Australia include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those living in rural and remote communities, people living with disability or mental illness, newly arrived migrants (particularly those without English), older adults, and others disadvantaged by ...
Cherbourg in Queensland was identified as being the most disadvantaged area – this area is approximately 200 kilometres inland from the Sunshine Coast.
The worst performing states are Tasmania, with incomes 26% below the national income and wealth average, as well as South Australia which is 19% below the average household income and 20% below the national net wealth.
Currently, the Australian capital city with the worst affordability is Hobart. While Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and the ACT all improved in affordability during the COVID-19 pandemic, they declined again in 2022.
Cooladdi is a ghost town and rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. The town is 88.9 kilometres (55.2 mi) south-west of Charleville. Claims have been made that Cooladdi is Australia's smallest town by population.
Australia's poorest postcode: 2308
Postcode 4611, taking in the areas of Marshlands and Mondure, recorded the second-lowest average income nationally of $23,225.
Welcome to Australia's poorest town: Mungallala, Queensland — average annual income $3,148. The residents of Mungallala, in Queensland's mid south, take home an average salary of a little over $3,000 a year according to the Australian Taxation Office, making the tiny rural town the poorest in Australia.
No suburb in the country features a greater concentration of members of The List – Australia's Richest 250 than Toorak, where Melbourne's wealthiest families have gathered for decades. Think historic looking mansions guarded by large hedges set back from the street to ensure privacy.
Tasmania had the highest rate of adults who were overweight or obese (70.9%), compared with Australian Capital Territory (64.0%) who had the lowest.
The vast majority of those in extreme poverty reside in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sydney has featured in the top ten of the world's wealthiest cities with 35 per cent growth of high-net-worth individuals in the past decade.
Australia is a highly developed country with a mixed economy. As of 2023, Australia was the 13th-largest national economy by nominal GDP (gross domestic product), the 19th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP, and was the 22nd-largest goods exporter and 24th-largest goods importer.
Beachside suburbs like Coogee and Bondi come out on top for liveability. Close enough to the city centre while existing in their own bubble, these coastal hotspots offer exquisite views and a space to breathe away from the commotion. For trendy inner-city living, try Paddington and Potts Point.
Lower-income class refers to households with income below 75% of the median national income. Middle-income class refers to households with income between 75% and 200% of the median national income.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 4.7 Multiple studies over the past 40 years have highlighted the severe and endemic nature of Aboriginal disadvantage in Australia.
Renters, single parents, women, students, the unemployed and people with a disability are the Australians most at risk of poverty, a new study has found.
Over three million (3,319,000) people lived in poverty, including 761,000 children. The following groups faced the highest risk of poverty (20% or more) in 2019-20: People in households whose main income-earner was of working age and unemployed (62%) or not in the labour force (47%);