Quality of Life in Australia

Purchasing Power Index 143.69   Very High
Safety Index 52.56   Moderate
Health Care Index 71.81   High
Climate Index 91.94   Very High
Cost of Living Index 73.31   High
Property Price to Income Ratio 7.99   Low
Traffic Commute Time Index 38.62   Moderate
Pollution Index 28.14   Low
ƒ Quality of Life Index: 189.74   Very High

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Last update: 12 June 2026

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 196.0 147.3 65.7 64.2 73.7 6.5 37.7 28.5 90.6
Gold Coast 194.3 133.3 52.6 76.4 76.8 8.7 30.1 25.5 97.7
Perth 193.6 144.1 57.8 72.0 74.5 6.9 40.9 28.2 95.7
Adelaide 193.1 130.8 66.9 72.4 76.3 9.9 38.2 25.0 95.0
Canberra 193.0 142.2 71.5 68.7 80.5 9.2 38.5 27.2 82.7
Brisbane 190.6 143.1 61.8 71.2 70.7 8.4 42.7 32.9 98.1
Melbourne 189.3 140.4 55.7 72.1 79.3 7.3 42.0 28.1 94.3
Sydney 180.8 116.5 66.1 74.6 80.9 12.1 43.5 28.7 97.1
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