CRS income demographics

Data on the taxable income of individuals in their most recent tax return when their CRS application was approved.

Last updated 16 October 2025

The following data tables capture information for the taxable income of approved individuals in their most recently lodged tax return at the time the data was extracted.

Table 1: CRS income demographics in 2021–22
Taxable income	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
0	400	1
$1–$18,200	1,720	5
$18,201–$45,000	5,420	17
$45,001–$120,000	19,540	61
$120,001–$180,000	4,050	13
$180,001 and over	1,090	3

Table 2: CRS income demographics in 2022–23
Taxable income	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
0	360	1
$1–$18,200	1,700	4
$18,201–$45,000	6,010	15
$45,001–$120,000	24,190	61
$120,001–$180,000	5,730	14
$180,001 and over	1,590	4

Table 3: CRS income demographics in 2023–24
Taxable income	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
0	540	1
$1–$18,200	2,110	4
$18,201–$45,000	7,800	16
$45,001–$120,000	31,070	62
$120,001–$180,000	6,720	13
$180,001 and over	1,770	4

Table 4: CRS income demographics in 2024–25
Taxable income	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
0	640	1
$1–$18,200	2,630	4
$18,201–$45,000	9,630	15
$45,001–$135,000	42,270	67
$135,001–$190,000	6,110	10
$190,001 and over	1,990	3

In these tables, we rounded:

approved individuals to the nearest 10
total amounts may differ to other tables due to rounding.

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