What are the best retirement suburbs in Queensland?

The top-ranked suburbs are Bardon, Eatons Hill, Ashgrove, Draper, The Gap, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Retirement 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 suited to retirees, combining safety, health access, recreation, green space and favourable weather from official datasets.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Bardon	100
#2	Eatons Hill	98
#3	Ashgrove	97
#4	Draper	97
#5	The Gap	97
#6	Highvale	96
#7	Wights Mountain	96
#8	Armstrong Creek	96
#9	Camp Mountain	95
#10	Cawdor	95
#11	Ransome	95
#12	Hodgson Vale	95
#13	Cedar Creek	95
#14	Thornlands	95
#15	Kobble Creek	95
#16	Kenmore	95
#17	Hendra	94
#18	Wakerley	94
#19	Tallebudgera	94
#20	Gumdale	94
#21	Dayboro	94
#22	King Scrub	94
#23	Closeburn	93
#24	Samsonvale	93
#25	Yaroomba	93
#26	Chapel Hill	93
#27	Tanawha	93
#28	Yugar	93
#29	Arana Hills	93
#30	Preston	93
#31	Brookfield	92
#32	Samford Valley	92
#33	Coorparoo	92
#34	Kingsholme	92
#35	Fig Tree Pocket	92
#36	Tallebudgera Valley	92
#37	Mons	92
#38	Pullenvale	92
#39	Wavell Heights	91
#40	Clayfield	91
#41	Bulimba	91
#42	Laceys Creek	91
#43	Kenmore Hills	90
#44	Upper Brookfield	90
#45	Cabarlah	90
#46	West Woombye	90
#47	Kiels Mountain	90
#48	Balmoral	90
#49	Glenlee	90
#50	Mount Pleasant	90

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 17 August 2026 at 2:12 pm AEST

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