How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for NSW. 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.

← Most Liveable Suburbs

Ranking · NSW · 50 suburbs

Most Liveable Suburbs — NSW

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) in NSW.

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 in NSW, 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 ≈ 98

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	Castle Hill	NSW	100	98 · 100 · 98	40,874
7	Campbelltown	NSW	99	99 · 98 · 100	16,577
8	Bankstown	NSW	99	99 · 97 · 99	34,933
9	Liverpool	NSW	99	99 · 97 · 99	31,078
10	Hornsby	NSW	99	99 · 96 · 99	22,462
11	Randwick	NSW	99	99 · 96 · 100	28,943
12	Griffith	NSW	99	96 · 100 · 99	19,505
13	Bathurst	NSW	99	98 · 97 · 97	7,001
14	Dubbo	NSW	99	96 · 100 · 100	43,516
15	Wollongong	NSW	99	99 · 94 · 99	20,446
16	Hurstville	NSW	99	99 · 94 · 99	31,162
17	Auburn	NSW	99	96 · 98 · 99	39,333
18	Goulburn	NSW	99	94 · 100 · 100	23,963
19	Greenacre	NSW	99	93 · 99 · 98	26,314
20	Ballina	NSW	99	95 · 99 · 96	9,735
21	Parramatta	NSW	99	100 · 92 · 97	30,211
22	Strathfield	NSW	99	96 · 96 · 99	25,915
23	Albury	NSW	98	94 · 98 · 98	4,955
24	Chatswood	NSW	98	100 · 94 · 96	25,553
25	Bowral	NSW	98	95 · 99 · 95	10,764
26	Murwillumbah	NSW	98	88 · 99 · 98	7,616
27	Mosman	NSW	98	94 · 99 · 95	28,329
28	Penrith	NSW	98	100 · 97 · 88	17,966
29	Baulkham Hills	NSW	98	86 · 99 · 98	37,415
30	Broken Hill	NSW	98	96 · 94 · 99	17,706
31	Sydney	NSW	98	100 · 79 · 99	16,667
32	Ryde	NSW	98	94 · 98 · 96	31,907
33	Leeton	NSW	98	86 · 99 · 97	9,170
34	Marrickville	NSW	98	100 · 88 · 96	26,570
35	Carlingford	NSW	98	86 · 99 · 97	28,044
36	Maroubra	NSW	98	93 · 98 · 96	30,722
37	Merrylands	NSW	98	92 · 98 · 97	32,472
38	St Ives	NSW	98	95 · 96 · 96	18,384
39	Wahroonga	NSW	98	90 · 98 · 99	17,853
40	Taree	NSW	98	80 · 100 · 99	16,715
41	Cowra	NSW	97	87 · 100 · 96	10,145
42	Kellyville	NSW	97	92 · 98 · 96	27,011
43	Nowra	NSW	97	91 · 97 · 97	9,956
44	Young	NSW	97	87 · 100 · 96	10,610
45	Lismore	NSW	97	94 · 94 · 99	3,656
46	St Marys	NSW	97	98 · 92 · 95	13,256
47	Gunnedah	NSW	97	85 · 99 · 96	10,359
48	Katoomba	NSW	97	97 · 97 · 88	8,268
49	Ashfield	NSW	97	99 · 91 · 92	23,012
50	Manly	NSW	97	98 · 85 · 95	16,296

FAQ

Australian most liveable suburbs FAQ

What does Most Liveable Suburbs rank?

Most Liveable Suburbs ranks suburbs in NSW 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 NSW. 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.