What are the best café lifestyle in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Albury, Alexandria, Annandale, Armidale, Ashfield, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Café Lifestyle in New South Wales

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Suburbs with the highest dining and café density, ranked for everyday food-and-coffee culture from amenity and census data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Albury	100
#2	Alexandria	100
#3	Annandale	100
#4	Armidale	100
#5	Ashfield	100
#6	Balmain	100
#7	Bankstown	100
#8	Bathurst	100
#9	Bondi Beach	100
#10	Bondi Junction	100
#11	Bowral	100
#12	Brookvale	100
#13	Byron Bay	100
#14	Cabramatta	100
#15	Campbelltown	100
#16	Camperdown	100
#17	Caringbah	100
#18	Castle Hill	100
#19	Chatswood	100
#20	Chippendale	100
#21	Coffs Harbour	100
#22	Collaroy	100
#23	Coogee	100
#24	Cronulla	100
#25	Darlinghurst	100
#26	Darlington	100
#27	Dee Why	100
#28	Double Bay	100
#29	Drummoyne	100
#30	Erskineville	100
#31	Glebe	100
#32	Gordon	100
#33	Gosford	100
#34	Haymarket	100
#35	Hornsby	100
#36	Hurstville	100
#37	Katoomba	100
#38	Kensington	100
#39	Kiama	100
#40	Kirrawee	100
#41	Kogarah	100
#42	Lane Cove	100
#43	Leichhardt	100
#44	Leura	100
#45	Lismore	100
#46	Liverpool	100
#47	Macquarie Park	100
#48	Manly	100
#49	Maroubra	100
#50	Marrickville	100

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 21 August 2026 at 1:51 am AEST

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