What does Best-Serviced Suburbs rank?

Best-Serviced Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by everyday amenity access — count of supermarkets, GPs and pharmacies (OpenStreetMap)

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.

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Ranking · Australia · 50 suburbs

Best-Serviced Suburbs

Name: Best-Serviced Suburbs — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Top 50 suburbs by everyday amenity access — count of supermarkets, GPs and pharmacies (OpenStreetMap).

Leading suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading value

Runner-up

Glen WaverleyVIC

Updated

31 May 2026

Ranking

Best-Serviced Suburbs

Top 50 suburbs by everyday amenity access — count of supermarkets, GPs and pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) — Australia

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use best-serviced suburbs as a shortlist tool, then verify the finalists in detail.

BEST FOR

Finding which areas deserve a closer look first.

This ranking works best as a first-pass screen, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.

READ IT AS

One signal in the workflow, not the whole answer.

A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.

NEXT STEP

Move into compare or suburb detail once a few names repeat.

Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.

VERIFY evidence

Single-signal shortlist screen

A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.

SHORTLIST SCREEN

Top candidates are research leads.

Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Melbourne and #2 Glen Waverley as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	ESSENTIALS	SUPMKT · GP · PHARM	POP
1	Melbourne	VIC	66	23 · 15 · 28	54,941
2	Glen Waverley	VIC	62	5 · 49 · 8	42,642
3	Springvale	VIC	57	11 · 35 · 11	22,174
4	Sydney	NSW	54	16 · 13 · 25	16,667
5	Dandenong	VIC	48	23 · 16 · 9	30,127
6	Subiaco	WA	47	7 · 34 · 6	9,940
7	Adelaide	SA	45	14 · 19 · 12	18,202
8	Parramatta	NSW	42	13 · 20 · 9	30,211
9	Penrith	NSW	41	7 · 24 · 10	17,966
10	Chatswood	NSW	40	16 · 13 · 11	25,553
11	Brunswick	VIC	38	12 · 19 · 7	24,896
12	Port Macquarie	NSW	37	9 · 18 · 10	47,693
13	Armidale	NSW	35	7 · 22 · 6	23,967
14	Beenleigh	QLD	35	3 · 25 · 7	8,425
15	Belconnen	ACT	35	17 · 9 · 9	8,502
16	Perth	WA	32	9 · 10 · 13	13,670
17	Hornsby	NSW	31	9 · 15 · 7	22,462
18	Coburg	VIC	31	9 · 17 · 5	26,574
19	Sunshine	VIC	31	15 · 8 · 8	9,445
20	Box Hill	VIC	30	11 · 14 · 5	14,353
21	Footscray	VIC	30	11 · 11 · 8	17,131
22	Frankston	VIC	30	11 · 8 · 11	37,331
23	St Albans	VIC	30	10 · 12 · 8	38,042
24	Preston	VIC	28	13 · 5 · 10	33,790
25	Annerley	QLD	28	6 · 18 · 4	11,891
26	Capalaba	QLD	28	9 · 12 · 7	18,002
27	Marrickville	NSW	27	12 · 9 · 6	26,570
28	Cheltenham	VIC	27	8 · 12 · 7	23,992
29	Liverpool	NSW	26	6 · 15 · 5	31,078
30	Doncaster East	VIC	26	9 · 11 · 6	30,926
31	Bundaberg West	QLD	26	0 · 25 · 1	2,596
32	Maroochydore	QLD	26	9 · 8 · 9	20,629
33	Nambour	QLD	26	5 · 17 · 4	12,145
34	West End	QLD	26	13 · 9 · 4	14,730
35	Shepparton	VIC	25	6 · 15 · 4	32,067
36	Carlton	VIC	24	8 · 10 · 6	16,055
37	Clayton	VIC	24	11 · 8 · 5	18,988
38	Willetton	WA	24	9 · 10 · 5	19,262
39	Hurstville	NSW	23	12 · 5 · 6	31,162
40	Berwick	VIC	23	6 · 11 · 6	50,298
41	Ferntree Gully	VIC	23	8 · 12 · 3	27,398
42	Reservoir	VIC	23	11 · 8 · 4	51,096
43	Richmond	VIC	23	6 · 10 · 7	28,587
44	East Toowoomba	QLD	23	1 · 21 · 1	5,953
45	Southport	QLD	23	9 · 11 · 3	36,786
46	Canning Vale	WA	23	10 · 10 · 3	34,504
47	Nedlands	WA	23	1 · 20 · 2	10,561
48	Ashfield	NSW	22	11 · 6 · 5	23,012
49	Campbelltown	NSW	22	14 · 6 · 2	16,577
50	Camberwell	VIC	22	6 · 9 · 7	21,965

FAQ

Australian best-serviced suburbs FAQ

What does Best-Serviced Suburbs rank?

Best-Serviced Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by everyday amenity access — count of supermarkets, GPs and pharmacies (OpenStreetMap)
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.