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
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