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Local rich listers revealed

The 3220 postcode, including the traditionally affluent suburb of Newtown, has extended its lead as the region’s leading rich-list area.
The latest taxation statistics showed the postcode returned an average taxable income of $65,129 compared to $62,421 for the previous 12 months.
The region’s lowest-income postcode of 3214 comprising Norlane/North Shore reported an average taxable income of just $40,688, slightly up on the previous $39,993.
The tightly held township of Barwon Heads came in second on the income list at $60,505, a jump from $55,492 for the previous 12 months.
Leapfrogging several postcodes this time were Torquay, Jan Juc and Bellbrae, coming in third with $58,472, up from $54,716.
The widespread postcode of 3221, taking in areas a diverse as Anakie, Barrabool, Batesford, Bellarine, Ceres, Fyansford, Lovely Banks, Moolap and Wallington, lodged $57,528, just up from the previous $57,280.
Other well-to-do suburbs included Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, Drysdale and Clifton Springs and Geelong West.
Other lower-income suburbs included Portarlington, Indented Head and St Leonards, Anglesea, and East Geelong and Newcomb.
The latest edition of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) statistics for the 2013/2014 financial year showed Victoria’s leading postcode as Toorak and Hawksburn at $167,407.
Australia’s wealthiest postcode took in Darling Point, Edgecliff and Point Piper with an average taxable income of $200,015.
Surgeons once again topped the list of occupations with the highest mean taxable income of just over $375,000.

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