Lifestyle & outdoors
Best Beach Lifestyle in Queensland
Coastal suburbs ranked for beach access, outdoor recreation and the lifestyle amenities that define seaside living.
Caloundra currently leads this Queensland list. Coastal suburbs ranked for beach access, outdoor recreation and the lifestyle amenities that define seaside living. 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 | Caloundra | 100 |
| #2 | Arcadia | 97 |
| #3 | Cairns City | 94 |
| #4 | Townsville City | 93 |
| #5 | Point Lookout | 92 |
| #6 | Amity | 92 |
| #7 | Dunwich | 91 |
| #8 | Ransome | 89 |
| #9 | Coochiemudlo Island | 84 |
| #10 | Buddina | 82 |
| #11 | Currumbin | 81 |
| #12 | Sandgate | 80 |
| #13 | Main Beach | 68 |
| #14 | Shorncliffe | 68 |
| #15 | Machans Beach | 67 |
| #16 | Noosa Heads | 67 |
| #17 | Sunshine Beach | 66 |
| #18 | South Townsville | 66 |
| #19 | Point Arkwright | 65 |
| #20 | Palm Cove | 65 |
| #21 | Marcus Beach | 64 |
| #22 | Woody Point | 64 |
| #23 | Rainbow Beach | 63 |
| #24 | Yaroomba | 63 |
| #25 | North Ward | 59 |
| #26 | Miami | 59 |
| #27 | Tugun | 58 |
| #28 | Bokarina | 57 |
| #29 | Bongaree | 57 |
| #30 | Mermaid Beach | 56 |
| #31 | Rowes Bay | 56 |
| #32 | Ormiston | 56 |
| #33 | Birkdale | 55 |
| #34 | Redcliffe | 54 |
| #35 | Clifton Beach | 54 |
| #36 | Dicky Beach | 53 |
| #37 | Victoria Point | 53 |
| #38 | Cleveland | 53 |
| #39 | Moffat Beach | 52 |
| #40 | Coolangatta | 51 |
| #41 | Wynnum | 51 |
| #42 | Mooloolaba | 49 |
| #43 | Currimundi | 48 |
| #44 | Palm Beach | 48 |
| #45 | Manly | 47 |
| #46 | Trinity Beach | 47 |
| #47 | Broadbeach | 46 |
| #48 | Wellington Point | 46 |
| #49 | Alexandra Headland | 46 |
| #50 | Airlie Beach | 46 |
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.