👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Best Suburbs for Families in Australia (2026)

Ranked by highest median family income — where families thrive.

NSW 59
QLD 12
WA 11
ACT 9
VIC 9
#SuburbStatePopulationFamily Income
1LonguevilleNSW2,116$5,150/wk
2DalkeithWA4,398$4,861/wk
3CastlecragNSW2,965$4,857/wk
4RiverviewNSW3,148$4,841/wk
5Balgowlah HeightsNSW3,546$4,784/wk
6BirchgroveNSW3,228$4,706/wk
7PaddingtonNSW12,701$4,686/wk
8Red HillACT3,146$4,667/wk
9NorthbridgeNSW6,493$4,650/wk
10Queens ParkNSW3,143$4,637/wk
11SeaforthNSW7,384$4,620/wk
12Darling PointNSW3,977$4,620/wk
13CottesloeWA7,750$4,593/wk
14City BeachWA6,805$4,592/wk
15Hunters HillNSW9,014$4,583/wk
16Dover HeightsNSW4,044$4,572/wk
17KalingaQLD2,144$4,571/wk
18North BalgowlahNSW3,816$4,569/wk
19BalmainNSW10,454$4,562/wk
20VaucluseNSW9,510$4,560/wk
21WoollahraNSW7,189$4,557/wk
22Milsons PointNSW2,529$4,517/wk
23Bellevue HillNSW10,590$4,509/wk
24Cremorne PointNSW2,270$4,509/wk
25YarralumlaACT3,120$4,506/wk
26MosmanNSW28,329$4,502/wk
27BronteNSW7,166$4,501/wk
28Curl CurlNSW2,364$4,420/wk
29RozelleNSW8,553$4,372/wk
30PullenvaleQLD3,276$4,289/wk
31FloreatWA8,621$4,270/wk
32ManlyNSW16,296$4,266/wk
33Double BayNSW4,709$4,250/wk
34ClovellyNSW4,887$4,236/wk
35McMahons PointNSW2,315$4,226/wk
36Fig Tree PocketQLD4,345$4,226/wk
37DeakinACT3,124$4,211/wk
38NaremburnNSW5,924$4,200/wk
39BrookfieldQLD3,640$4,197/wk
40FairlightNSW6,141$4,187/wk
41North BondiNSW9,290$4,180/wk
42SwanbourneWA4,592$4,179/wk
43Elizabeth BayNSW4,878$4,147/wk
44BardonQLD10,153$4,146/wk
45CammerayNSW7,088$4,078/wk
46Mount ClaremontWA4,999$4,046/wk
47GreenwichNSW5,469$4,034/wk
48HawthorneQLD5,090$3,989/wk
49LilyfieldNSW7,641$3,973/wk
50Port HedlandWA4,081$3,971/wk
51WilstonQLD4,110$3,923/wk
52NickolWA4,938$3,916/wk
53DarlinghurstNSW10,615$3,913/wk
54ToorakVIC12,817$3,909/wk
55West PymbleNSW5,441$3,908/wk
56AnnandaleNSW9,487$3,905/wk
57ChelmerQLD3,325$3,900/wk
58East LindfieldNSW3,710$3,898/wk
59Middle ParkVIC4,000$3,882/wk
60North Curl CurlNSW4,288$3,878/wk
61GrangeQLD4,615$3,867/wk
62CampbellACT6,564$3,864/wk
63BurraneerNSW3,719$3,861/wk
64WaverleyNSW4,216$3,849/wk
65WarraweeNSW3,170$3,846/wk
66CheltenhamNSW2,166$3,843/wk
67WavertonNSW2,981$3,842/wk
68Castle CoveNSW2,643$3,841/wk
69Albert ParkVIC6,044$3,830/wk
70WilloughbyNSW7,124$3,830/wk
71MalvernVIC9,929$3,814/wk
72Crows NestNSW4,974$3,812/wk
73Killarney HeightsNSW4,502$3,809/wk
74NedlandsWA10,561$3,803/wk
75South TurramurraNSW3,208$3,781/wk
76BrightonVIC23,252$3,778/wk
77ErskinevilleNSW9,657$3,766/wk
78PymbleNSW11,775$3,757/wk
79EdgecliffNSW2,499$3,756/wk
80BayntonWA4,496$3,750/wk
81KirribilliNSW3,629$3,744/wk
82PaddingtonQLD9,063$3,742/wk
83East MelbourneVIC4,896$3,733/wk
84FordeACT4,435$3,730/wk
85WeetangeraACT2,795$3,730/wk
86Ivanhoe EastVIC3,762$3,712/wk
87CremorneNSW11,263$3,708/wk
88Lane Cove WestNSW3,146$3,702/wk
89WickhamWA2,022$3,698/wk
90RosevilleNSW10,340$3,689/wk
91JerrabomberraNSW9,601$3,680/wk
92BrookwaterQLD2,902$3,676/wk
93CurtinACT5,569$3,673/wk
94CoogeeNSW14,634$3,669/wk
95HughesACT3,210$3,669/wk
96Forest LodgeNSW4,965$3,664/wk
97AshgroveQLD13,450$3,654/wk
98GriffithACT5,328$3,649/wk
99CremorneVIC2,158$3,639/wk
100HamptonVIC13,518$3,638/wk

Data: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb and Locality (SAL) level. Minimum population filter: 2,000.