What are the best coastal suburbs in Queensland?

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

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Best Coastal Suburbs 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.

Top coastal and beach suburbs ranked by lifestyle amenities, walkability and overall desirability within the coastal cohort.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Victoria Point	100
#2	Birkdale	99
#3	Cleveland	97
#4	Maroochydore	95
#5	Wynnum	94
#6	Palm Beach	94
#7	Wellington Point	92
#8	Miami	91
#9	Noosa Heads	90
#10	Thornlands	89
#11	Redcliffe	89
#12	Surfers Paradise	88
#13	Tugun	87
#14	Mooloolaba	87
#15	Mermaid Beach	86
#16	Deception Bay	85
#17	Bongaree	85
#18	Rothwell	85
#19	Caloundra	85
#20	Ormiston	84
#21	Currimundi	84
#22	Brighton	84
#23	Mango Hill	84
#24	Burleigh Heads	84
#25	Clontarf	84
#26	Buddina	83
#27	Currumbin	82
#28	North Ward	80
#29	Sandgate	79
#30	Bargara	79
#31	Trinity Beach	79
#32	Coolangatta	78
#33	Woody Point	78
#34	Newport	76
#35	Manly	76
#36	Cairns City	76
#37	Airlie Beach	76
#38	Broadbeach	76
#39	Sandstone Point	75
#40	Warana	75
#41	Townsville City	74
#42	Main Beach	73
#43	Palm Cove	73
#44	Coolum Beach	73
#45	Clifton Beach	72
#46	Wurtulla	72
#47	Bokarina	71
#48	Burpengary East	70
#49	Scarborough	69
#50	Twin Waters	69

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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