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Weighted score from safety, housing, education, accessibility, lifestyle, environment, future growth and community. Ranked within metro, coastal and regional cohorts.

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Beachside suburbs and towns whose boundary meets the coast — city beaches and regional holiday towns alike — so beaches are ranked against beaches.

Top suburbs — Desirability · Desirability Index (0–100) · showing 25 of 202

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Cohort median: 42.5/100 (Coastal & beach)

1Mona Vale210383.4/100+40.9 vs median
2Dee Why209981.8/100+39.3 vs median
3Avalon Beach210781.6/100+39.1 vs median
4Freshwater209678.5/100+36 vs median
5Maroubra203577.6/100+35.1 vs median
6Manly209576.9/100+34.4 vs median
7Coogee203475.5/100+33 vs median
8Warriewood210275.3/100+32.8 vs median
9Collaroy209774/100+31.5 vs median
10Cronulla223073.4/100+30.9 vs median
11Narrabeen73/100+30.5 vs median
12Bateau Bay226172/100+29.5 vs median
13Wollongong250071.8/100+29.3 vs median
14Kiama253371.5/100+29 vs median
15Newport210671.2/100+28.7 vs median
16Pottsville248971/100+28.5 vs median
17North Bondi202670.8/100+28.3 vs median
18Kingscliff248769.2/100+26.7 vs median
19Woonona251768.8/100+26.3 vs median
20Vaucluse203068.4/100+25.9 vs median
21Bronte202468/100+25.5 vs median
22Gerringong253467.6/100+25.1 vs median
23North Narrabeen210167.3/100+24.8 vs median
24Bondi Beach202667.1/100+24.6 vs median
25North Curl Curl209966.4/100+23.9 vs median

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