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

Most Liveable Suburbs

Name: Most Liveable Suburbs — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Top 50 suburbs by a composite livability index — everyday amenity access, public transport, and schools + hospitals, normalised within Australia (method: Urban Liveability Index, Higgs et al. 2019).

Leading suburb

ArmidaleNSW

Leading value

100

Runner-up

BlacktownNSW

Updated

12 June 2026

Ranking

Most Liveable Suburbs

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use most 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 Armidale and #2 Blacktown 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 ≈ 99

Leader: Armidale · 100

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	LIVABILITY	ACCESS · TRANSIT · SOCIAL	POP
1	Armidale	NSW	100	99 · 100 · 100	23,967
2	Blacktown	NSW	100	99 · 100 · 100	50,961
3	Coffs Harbour	NSW	100	99 · 99 · 100	27,089
4	Orange	NSW	100	98 · 100 · 100	41,232
5	Port Macquarie	NSW	100	100 · 100 · 100	47,693
6	Berwick	VIC	100	98 · 99 · 99	50,298
7	Dandenong	VIC	100	100 · 99 · 98	30,127
8	Frankston	VIC	100	99 · 99 · 100	37,331
9	Glen Waverley	VIC	100	100 · 99 · 100	42,642
10	Melbourne	VIC	100	100 · 99 · 99	54,941
11	Preston	VIC	100	100 · 99 · 99	33,790
12	Reservoir	VIC	100	99 · 100 · 99	51,096
13	Adelaide	SA	100	100 · 100 · 100	18,202
14	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	100	98 · 99 · 98	37,216
15	Warrnambool	VIC	100	98 · 99 · 99	31,308
16	Shepparton	VIC	100	98 · 100 · 100	32,067
17	Bundoora	VIC	100	98 · 98 · 99	28,068
18	Ferntree Gully	VIC	100	99 · 98 · 98	27,398
19	Coburg	VIC	100	99 · 98 · 99	26,574
20	Mildura	VIC	100	98 · 100 · 99	34,565
21	Castle Hill	NSW	100	98 · 100 · 98	40,874
22	St Albans	VIC	100	99 · 98 · 100	38,042
23	Wodonga	VIC	100	98 · 98 · 99	20,259
24	Campbelltown	NSW	99	99 · 98 · 100	16,577
25	Canning Vale	WA	99	99 · 99 · 96	34,504
26	Pakenham	VIC	99	97 · 99 · 99	54,118
27	Bankstown	NSW	99	99 · 97 · 99	34,933
28	Southport	QLD	99	99 · 97 · 100	36,786
29	Footscray	VIC	99	100 · 97 · 99	17,131
30	Werribee	VIC	99	97 · 100 · 100	50,027
31	Liverpool	NSW	99	99 · 97 · 99	31,078
32	Craigieburn	VIC	99	97 · 99 · 99	65,178
33	Mornington	VIC	99	98 · 97 · 98	25,759
34	Hornsby	NSW	99	99 · 96 · 99	22,462
35	Croydon	VIC	99	98 · 99 · 95	28,608
36	Traralgon	VIC	99	97 · 98 · 98	26,907
37	Randwick	NSW	99	99 · 96 · 100	28,943
38	Narre Warren	VIC	99	97 · 98 · 98	27,689
39	Griffith	NSW	99	96 · 100 · 99	19,505
40	Bathurst	NSW	99	98 · 97 · 97	7,001
41	Point Cook	VIC	99	97 · 98 · 98	66,781
42	Epping	VIC	99	96 · 99 · 99	33,489
43	Ringwood	VIC	99	99 · 98 · 96	19,144
44	Doncaster East	VIC	99	99 · 98 · 95	30,926
45	Dubbo	NSW	99	96 · 100 · 100	43,516
46	Mount Waverley	VIC	99	97 · 98 · 99	35,340
47	Cheltenham	VIC	99	99 · 98 · 95	23,992
48	Tarneit	VIC	99	96 · 99 · 99	56,370
49	Baldivis	WA	99	95 · 99 · 99	37,697
50	Brighton	VIC	99	97 · 98 · 98	23,252

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FAQ

Australian most liveable suburbs FAQ

What does Most Liveable Suburbs rank?

Most Liveable Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by a composite livability index — everyday amenity access, public transport, and schools + hospitals, normalised within Australia (method: Urban Liveability Index, Higgs et al. 2019)
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.