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Best Public Transport in New South Wales

Suburbs with the strongest public transport connectivity and accessibility scores from official stop counts and desirability data.

Sydney currently leads this New South Wales list. Suburbs with the strongest public transport connectivity and accessibility scores from official stop counts and desirability data. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Sydney	100
#2	Haymarket	97
#3	North Sydney	97
#4	The Rocks	96
#5	Bondi Junction	96
#6	Milsons Point	94
#7	Barangaroo	93
#8	Randwick	93
#9	Edgecliff	93
#10	McMahons Point	93
#11	Eveleigh	93
#12	Crows Nest	92
#13	Ashfield	91
#14	Alexandria	91
#15	Haberfield	91
#16	Lane Cove	91
#17	Mosman	91
#18	Chatswood	90
#19	Rose Bay	90
#20	Greenwich	88
#21	Five Dock	88
#22	Bellevue Hill	87
#23	Waverley	87
#24	Ryde	86
#25	Hunters Hill	86
#26	Balgowlah	85
#27	Millers Point	85
#28	North Ryde	85
#29	Strathfield	84
#30	Gladesville	84
#31	North Willoughby	84
#32	Willoughby	84
#33	Macquarie Park	84
#34	Seaforth	83
#35	Wollongong	83
#36	Armidale	83
#37	Northbridge	83
#38	Lindfield	82
#39	Maroubra	82
#40	Woolwich	82
#41	Brookvale	82
#42	St Peters	82
#43	Bowral	82
#44	Earlwood	82
#45	Newcastle	82
#46	Bexley North	81
#47	Mona Vale	81
#48	Roseville	81
#49	Centennial Park	81
#50	Lewisham	81

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 4 October 2026 at 1:54 am AEST

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