What are the best suburbs under $1m in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Goonellabah, Kelso, Alstonville, Thurgoona, Jindera, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Suburbs Under $1m 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.

Top-ranked suburbs where the median house price is under $1m, scored for overall liveability from official housing data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Goonellabah	100
#2	Kelso	100
#3	Alstonville	98
#4	Thurgoona	98
#5	Jindera	97
#6	Lake Albert	96
#7	Goulburn	96
#8	Griffith	96
#9	Armidale	95
#10	Glenfield Park	95
#11	Toormina	95
#12	Lavington	95
#13	Grafton	94
#14	Inverell	94
#15	Albion Park	93
#16	Cardiff	92
#17	East Lismore	91
#18	Wagga Wagga	91
#19	East Maitland	91
#20	Dapto	91
#21	Boorooma	91
#22	Scone	91
#23	Kooringal	91
#24	Dubbo	90
#25	Wingham	90
#26	Gloucester	90
#27	McLeans Ridges	90
#28	Rutherford	90
#29	Wollongbar	90
#30	Thornton	89
#31	Hillvue	89
#32	Molong	89
#33	South Tamworth	89
#34	Abercrombie	89
#35	Windradyne	88
#36	Table Top	88
#37	Spring Grove	88
#38	Casino	88
#39	Blayney	88
#40	Glendale	88
#41	North Nowra	88
#42	Nundle	88
#43	Raymond Terrace	88
#44	Hallidays Point	88
#45	Tullera	88
#46	Wauchope	88
#47	Kootingal	88
#48	Rainbow Flat	88
#49	Lismore	88
#50	Gulgong	88

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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