Quality of Life in Australia

Purchasing Power Index	135.58	Very High
Safety Index	52.64	Moderate
Health Care Index	72.44	High
Climate Index	91.89	Very High
Cost of Living Index	67.92	Moderate
Property Price to Income Ratio	8.49	Moderate
Traffic Commute Time Index	38.64	Moderate
Pollution Index	27.67	Low
ƒ Quality of Life Index:	187.11	Very High

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Last update: 7 December 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	194.0	133.8	66.5	66.0	70.0	7.8	35.3	25.5	90.6
	Brisbane	193.3	145.8	62.1	71.5	65.0	7.8	43.1	32.2	98.1
	Melbourne	192.9	146.8	55.9	72.9	70.8	7.5	42.5	27.9	94.3
	Adelaide	192.5	126.4	67.0	73.0	67.8	10.0	37.9	25.0	95.0
	Perth	191.5	136.1	58.1	72.9	67.9	7.4	40.9	27.7	95.7
	Canberra	190.9	126.9	72.3	71.4	71.3	9.7	37.4	24.9	82.7
	Gold Coast	189.0	116.5	53.0	77.3	70.1	9.2	30.3	24.3	97.7
	Sydney	182.5	119.2	66.1	74.8	74.5	12.3	43.3	28.6	97.1