What are the best foodie suburbs in Queensland?

The top-ranked suburbs are Airlie Beach, Ashgrove, Brisbane City, Broadbeach, Bulimba, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Foodie 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.

Suburbs with outstanding dining variety and restaurant access, scored from amenity counts and lifestyle desirability.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Airlie Beach	100
#2	Ashgrove	100
#3	Brisbane City	100
#4	Broadbeach	100
#5	Bulimba	100
#6	Bundaberg Central	100
#7	Cairns City	100
#8	Chermside	100
#9	Coolangatta	100
#10	Coorparoo	100
#11	Fortitude Valley	100
#12	Labrador	100
#13	Mackay	100
#14	Main Beach	100
#15	Maroochydore	100
#16	Mermaid Beach	100
#17	Milton	100
#18	New Farm	100
#19	Newstead	100
#20	Noosa Heads	100
#21	Paddington	100
#22	Palm Beach	100
#23	Palm Cove	100
#24	Petrie Terrace	100
#25	Robina	100
#26	South Brisbane	100
#27	Southport	100
#28	St Lucia	100
#29	Sunnybank	100
#30	Surfers Paradise	100
#31	Toowong	100
#32	Toowoomba City	100
#33	Townsville City	100
#34	Upper Mount Gravatt	100
#35	West End	100
#36	Woolloongabba	100
#37	Ipswich	93
#38	North Ward	93
#39	Thuringowa Central	93
#40	Miami	87
#41	Redcliffe	87
#42	Rockhampton City	87
#43	Shailer Park	87
#44	Stones Corner	87
#45	Caloundra	80
#46	Indooroopilly	80
#47	Springwood	80
#48	Warwick	80
#49	Bundaberg West	73
#50	East Toowoomba	73

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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