What does Best-Value Liveable Suburbs rank?

Best-Value Liveable Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by livability per dollar — the most amenity, transport and social access you can buy relative to median house price (population > 500).

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-Value Liveable Suburbs

Name: Best-Value Liveable Suburbs — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Top 50 suburbs by livability per dollar — the most amenity, transport and social access you can buy relative to median house price (population > 500)..

Leading suburb

WarracknabealVIC

Leading value

Runner-up

BrewarrinaNSW

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Best-Value Liveable Suburbs

Top 50 suburbs by livability per dollar — the most amenity, transport and social access you can buy relative to median house price (population > 500). — Australia

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use best-value liveable 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 Warracknabeal and #2 Brewarrina 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

Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 90

Leader: Warracknabeal · 74

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	LIVABILITY	MEDIAN	POP
1	Warracknabeal	VIC	74	$110K	2,359
2	Brewarrina	NSW	71	$125K	931
3	Charleville	QLD	74	$164K	2,992
4	Boggabilla	NSW	71	$160K	1,022
5	Gilgandra	NSW	91	$210K	2,983
6	Coonamble	NSW	88	$208K	2,666
7	Broken Hill	NSW	98	$240K	17,706
8	Bourke	NSW	89	$220K	1,699
9	Collinsville	QLD	67	$170K	1,496
10	Wangaratta	VIC	99	$255K	19,214
11	Barcaldine	QLD	65	$175K	1,540
12	Blackall	QLD	63	$180K	1,365
13	Gulargambone	NSW	66	$190K	528
14	Warialda	NSW	83	$240K	1,480
15	Longreach	QLD	74	$220K	3,124
16	Ayr	QLD	85	$260K	8,603
17	Lightning Ridge	NSW	79	$245K	1,946
18	Ingham	QLD	79	$245K	4,455
19	Trangie	NSW	70	$220K	1,073
20	Lake Cargelligo	NSW	76	$243K	1,430
21	Warragul	VIC	98	$320K	19,856
22	Moree	NSW	97	$318K	8,962
23	Red Cliffs	VIC	81	$280K	5,294
24	Barraba	NSW	75	$260K	1,329
25	Warren	NSW	72	$250K	1,272
26	Stawell	VIC	90	$313K	6,220
27	Morwell	VIC	96	$335K	14,389
28	Monto	QLD	67	$238K	1,156
29	Grenfell	NSW	93	$333K	2,600
30	Coleambally	NSW	81	$293K	1,152
31	Cobar	NSW	89	$323K	3,603
32	Peak Hill	NSW	82	$300K	1,162
33	Tingha	NSW	60	$220K	774
34	Inglewood	QLD	62	$230K	936
35	Baradine	NSW	72	$268K	783
36	Emmaville	NSW	60	$225K	505
37	Ararat	VIC	94	$353K	8,500
38	Trundle	NSW	72	$271K	568
39	Jerilderie	NSW	66	$250K	922
40	Hay	NSW	71	$270K	2,300
41	Donald	VIC	63	$240K	1,472
42	Clermont	QLD	72	$280K	2,952
43	Gayndah	QLD	65	$255K	1,949
44	Kerang	VIC	79	$310K	3,960
45	Biloela	QLD	80	$315K	5,692
46	Horsham	VIC	97	$383K	15,134
47	Nhill	VIC	67	$265K	2,401
48	Moe	VIC	91	$360K	9,375
49	Condobolin	NSW	92	$368K	3,185
50	Eugowra	NSW	80	$320K	862

FAQ

Australian best-value liveable suburbs FAQ

What does Best-Value Liveable Suburbs rank?

Best-Value Liveable Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by livability per dollar — the most amenity, transport and social access you can buy relative to median house price (population > 500).
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.