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Top Suburbs by Overall Score in New South Wales

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.

Brookvale currently leads this New South Wales list. 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. 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.

RankSuburbScore /100
#1Brookvale75.3
#2St Ives74.5
#3Roseville Chase73.9
#4West Pymble73.8
#5Forestville73.7
#6Lane Cove73.2
#7Mona Vale73.1
#8Neutral Bay72.2
#9Kiama72.1
#10Gordon71.5
#11Kirribilli71.3
#12Lindfield71.1
#13Cammeray70.8
#14Thornleigh70.8
#15Bowral70.7
#16Haberfield70.6
#17Castle Hill70.5
#18Mosman70.5
#19Seaforth70.5
#20Avalon Beach70.4
#21Freshwater70.3
#22Glenbrook69.9
#23Balgowlah Heights69.7
#24Frenchs Forest69.7
#25Blaxland69.6
#26Cremorne69.5
#27Bexley North69.4
#28Stanhope Gardens69.4
#29East Lindfield69.3
#30Balgowlah69.1
#31Northbridge69.0
#32Engadine68.9
#33Oatley68.9
#34McMahons Point68.6
#35North Rocks68.6
#36North Sydney68.4
#37South Turramurra68.4
#38Carss Park68.2
#39Warriewood68.2
#40Jannali68.1
#41Bangalow68.0
#42Dee Why68.0
#43Narrabeen67.9
#44Turramurra67.9
#45Wahroonga67.9
#46Lane Cove West67.7
#47Milton67.6
#48Lawson67.5
#49Crows Nest67.4
#50Greenwich67.4
#51Beaumont Hills67.3
#52Rose Bay67.3
#53Newport67.1
#54Randwick67.1
#55Springwood67.1
#56Kotara67.0
#57Baulkham Hills66.9
#58Summer Hill66.8
#59Eastwood66.6
#60Epping66.6
#61Roseville66.6
#62Artarmon66.5
#63Bellevue Hill66.5
#64Waverton66.5
#65Como66.3
#66Thirroul66.3
#67Concord West66.2
#68East Killara66.1
#69Manly66.1
#70Coogee66.0
#71Collaroy65.9
#72Kellyville65.9
#73Manly Vale65.9
#74Jerrabomberra65.7
#75Pennant Hills65.7
#76Alstonville65.6
#77Drummoyne65.6
#78Five Dock65.6
#79Castlecrag65.5
#80Oyster Bay65.5
#81Pambula65.4
#82Concord65.3
#83Milsons Point65.3
#84North Willoughby65.3
#85Bardwell Park65.2
#86North Ryde65.0
#87Ryde65.0
#88Pymble64.9
#89Woollahra64.9
#90Yarrawarrah64.9
#91Camden64.8
#92Hazelbrook64.8
#93Woronora Heights64.8
#94Beecroft64.7
#95Telopea64.7
#96Balmain64.6
#97Kingscliff64.6
#98Norwest64.6
#99Stanmore64.6
#100Merimbula64.5

Score is the overall desirability index (0–100), normalised within each metro, coastal and regional cohort.