Lifestyle & outdoors
Best Coastal Suburbs in Queensland
Top coastal and beach suburbs ranked by lifestyle amenities, walkability and overall desirability within the coastal cohort.
Arcadia currently leads this Queensland list. Top coastal and beach suburbs ranked by lifestyle amenities, walkability and overall desirability within the coastal cohort. 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 | Arcadia | 100 |
| #2 | Point Lookout | 98 |
| #3 | Caloundra | 98 |
| #4 | Amity | 96 |
| #5 | Currumbin | 93 |
| #6 | Ransome | 93 |
| #7 | Cairns City | 91 |
| #8 | Townsville City | 89 |
| #9 | Dunwich | 84 |
| #10 | Palm Cove | 82 |
| #11 | Sandgate | 81 |
| #12 | Coochiemudlo Island | 81 |
| #13 | Machans Beach | 81 |
| #14 | Buddina | 80 |
| #15 | Marcus Beach | 79 |
| #16 | Clifton Beach | 73 |
| #17 | Tugun | 72 |
| #18 | Shorncliffe | 71 |
| #19 | North Ward | 71 |
| #20 | Miami | 71 |
| #21 | Main Beach | 70 |
| #22 | Rainbow Beach | 69 |
| #23 | Woody Point | 69 |
| #24 | Yaroomba | 67 |
| #25 | Sunshine Beach | 67 |
| #26 | Trinity Beach | 67 |
| #27 | Currimundi | 66 |
| #28 | Ormiston | 66 |
| #29 | South Townsville | 66 |
| #30 | Noosa Heads | 65 |
| #31 | Point Arkwright | 64 |
| #32 | Dicky Beach | 64 |
| #33 | Bongaree | 64 |
| #34 | Victoria Point | 64 |
| #35 | Mudjimba | 63 |
| #36 | Coolangatta | 63 |
| #37 | Birkdale | 63 |
| #38 | Bokarina | 62 |
| #39 | Cleveland | 61 |
| #40 | Twin Waters | 61 |
| #41 | Wynnum | 60 |
| #42 | Palm Beach | 58 |
| #43 | Mermaid Beach | 58 |
| #44 | Wellington Point | 57 |
| #45 | Redcliffe | 56 |
| #46 | Burleigh Heads | 56 |
| #47 | Sandstone Point | 56 |
| #48 | Maroochydore | 56 |
| #49 | Moffat Beach | 56 |
| #50 | Clontarf | 56 |
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.