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Top Suburbs by Overall Score in Australian Capital Territory
Suburbs ranked by overall desirability score — a weighted index from eight pillars including safety, housing, education, accessibility, lifestyle, environment, future growth and community. Scores are normalised within metro, coastal and regional cohorts.
| Rank | Suburb | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kaleen | 77.5/100 |
| #2 | Kambah | 76.5/100 |
| #3 | Curtin | 74.4/100 |
| #4 | Evatt | 71.0/100 |
| #5 | Bruce | 70.0/100 |
| #6 | Nicholls | 69.0/100 |
| #7 | Weston | 69.0/100 |
| #8 | Belconnen | 68.9/100 |
| #9 | Mawson | 68.5/100 |
| #10 | Ainslie | 68.1/100 |
| #11 | Cook | 67.8/100 |
| #12 | Giralang | 67.5/100 |
| #13 | Holder | 67.4/100 |
| #14 | Melba | 67.3/100 |
| #15 | Griffith | 67.1/100 |
| #16 | Gungahlin | 67.1/100 |
| #17 | Phillip | 67.1/100 |
| #18 | Acton | 66.9/100 |
| #19 | Holt | 66.6/100 |
| #20 | Franklin | 66.2/100 |
| #21 | Dickson | 66.1/100 |
| #22 | Amaroo | 66.0/100 |
| #23 | Campbell | 65.9/100 |
| #24 | Higgins | 65.9/100 |
| #25 | Macquarie | 65.9/100 |
| #26 | Hawker | 65.0/100 |
| #27 | Casey | 64.9/100 |
| #28 | Duffy | 64.6/100 |
| #29 | Watson | 64.5/100 |
| #30 | Deakin | 64.4/100 |
| #31 | Ngunnawal | 64.3/100 |
| #32 | Conder | 64.2/100 |
| #33 | O'Connor | 64.2/100 |
| #34 | Wanniassa | 63.8/100 |
| #35 | Kingston | 63.7/100 |
| #36 | Hughes | 63.5/100 |
| #37 | Rivett | 63.4/100 |
| #38 | Flynn | 63.0/100 |
| #39 | Charnwood | 62.9/100 |
| #40 | Denman Prospect | 62.9/100 |
| #41 | Florey | 62.9/100 |
| #42 | Latham | 62.8/100 |
| #43 | City | 62.3/100 |
| #44 | Chapman | 62.1/100 |
| #45 | Chisholm | 62.1/100 |
| #46 | Aranda | 62.0/100 |
| #47 | Farrer | 62.0/100 |
| #48 | Garran | 61.9/100 |
| #49 | Harrison | 61.7/100 |
| #50 | Wright | 61.7/100 |
| #51 | Braddon | 61.1/100 |
| #52 | Forde | 60.9/100 |
| #53 | Bonner | 60.5/100 |
| #54 | Pearce | 60.4/100 |
| #55 | Fadden | 60.2/100 |
| #56 | Downer | 59.9/100 |
| #57 | Yarralumla | 59.7/100 |
| #58 | Greenway | 59.0/100 |
| #59 | Hackett | 58.9/100 |
| #60 | Isabella Plains | 58.5/100 |
| #61 | Waramanga | 58.1/100 |
| #62 | Lyneham | 57.8/100 |
| #63 | Moncrieff | 57.7/100 |
| #64 | Macgregor | 57.5/100 |
| #65 | Narrabundah | 57.2/100 |
| #66 | Torrens | 57.2/100 |
| #67 | Lyons | 57.0/100 |
| #68 | Gowrie | 56.7/100 |
| #69 | Taylor | 56.7/100 |
| #70 | Coombs | 55.7/100 |
| #71 | Spence | 55.6/100 |
| #72 | Banks | 55.2/100 |
| #73 | Barton | 55.2/100 |
| #74 | Calwell | 55.1/100 |
| #75 | Gordon | 55.0/100 |
| #76 | Dunlop | 54.8/100 |
| #77 | Red Hill | 54.8/100 |
| #78 | Page | 54.4/100 |
| #79 | Weetangera | 54.4/100 |
| #80 | Fisher | 54.1/100 |
| #81 | Scullin | 53.5/100 |
| #82 | Forrest | 52.7/100 |
| #83 | Lawson | 52.7/100 |
| #84 | Monash | 52.5/100 |
| #85 | McKellar | 52.1/100 |
| #86 | Crace | 52.0/100 |
| #87 | Throsby | 52.0/100 |
| #88 | Turner | 52.0/100 |
| #89 | Fraser | 50.8/100 |
| #90 | Jacka | 50.7/100 |
| #91 | Stirling | 50.6/100 |
| #92 | Theodore | 50.6/100 |
| #93 | Bonython | 50.3/100 |
| #94 | Uriarra Village | 49.6/100 |
| #95 | Oxley | 47.7/100 |
| #96 | Chifley | 47.1/100 |
| #97 | Richardson | 46.4/100 |
| #98 | O'Malley | 46.1/100 |
| #99 | Gilmore | 46.0/100 |
| #100 | Palmerston | 46.0/100 |
Score is the overall desirability index (0–100), normalised within each metro, coastal and regional cohort.
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