Tara Murray
St Albans residents are among the lowest paid in metropolitan Melbourne, according to recently released Australian Taxation Office data.
The tax office income data reveals that the average taxable income across the country was $62,549 for the 2018-19 financial year.
However, the average taxable income in St Albans for 2018-19 was $42,707, well below the national average.
It was a slight increase of $483 on the average 2017-18 taxable income in the suburb.
Broadmeadows, Coolaroo and Meadow Heights, Clayton and Springvale were the only metropolitan Melbourne suburbs to record lower average taxable incomes in 2018-19.
The average taxable income in the 3020 postcode, which includes Sunshine, was $46,453, up from $45,106 in the 2017-18.
Keilor residents earned the most in Brimbank, with an average taxable income of $68,827, followed by Keilor Park ($63,001) and Keilor Lodge ($57,584).
Residents in the 3037 postcode, including Hillside, Sydenham and Delahey, earned on average $56,293 in taxable income, while the average income in the 3023 postcode was $54,551. The average taxable income for Ardeer residents was $50,227.
The average taxable income increased from 2017-18 to 2018-19 across all Brimbank postcodes. The 3023 postcode, including Burnside and Caroline Springs, had the most people lodge tax returns in Brimbank and surrounding suburbs in 2018-19.
The figures showed males continued to earn more than women, while surgeons are the highest earners, with an average taxable income in 2018-19 of $394,303. Health professions made up five of the 10 highest earners while hospitality workers and cleaners were among the lowest paid.
