What are the best value suburbs in Queensland?

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

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Best Value 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 offering strong overall desirability relative to housing costs, combining affordability signals with liveability scores.

Liveability vs affordability in Queensland

113 suburbs plotted of 1,122 eligible

Premium

High liveability, expensive

Best value

High liveability, cheaper

Bad value

Lower liveability, expensive

Budget living

Lower liveability, cheaper

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Victoria Point	100
#2	Birkdale	99
#3	Wellington Point	98
#4	Thornlands	98
#5	Highfields	96
#6	Brighton	95
#7	Wynnum	95
#8	Dayboro	94
#9	Mango Hill	94
#10	Smithfield	94
#11	Ormiston	93
#12	Ashgrove	91
#13	Cleveland	91
#14	Kenmore	91
#15	Clontarf	90
#16	Redland Bay	90
#17	Rothwell	90
#18	Deception Bay	89
#19	Thorneside	89
#20	Sandgate	89
#21	Tarragindi	89
#22	Armstrong Creek	88
#23	The Gap	88
#24	Camp Hill	88
#25	Eight Mile Plains	88
#26	Jacobs Well	88
#27	King Scrub	88
#28	Arana Hills	88
#29	Beerwah	87
#30	Calamvale	87
#31	Mooloolah Valley	87
#32	Sandstone Point	87
#33	Wurtulla	87
#34	Aspley	87
#35	Wights Mountain	87
#36	Lota	87
#37	Alexandra Hills	87
#38	Keperra	87
#39	Burpengary East	87
#40	Robina	87
#41	Kallangur	87
#42	Albany Creek	86
#43	Edmonton	86
#44	Camp Mountain	86
#45	Runcorn	86
#46	Buderim	86
#47	Yugar	86
#48	Tamborine	85
#49	Griffin	85
#50	Shailer Park	85

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

Liveability vs affordability in Queensland

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