Desirability · Coastal & beach

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Last updated 2 July 2026 at 5:43 pm ACST

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Desirability index

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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 79

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Cohort median: 36.6/100 (Coastal & beach)

1Hallett Cove515868.4/100+31.8 vs median
2Seaford516967.7/100+31.1 vs median
3West Beach502461.5/100+24.9 vs median
4Henley Beach502259.7/100+23.1 vs median
5Grange502259/100+22.4 vs median
6West Lakes502158.8/100+22.2 vs median
7Glenelg North504558.6/100+22 vs median
8Brighton504857.7/100+21.1 vs median
9Seacliff504955.6/100+19 vs median
10North Haven501855.2/100+18.6 vs median
11Glenelg504555.1/100+18.5 vs median
12Semaphore501953.6/100+17 vs median
13West Lakes Shore502053.5/100+16.9 vs median
14Christies Beach516553.3/100+16.7 vs median
15Victor Harbor521152.3/100+15.7 vs median
16Hove504851.8/100+15.2 vs median
17North Brighton504851.1/100+14.5 vs median
18Moana516950.7/100+14.1 vs median
19Port Noarlunga South516949.9/100+13.3 vs median
20O'Sullivan Beach516649.4/100+12.8 vs median
21Largs Bay501648.6/100+12 vs median
22Largs North501648.4/100+11.8 vs median
23Marino504947.8/100+11.2 vs median
24Sellicks Beach517447.2/100+10.6 vs median
25Osborne501746.7/100+10.1 vs median

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