What are the best retirement suburbs in Tasmania?

The top-ranked suburbs are Clifton Beach, Blackmans Bay, Howden, Park Grove, Kingston Beach, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Retirement Suburbs in Tasmania

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	Clifton Beach	100
#2	Blackmans Bay	90
#3	Howden	89
#4	Park Grove	88
#5	Kingston Beach	87
#6	Mount Stuart	87
#7	Taroona	86
#8	Tinderbox	86
#9	Bonnet Hill	86
#10	Acton Park	86
#11	Allens Rivulet	85
#12	East Launceston	83
#13	Leslie Vale	83
#14	Coningham	82
#15	Longley	82
#16	Margate	82
#17	Lucaston	82
#18	Battery Point	79
#19	Parklands	78
#20	Lower Snug	78
#21	Mountain River	78
#22	Tolmans Hill	78
#23	North Hobart	77
#24	Roches Beach	76
#25	Sandfly	76
#26	West Hobart	76
#27	Swan Bay	75
#28	Tranmere	75
#29	Lauderdale	75
#30	Grove	75
#31	Lower Longley	75
#32	Kaoota	74
#33	Austins Ferry	74
#34	Glebe	74
#35	Sandy Bay	74
#36	Tugrah	73
#37	Relbia	73
#38	Mooreville	72
#39	Kingston	72
#40	Fern Tree	72
#41	Lenah Valley	72
#42	Ridgeway	72
#43	New Town	72
#44	Woodbridge	72
#45	Crabtree	71
#46	Dulcot	71
#47	South Hobart	71
#48	Rosetta	71
#49	Neika	71
#50	Huntingfield	71

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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