How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for WA. 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 · WA · 50 suburbs

Most Liveable Suburbs — WA

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 WA.

Leading suburb

Canning ValeWA

Leading value

Runner-up

BaldivisWA

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 WA, 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 Canning Vale and #2 Baldivis 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 ≈ 94

Leader: Canning Vale · 99

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	LIVABILITY	ACCESS · TRANSIT · SOCIAL	POP
1	Canning Vale	WA	99	99 · 99 · 96	34,504
2	Baldivis	WA	99	95 · 99 · 99	37,697
3	Armadale	WA	99	97 · 96 · 99	13,415
4	Ellenbrook	WA	98	95 · 97 · 98	24,668
5	Willetton	WA	98	98 · 95 · 95	19,262
6	Gosnells	WA	98	96 · 98 · 95	21,149
7	Rockingham	WA	98	90 · 98 · 99	15,312
8	Perth	WA	98	100 · 97 · 88	13,670
9	Joondalup	WA	98	98 · 92 · 96	9,193
10	Thornlie	WA	98	95 · 98 · 95	23,665
11	Fremantle	WA	98	99 · 90 · 95	9,251
12	Morley	WA	97	95 · 98 · 92	22,539
13	Mandurah	WA	97	95 · 94 · 97	8,804
14	Subiaco	WA	97	100 · 85 · 95	9,940
15	Dianella	WA	97	84 · 97 · 99	24,169
16	Geraldton	WA	96	96 · 76 · 100	3,246
17	Nedlands	WA	96	97 · 92 · 92	10,561
18	Byford	WA	96	88 · 95 · 96	18,878
19	Australind	WA	95	91 · 94 · 95	15,988
20	Mount Lawley	WA	95	96 · 82 · 95	11,328
21	Wembley	WA	95	89 · 85 · 98	12,061
22	Maddington	WA	95	91 · 95 · 92	12,419
23	Bunbury	WA	95	93 · 72 · 98	3,948
24	Hamilton Hill	WA	94	89 · 95 · 92	11,327
25	Duncraig	WA	94	85 · 94 · 95	15,982
26	South Perth	WA	94	91 · 93 · 92	12,596
27	Forrestfield	WA	94	87 · 95 · 92	13,181
28	Karrinyup	WA	93	94 · 90 · 88	9,886
29	Midland	WA	93	91 · 86 · 95	6,335
30	Ballajura	WA	93	87 · 93 · 92	18,459
31	East Victoria Park	WA	93	95 · 92 · 81	10,569
32	Kelmscott	WA	93	89 · 94 · 88	10,575
33	South Bunbury	WA	93	81 · 94 · 92	8,810
34	Como	WA	92	87 · 96 · 81	14,786
35	Balcatta	WA	92	87 · 93 · 88	10,813
36	Albany	WA	92	91 · 42 · 99	1,403
37	Cannington	WA	92	97 · 73 · 81	6,875
38	Kalgoorlie	WA	92	85 · 63 · 99	3,711
39	Butler	WA	92	90 · 85 · 92	13,473
40	Esperance	WA	92	83 · 71 · 97	2,080
41	Kalamunda	WA	92	91 · 87 · 88	7,163
42	Cloverdale	WA	91	89 · 89 · 88	8,864
43	Bentley	WA	91	90 · 92 · 81	9,051
44	Leeming	WA	91	83 · 92 · 88	10,883
45	Halls Head	WA	91	74 · 95 · 88	14,474
46	Claremont	WA	91	92 · 83 · 88	9,248
47	Busselton	WA	91	87 · 72 · 95	1,838
48	Broome	WA	91	84 · 44 · 98	3,797
49	Bassendean	WA	90	73 · 91 · 92	10,837
50	South Hedland	WA	90	52 · 94 · 92	11,046

FAQ

Australian most liveable suburbs FAQ

What does Most Liveable Suburbs rank?

Most Liveable Suburbs ranks suburbs in WA 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 WA. 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.