What are the best beach lifestyle in Western Australia?

The top-ranked suburbs are Fremantle, Bunbury, Hillarys, Scarborough, South Fremantle, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Beach Lifestyle in Western 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	Fremantle	100
#2	Bunbury	96
#3	Hillarys	91
#4	Scarborough	89
#5	South Fremantle	87
#6	Mosman Park	85
#7	Rockingham	85
#8	Cottesloe	80
#9	South Bunbury	74
#10	City Beach	74
#11	Warnbro	73
#12	Ocean Reef	72
#13	Port Kennedy	72
#14	Mandurah	71
#15	Mullaloo	70
#16	Swanbourne	69
#17	Withers	69
#18	North Fremantle	68
#19	Secret Harbour	66
#20	Golden Bay	62
#21	Halls Head	62
#22	Dalyellup	62
#23	Coogee	61
#24	Safety Bay	61
#25	Sorrento	60
#26	Waikiki	60
#27	North Beach	59
#28	Alkimos	58
#29	Dawesville	58
#30	Kallaroo	58
#31	North Coogee	58
#32	Dunsborough	58
#33	Singleton	56
#34	Quinns Rocks	53
#35	Iluka	53
#36	Shoalwater	53
#37	Mindarie	52
#38	Middleton Beach	51
#39	Abbey	50
#40	Falcon	50
#41	Jindalee	49
#42	Coral Bay	48
#43	Burns Beach	47
#44	Marmion	46
#45	Trigg	45
#46	Cable Beach	43
#47	Gnarabup	43
#48	Mount Clarence	41
#49	Wannanup	41
#50	Watermans Bay	39

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 11:46 pm AWST

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