What are the best beach lifestyle in Queensland?

The top-ranked suburbs are Victoria Point, Birkdale, Cleveland, Wynnum, Maroochydore, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Beach Lifestyle in Queensland

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.

Coastal suburbs ranked for beach access, outdoor recreation and the lifestyle amenities that define seaside living.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Victoria Point	100
#2	Birkdale	99
#3	Cleveland	94
#4	Wynnum	93
#5	Maroochydore	92
#6	Sandgate	92
#7	Palm Beach	90
#8	Caloundra	89
#9	Redcliffe	88
#10	Wellington Point	87
#11	Noosa Heads	86
#12	Tugun	86
#13	Miami	86
#14	Buddina	85
#15	Cairns City	84
#16	Bongaree	83
#17	Thornlands	82
#18	Brighton	81
#19	Mermaid Beach	81
#20	Surfers Paradise	81
#21	Townsville City	79
#22	Clontarf	79
#23	Mooloolaba	79
#24	Ormiston	79
#25	Rothwell	78
#26	Currimundi	77
#27	Deception Bay	76
#28	North Ward	76
#29	Currumbin	76
#30	Mango Hill	74
#31	Burleigh Heads	74
#32	Manly	73
#33	Woody Point	72
#34	Broadbeach	72
#35	Coolangatta	72
#36	Palm Cove	70
#37	Trinity Beach	69
#38	Warana	67
#39	Bargara	67
#40	Thorneside	66
#41	Scarborough	65
#42	Main Beach	64
#43	Margate	63
#44	Airlie Beach	63
#45	Clifton Beach	63
#46	Sunshine Beach	62
#47	Bokarina	62
#48	Newport	62
#49	Lota	61
#50	Dunwich	61

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 19 August 2026 at 1:46 am AEST

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