What are the best family suburbs in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Castlecrag, St Ives, Cheltenham, Bellevue Hill, Lyndhurst, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Family Suburbs 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 ranked for families using education access, early-years services, safety, parks and sport facilities from official data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Castlecrag	100
#2	St Ives	100
#3	Cheltenham	98
#4	Bellevue Hill	98
#5	Lyndhurst	97
#6	Middle Cove	97
#7	Riverview	97
#8	Lane Cove West	97
#9	Longueville	97
#10	Forest Reefs	96
#11	Northwood	96
#12	North Curl Curl	96
#13	Castle Hill	96
#14	Curl Curl	95
#15	Queenscliff	95
#16	Milsons Point	95
#17	Kirribilli	95
#18	Linley Point	95
#19	Collaroy	94
#20	Pennant Hills	94
#21	Wheeler Heights	94
#22	Kurraba Point	94
#23	Thornleigh	94
#24	Kyle Bay	93
#25	Warrawee	93
#26	North Parramatta	92
#27	Blakehurst	92
#28	Connells Point	92
#29	St Ives Chase	92
#30	East Gresford	92
#31	Kellyville	91
#32	Lane Cove	91
#33	Lane Cove North	91
#34	Brookvale	91
#35	Bangor	91
#36	Wattle Grove	91
#37	Dee Why	91
#38	North Willoughby	91
#39	Lavender Bay	91
#40	Freshwater	91
#41	North Sydney	91
#42	Coogee	90
#43	Waverton	90
#44	Normanhurst	90
#45	Brooklet	90
#46	Mandurama	90
#47	Oyster Bay	90
#48	Beaumont Hills	90
#49	Homebush	90
#50	Roseville	90

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 17 August 2026 at 2:11 pm AEST

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