What are the best retirement suburbs in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Willoughby, Collaroy, Wheeler Heights, Warriewood, St Ives, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Retirement 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 suited to retirees, combining safety, health access, recreation, green space and favourable weather from official datasets.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Willoughby	100
#2	Collaroy	99
#3	Wheeler Heights	99
#4	Warriewood	99
#5	St Ives	99
#6	West Pymble	98
#7	North Willoughby	98
#8	Collaroy Plateau	98
#9	Woodlands	98
#10	Pymble	98
#11	Watsons Bay	98
#12	Bellevue Hill	98
#13	Killarney Heights	97
#14	Forest Reefs	97
#15	Middle Cove	97
#16	Lane Cove West	97
#17	St Ives Chase	97
#18	North Curl Curl	97
#19	Willoughby East	97
#20	Cromer	97
#21	Forestville	97
#22	Cheltenham	96
#23	Lane Cove	96
#24	Castlecrag	96
#25	Bangor	96
#26	Gymea Bay	96
#27	Bangalow	96
#28	Freshwater	96
#29	Beecroft	96
#30	Curl Curl	96
#31	Dover Heights	96
#32	Vaucluse	96
#33	Connells Point	95
#34	Riverview	95
#35	Castle Hill	95
#36	Illawong	95
#37	Jerrabomberra	95
#38	Blakehurst	95
#39	Roseville	95
#40	Haberfield	94
#41	Lane Cove North	94
#42	Renwick	94
#43	Kyle Bay	94
#44	Longueville	94
#45	Thornleigh	94
#46	Gerringong	94
#47	Turramurra	94
#48	Queenscliff	94
#49	Beacon Hill	93
#50	Northwood	93

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 20 August 2026 at 1:37 am AEST

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