What are the best beach lifestyle in South Australia?

The top-ranked suburbs are West Lakes, Brighton, Seaford, Glenelg, Henley Beach, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Beach Lifestyle in South Australia

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.

Coastal suburbs ranked for beach access, outdoor recreation and the lifestyle amenities that define seaside living.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	West Lakes	100
#2	Brighton	99
#3	Seaford	99
#4	Glenelg	96
#5	Henley Beach	96
#6	Victor Harbor	96
#7	Semaphore	91
#8	Christies Beach	89
#9	Hallett Cove	89
#10	Grange	86
#11	West Beach	84
#12	North Haven	84
#13	Glenelg North	80
#14	Largs Bay	76
#15	Taperoo	75
#16	Seacliff	74
#17	Hove	74
#18	West Lakes Shore	73
#19	Somerton Park	72
#20	North Brighton	71
#21	Marino	67
#22	Glenelg South	67
#23	Port Noarlunga	66
#24	Penneshaw	65
#25	O'Sullivan Beach	63
#26	Largs North	60
#27	Port Noarlunga South	60
#28	Semaphore Park	59
#29	Encounter Bay	59
#30	Hayborough	58
#31	McCracken	56
#32	Kingston Park	56
#33	Aldinga Beach	55
#34	South Brighton	55
#35	Moana	55
#36	Sellicks Beach	54
#37	Osborne	53
#38	American River	52
#39	Henley Beach South	52
#40	Wallaroo	49
#41	Tennyson	48
#42	Semaphore South	48
#43	Maslin Beach	45
#44	Sellicks Hill	42
#45	Dublin	42
#46	Goolwa Beach	41
#47	Port Elliot	41
#48	Boston	40
#49	Chiton	40
#50	Coobowie	38

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 1:16 am ACST

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