What are the best retirement suburbs in Victoria?

The top-ranked suburbs are Wandana Heights, Barrabool, Batesford, Black Rock, Sedgwick, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Retirement Suburbs in Victoria

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	Wandana Heights	100
#2	Barrabool	99
#3	Batesford	97
#4	Black Rock	96
#5	Sedgwick	96
#6	Leneva	95
#7	Newham	94
#8	Eaglemont	94
#9	Lower Norton	94
#10	Montmorency	94
#11	Inverleigh	94
#12	Harkaway	94
#13	Axe Creek	94
#14	Gowanbrae	93
#15	Beaumaris	93
#16	Highton	93
#17	Mount Martha	93
#18	Strathfieldsaye	92
#19	Waldara	92
#20	Macclesfield	92
#21	Murrumbeena	92
#22	Longlea	91
#23	Mont Albert North	91
#24	Sulky	91
#25	Briar Hill	91
#26	Heathmont	91
#27	Lauriston	91
#28	Nilma North	91
#29	Waterways	91
#30	Bonegilla	91
#31	McKinnon	90
#32	Wonga Park	90
#33	Ivanhoe East	90
#34	Wooragee	90
#35	Hughesdale	90
#36	Diamond Creek	90
#37	Parkdale	90
#38	Edithvale	90
#39	Illowa	90
#40	Mount Eliza	90
#41	Teesdale	89
#42	Modewarre	89
#43	Torquay	89
#44	Lysterfield	89
#45	Allans Flat	89
#46	Hampton	89
#47	Pakenham Upper	89
#48	Macleod	89
#49	Kialla West	89
#50	Aspendale Gardens	88

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 18 August 2026 at 1:36 am AEST

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