Quality of Life in Australia

Purchasing Power Index	143.40	Very High
Safety Index	52.63	Moderate
Health Care Index	73.14	High
Climate Index	94.25	Very High
Cost of Living Index	64.80	Moderate
Property Price to Income Ratio	8.44	Moderate
Traffic Commute Time Index	37.38	Moderate
Pollution Index	26.89	Low
ƒ Quality of Life Index:	192.82	Very High

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Last update: 8 July 2025

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in Australia

Rank	City	Quality of Life Index	Purchasing Power Index	Safety Index	Health Care Index	Cost of Living Index	Property Price to Income Ratio	Traffic Commute Time Index	Pollution Index	Climate Index
	Hobart	201.5	135.8	66.1	69.3	68.9	9.2	27.2	21.1	90.6
	Brisbane	199.7	152.7	62.5	74.2	61.6	9.7	40.1	28.7	98.1
	Perth	199.6	151.7	58.2	72.6	64.4	6.1	40.5	27.4	95.7
	Adelaide	198.8	136.5	66.9	73.2	64.5	9.3	36.0	24.8	95.0
	Canberra	198.5	133.0	73.5	72.6	68.9	8.6	34.9	22.7	82.7
	Melbourne	195.7	151.6	56.2	73.4	67.4	8.1	41.7	27.2	94.3
	Gold Coast	190.2	115.0	52.8	78.6	66.5	10.6	26.7	23.4	97.7
	Sydney	185.8	127.9	65.9	74.7	71.5	12.6	43.3	28.7	97.1