Designated Regional Areas in Australia

Designated Regional Areas in Australia with Postcodes

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Nearest Eligible Designated Areas are as follows

Best Ranked
by
Highest Income Group all over Australia

Top 30 best regional areas are listed below on the basis of Best Income all over Australia.

The list also includes any top-rated regional centres or major regional centres postcodes.

If income is your main concern, see the top 30 best regional areas with the highest income.

Postcode	Name	State	Distance from Capital CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
6008	Subiaco	Western Australia	3.5	9202	Category 2	59592	3.129	Perth	Suburb	Subiaco (City)	Perth - Inner
6019	Scarborough	Western Australia	15.4	15467	Category 2	55172	4.992	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
6112	Piara Waters	Western Australia	26.7	9116	Category 2	52884	6.689	Perth	Suburb	Armadale (City)	Perth - South East
6151	South Perth	Western Australia	4.8	12053	Category 2	51792	5.177	Perth	Suburb	South Perth (City)	Perth - South East
6004	East Perth	Western Australia	2.1	10596	Category 2	51584	3.205	Perth	Suburb	Perth (City)	Perth - Inner
6010	Claremont	Western Australia	8.6	8148	Category 2	50128	3.872	Perth	Suburb	Claremont (Town)	Perth - Inner
2913	Ngunnawal	Australian Capital Territory	17.3	10486	Category 2	49920	4.159	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
6112	Harrisdale	Western Australia	27.8	9076	Category 2	49868	5.775	Perth	Suburb	Armadale (City)	Perth - South East
2906	Gordon	Australian Capital Territory	27.6	7611	Category 2	49764	4.442	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
6018	Doubleview	Western Australia	13.5	8404	Category 2	49660	2.599	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
6000	Perth	Western Australia	1	11425	Category 2	49348	4.563		Major urban locality	Perth (City)	Perth - Inner
6006	North Perth	Western Australia	4.6	8744	Category 2	49036	3.067	Perth	Suburb	Vincent (City)	Perth - Inner
6158	East Fremantle	Western Australia	17.3	7376	Category 2	48776	3.138	Perth	Suburb	East Fremantle (Town)	Perth - South West
6050	Mount Lawley	Western Australia	4.1	11125	Category 2	48464	4.343	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - Inner
2903	Wanniassa	Australian Capital Territory	18.4	7512	Category 2	48204	5.398	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
6018	Innaloo	Western Australia	12	8251	Category 2	48152	3.183	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
6014	Wembley	Western Australia	7.1	11301	Category 2	47944	4.252	Perth	Suburb	Cambridge (Town)	Perth - Inner
6009	Nedlands	Western Australia	5.7	10194	Category 2	47788	5.324	Perth	Suburb	Nedlands (City)	Perth - Inner
2902	Kambah	Australian Capital Territory	18	14900	Category 2	47684	11.336	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
6069	Aveley	Western Australia	31.5	10173	Category 2	47164	6.102	Perth	Suburb	Swan (City)	Perth - North East
6012	Mosman Park	Western Australia	12.3	8757	Category 2	46488	4.347	Perth	Suburb	Mosman Park (Town)	Perth - Inner
6051	Maylands	Western Australia	5.3	12577	Category 2	46332	5.005	Perth	Suburb	Bayswater (City)	Perth - North East
2291	Merewether	New South Wales	168	10964	Category 2	46176	6.282	Newcastle	Suburb	Newcastle (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
4720	Emerald	Queensland	831	14356	Category 3	45344	611.005		Urban locality	Central Highlands (Regional Council)	Central Queensland
6152	Como	Western Australia	6.5	14138	Category 2	45292	6.414	Perth	Suburb	South Perth (City)	Perth - South East
6170	Wellard	Western Australia	38.8	9096	Category 2	45240	16.333	Perth	Suburb	Kwinana (City)	Perth - South West
4870	Redlynch	Queensland	1686	9728	Category 3	45136	25.378	Cairns	Suburb	Cairns (Regional Council)	Cairns
6164	Beeliar	Western Australia	25.2	7454	Category 2	44668	11.418	Perth	Suburb	Cockburn (City)	Perth - South West
3809	Officer	Victoria	52.1	7133	Category 3	44460	28.485	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
6164	Success	Western Australia	25.6	10148	Category 2	44304	6.050	Perth	Suburb	Cockburn (City)	Perth - South West

Best Ranked
by
the highest Population all over Australia

High population means better income opportunities.

We have listed the top 30 eligible regional areas with the highest population.

Postcode	Name	State	Distance from Capital CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
3810	Pakenham	Victoria	60.9	46421	Category 3	34320	85.415	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
2444	Port Macquarie	New South Wales	392	44830	Category 3	29640	54.472		Major urban locality	Port Macquarie-Hastings (Area)	Mid North Coast
2830	Dubbo	New South Wales	391	38943	Category 3	35932	990.698		Major urban locality	Dubbo Regional (Area)	Far West and Orana
2800	Orange	New South Wales	254	38097	Category 3	34372	150.928		Major urban locality	Orange (City)	Central West
6155	Canning Vale	Western Australia	22	33059	Category 2	38272	25.347	Perth	Suburb	Canning (City)	Perth - South East
3500	Mildura	Victoria	546	32738	Category 3	28392	78.041		Major urban locality	Mildura (Rural City)	North West
4215	Southport	Queensland	76.1	31908	Category 2	28288	14.256	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
6171	Baldivis	Western Australia	44.5	31653	Category 2	43784	87.315	Perth	Suburb	Rockingham (City)	Perth - South West
3630	Shepparton	Victoria	191	31197	Category 3	29016	42.943		Major urban locality	Greater Shepparton (City)	Shepparton
3280	Warrnambool	Victoria	258	29661	Category 3	31668	65.516		Major urban locality	Warrnambool (City)	Warrnambool and South West
4556	Buderim	Queensland	96.6	29355	Category 2	34216	30.579	Sunshine Coast	Suburb	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast
2450	Coffs Harbour	New South Wales	536	25752	Category 3	28808	46.046		Major urban locality	Coffs Harbour (City)	Coffs Harbour - Grafton
5290	Mount Gambier	South Australia	435	25512		30316	26.797		Major urban locality	Mount Gambier (City)	South Australia - South East
4209	Upper Coomera	Queensland	57.2	25276	Category 2	37752	24.074	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
3844	Traralgon	Victoria	163	24933	Category 3	32968	56.282		Major urban locality	Latrobe (City)	Latrobe - Gippsland
3752	South Morang	Victoria	30.6	24060	Category 3	36556	21.454	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3931	Mornington	Victoria	72.9	23989	Category 3	32500	21.093	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
4217	Surfers Paradise	Queensland	78.3	23689	Category 2	33124	5.796	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
6059	Dianella	Western Australia	9.3	23486	Category 2	35412	10.740	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
2350	Armidale	New South Wales	482	23352	Category 3	29328	274.600		Major urban locality	Armidale Regional (Area)	New England and North West
6108	Thornlie	Western Australia	31.1	23153	Category 2	32552	11.591	Perth	Suburb	Gosnells (City)	Perth - South East
5162	Morphett Vale	South Australia	25.2	23140	Category 2	27768	12.761	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
4226	Robina	Queensland	80.8	23106	Category 2	33384	14.959	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
6069	Ellenbrook	Western Australia	28.7	22681	Category 2	39520	17.873	Perth	Suburb	Swan (City)	Perth - North East
2580	Goulburn	New South Wales	196	22419	Category 3	32500	55.576		Major urban locality	Goulburn Mulwaree (Area)	Capital Region
6062	Morley	Western Australia	8.6	21530	Category 2	32500	10.499	Perth	Suburb	Bayswater (City)	Perth - North East
4817	Kirwan	Queensland	1338	21418	Category 3	35932	11.710	Townsville	Suburb	Townsville (City)	Townsville
3754	Doreen	Victoria	34.5	21298	Category 3	41288	32.236		Rural locality	Nillumbik (Shire)	Melbourne - North East
6110	Gosnells	Western Australia	34.1	20293	Category 2	29484	15.620	Perth	Suburb	Gosnells (City)	Perth - South East
3216	Highton	Victoria	84.8	18953	Category 2	35620	11.512	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong

Regional Areas In Australia
Ranked by
Nearest Capital City

Living in regional Areas near the main capital cities has its own benefits.

See the Top 50 eligible regional areas that are closest to major Capital cities of Australia.

Postcode	Name	State	Distance from Capital CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
6004	East Perth	Western Australia	2.1	10596	Category 2	51584	3.205	Perth	Suburb	Perth (City)	Perth - Inner
5006	North Adelaide	South Australia	2.5	6950	Category 2	40508	5.091	Adelaide	Suburb	Adelaide (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
2601	Acton	Australian Capital Territory	3.3	2086	Category 2	9308	5.989	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
6008	Subiaco	Western Australia	3.5	9202	Category 2	59592	3.129	Perth	Suburb	Subiaco (City)	Perth - Inner
6050	Mount Lawley	Western Australia	4.1	11125	Category 2	48464	4.343	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - Inner
7008	New Town	Tasmania	4.2	6122	Category 2	33124	3.880	Hobart	Suburb	Hobart (City)	Hobart
6006	North Perth	Western Australia	4.6	8744	Category 2	49036	3.067	Perth	Suburb	Vincent (City)	Perth - Inner
5082	Prospect	South Australia	4.8	13280	Category 2	37804	4.968	Adelaide	Suburb	Prospect (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
6151	South Perth	Western Australia	4.8	12053	Category 2	51792	5.177	Perth	Suburb	South Perth (City)	Perth - South East
7005	Sandy Bay	Tasmania	4.9	11927	Category 2	34788	6.985	Hobart	Suburb	Hobart (City)	Hobart
6051	Maylands	Western Australia	5.3	12577	Category 2	46332	5.005	Perth	Suburb	Bayswater (City)	Perth - North East
6009	Nedlands	Western Australia	5.7	10194	Category 2	47788	5.324	Perth	Suburb	Nedlands (City)	Perth - Inner
5032	Brooklyn Park	South Australia	5.8	4781	Category 2	29848	1.546	Adelaide	Suburb	West Torrens (City)	Adelaide - West
6009	Crawley	Western Australia	6	4095	Category 2	14508	1.420	Perth	Suburb	Perth (City)	Perth - Inner
7009	Moonah	Tasmania	6	5421	Category 2	28392	2.845	Hobart	Suburb	Glenorchy (City)	Hobart
7015	Lindisfarne	Tasmania	6.4	6179	Category 2	35568	6.945	Hobart	Suburb	Clarence (City)	Hobart
6152	Como	Western Australia	6.5	14138	Category 2	45292	6.414	Perth	Suburb	South Perth (City)	Perth - South East
5032	Lockleys	South Australia	6.5	5628	Category 2	35880	3.124	Adelaide	Suburb	West Torrens (City)	Adelaide - West
6014	Wembley	Western Australia	7.1	11301	Category 2	47944	4.252	Perth	Suburb	Cambridge (Town)	Perth - Inner
5025	Flinders Park	South Australia	7.2	4880	Category 2	32240	2.159	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5039	Edwardstown	South Australia	7.7	4328	Category 2	27716	2.341	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South
5087	Klemzig	South Australia	7.8	6100	Category 2	30680	2.510	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
2617	Bruce	Australian Capital Territory	8.1	6997	Category 2	42484	6.608	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
5023	Findon	South Australia	8.2	6205	Category 2	27560	2.438	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5008	Croydon Park	South Australia	8.4	3971	Category 2	23608	1.726	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - West
6060	Yokine	Western Australia	8.5	11542	Category 2	40976	4.852	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
6102	Bentley	Western Australia	8.6	8782	Category 2	22256	5.377	Perth	Suburb	Canning (City)	Perth - South East
6010	Claremont	Western Australia	8.6	8148	Category 2	50128	3.872	Perth	Suburb	Claremont (Town)	Perth - Inner
6062	Morley	Western Australia	8.6	21530	Category 2	32500	10.499	Perth	Suburb	Bayswater (City)	Perth - North East
5084	Blair Athol	South Australia	8.7	4630	Category 2	23608	1.958	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
7010	Glenorchy	Tasmania	8.7	10828	Category 2	25688	10.373	Hobart	Suburb	Glenorchy (City)	Hobart
5085	Enfield	South Australia	8.8	5331	Category 2	26728	2.257	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
5072	Magill	South Australia	8.9	8861	Category 2	31096	3.499	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
2617	Belconnen	Australian Capital Territory	8.9	6657	Category 2	43628	4.426	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
5084	Kilburn	South Australia	9.1	5430	Category 2	22724	2.903	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
6104	Belmont	Western Australia	9.2	6785	Category 2	38012	4.374	Perth	Suburb	Belmont (City)	Perth - South East
6059	Dianella	Western Australia	9.3	23486	Category 2	35412	10.740	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
6060	Tuart Hill	Western Australia	9.3	7012	Category 2	41340	2.152	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
5075	Paradise	South Australia	9.4	6773	Category 2	29536	3.573	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5074	Campbelltown	South Australia	9.4	8156	Category 2	26780	3.483	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5024	Fulham Gardens	South Australia	9.4	6179	Category 2	31772	2.416	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
6100	Victoria Park	Western Australia	9.5	8777	Category 2	44044	2.619	Perth	Suburb	Victoria Park (Town)	Perth - South East
2617	Kaleen	Australian Capital Territory	9.6	7271	Category 2	44148	6.027	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
6103	Rivervale	Western Australia	10.1	10366	Category 2	39572	3.341	Perth	Suburb	Belmont (City)	Perth - South East
5085	Northfield	South Australia	10.2	4637	Category 2	26572	2.490	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
6061	Nollamara	Western Australia	10.4	11570	Category 2	36400	3.734	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West
5022	Henley Beach	South Australia	10.5	5988	Category 2	38896	2.499	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5074	Newton	South Australia	10.5	4787	Category 2	30160	2.169	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
6053	Bayswater	Western Australia	10.6	14432	Category 2	42900	9.845	Perth	Suburb	Bayswater (City)	Perth - North East
5045	Glenelg North	South Australia	10.9	6254	Category 2	41080	2.762	Adelaide	Suburb	Holdfast Bay (City)	Adelaide - South

Expert's Opinion about the best towns in regional Australia
by
Sidra Shahab

Looking at the highest Income or highest population may or may not necessarily give the ideal results.

Its because people with high incomes might be travelling to nearby big suburbs to earn a high income.

Our expert registered Migration agent, Sidra Shahab, has identified the following top 30 suburbs that may offer better opportunities income-wise without considering the distance from the capital cities.

Postcode	Name	State	Distance from Capital CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region	rank
2444	Port Macquarie	New South Wales	392	44830	Category 3	29640	54.472		Major urban locality	Port Macquarie-Hastings (Area)	Mid North Coast	1.5124831309042
3810	Pakenham	Victoria	60.9	46421	Category 3	34320	85.415	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East	1.3525932400932
3500	Mildura	Victoria	546	32738	Category 3	28392	78.041		Major urban locality	Mildura (Rural City)	North West	1.1530712876867
4215	Southport	Queensland	76.1	31908	Category 2	28288	14.256	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	1.1279694570136
2800	Orange	New South Wales	254	38097	Category 3	34372	150.928		Major urban locality	Orange (City)	Central West	1.1083730943791
2830	Dubbo	New South Wales	391	38943	Category 3	35932	990.698		Major urban locality	Dubbo Regional (Area)	Far West and Orana	1.0837971724368
3630	Shepparton	Victoria	191	31197	Category 3	29016	42.943		Major urban locality	Greater Shepparton (City)	Shepparton	1.0751654259719
3280	Warrnambool	Victoria	258	29661	Category 3	31668	65.516		Major urban locality	Warrnambool (City)	Warrnambool and South West	0.93662372110648
2450	Coffs Harbour	New South Wales	536	25752	Category 3	28808	46.046		Major urban locality	Coffs Harbour (City)	Coffs Harbour - Grafton	0.89391835601222
6155	Canning Vale	Western Australia	22	33059	Category 2	38272	25.347	Perth	Suburb	Canning (City)	Perth - South East	0.86379076086957
4556	Buderim	Queensland	96.6	29355	Category 2	34216	30.579	Sunshine Coast	Suburb	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast	0.85793196165537
5290	Mount Gambier	South Australia	435	25512		30316	26.797		Major urban locality	Mount Gambier (City)	South Australia - South East	0.8415358226679
5162	Morphett Vale	South Australia	25.2	23140	Category 2	27768	12.761	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South	0.83333333333333
2350	Armidale	New South Wales	482	23352	Category 3	29328	274.600		Major urban locality	Armidale Regional (Area)	New England and North West	0.7962356792144
3844	Traralgon	Victoria	163	24933	Category 3	32968	56.282		Major urban locality	Latrobe (City)	Latrobe - Gippsland	0.7562788158214
3931	Mornington	Victoria	72.9	23989	Category 3	32500	21.093	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula	0.73812307692308
6171	Baldivis	Western Australia	44.5	31653	Category 2	43784	87.315	Perth	Suburb	Rockingham (City)	Perth - South West	0.72293531883793
4217	Surfers Paradise	Queensland	78.3	23689	Category 2	33124	5.796	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.71516121241396
6108	Thornlie	Western Australia	31.1	23153	Category 2	32552	11.591	Perth	Suburb	Gosnells (City)	Perth - South East	0.71126198083067
4226	Robina	Queensland	80.8	23106	Category 2	33384	14.959	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.69212796549245
2580	Goulburn	New South Wales	196	22419	Category 3	32500	55.576		Major urban locality	Goulburn Mulwaree (Area)	Capital Region	0.68981538461538
6110	Gosnells	Western Australia	34.1	20293	Category 2	29484	15.620	Perth	Suburb	Gosnells (City)	Perth - South East	0.68827160493827
2430	Taree	New South Wales	318	16197	Category 3	24180	47.845		Urban locality	Mid-Coast (Area)	Mid North Coast	0.66985111662531
4209	Upper Coomera	Queensland	57.2	25276	Category 2	37752	24.074	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.66952744225471
5107	Parafield Gardens	South Australia	22	16945	Category 2	25376	7.027	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.66775693568726
6059	Dianella	Western Australia	9.3	23486	Category 2	35412	10.740	Perth	Suburb	Stirling (City)	Perth - North West	0.66322150683384
6062	Morley	Western Australia	8.6	21530	Category 2	32500	10.499	Perth	Suburb	Bayswater (City)	Perth - North East	0.66246153846154
3752	South Morang	Victoria	30.6	24060	Category 3	36556	21.454	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East	0.65816828974724
3214	Corio	Victoria	68.6	15296	Category 2	23348	19.790	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong	0.65513106047627
4650	Maryborough	Queensland	255	15406	Category 3	23712	26.469		Major urban locality	Fraser Coast (Regional Council)	Wide Bay	0.64971322537112

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Best Regional Areas in Victoria

Looking for regional visa options in Victoria?

Skilled Migrants prefer to live around big cities. Victorian’s regional areas are one of the top destinations favoured by immigrants for visa purposes.

You can explore the below section to search Victorian suburbs included in regional Australia or visit our dedicated page for all regional areas in Victoria.

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Click to see top 20 regional areas close to Melbourne CBD

Postcode	Name	Distance from Melbourne CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
3750	Wollert	25.9	9060	Category 3	36816	53.892		Rural locality	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3752	South Morang	30.6	24060	Category 3	36556	21.454	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3754	Doreen	34.5	21298	Category 3	41288	32.236		Rural locality	Nillumbik (Shire)	Melbourne - North East
3765	Montrose	37.8	6761	Category 3	35828	11.030	Melbourne	Suburb	Yarra Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - Outer East
3754	Mernda	38.5	16458	Category 3	40352	23.823	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3796	Mount Evelyn	42.6	9702	Category 3	35256	16.989	Melbourne	Suburb	Yarra Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - Outer East
3757	Whittlesea	47.3	5611	Category 3	32552	106.240		Urban locality	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3809	Officer	52.1	7133	Category 3	44460	28.485	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
3782	Emerald	52.1	5778	Category 3	34996	50.424	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
3978	Clyde North	53.4	8156	Category 3	42536	29.384	Melbourne	Suburb	Casey (City)	Melbourne - South East
3437	Gisborne	55.3	8999	Category 3	39104	96.662		Urban locality	Macedon Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - North West
3340	Bacchus Marsh	58.9	6394	Category 2	30524	10.949		Urban locality	Moorabool (Shire)	Melbourne - West
3930	Mount Eliza	59.6	17888	Category 3	39520	23.208	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3340	Darley	60	8372	Category 2	34944	26.945	Bacchus Marsh	Suburb	Moorabool (Shire)	Melbourne - West
3810	Pakenham	60.9	46421	Category 3	34320	85.415	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
3756	Wallan	61.8	11074	Category 3	36920	69.610		Urban locality	Mitchell (Shire)	Melbourne - North East
3912	Somerville	62.5	11336	Category 3	34580	38.651	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3777	Healesville	62.9	7461	Category 3	30368	141.727		Urban locality	Yarra Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - Outer East
3212	Lara	63	16355	Category 2	34840	89.348		Urban locality	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3214	Corio	68.6	15296	Category 2	23348	19.790	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong

Top 20 regional areas in Victoria with Highest Income

Postcode	Name	Distance from Melbourne CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
3809	Officer	52.1	7133	Category 3	44460	28.485	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
3978	Clyde North	53.4	8156	Category 3	42536	29.384	Melbourne	Suburb	Casey (City)	Melbourne - South East
3754	Doreen	34.5	21298	Category 3	41288	32.236		Rural locality	Nillumbik (Shire)	Melbourne - North East
3220	Newtown	76.5	10155	Category 2	41288	5.808	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3754	Mernda	38.5	16458	Category 3	40352	23.823	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3228	Torquay	107	13258	Category 2	39728	34.306		Urban locality	Surf Coast (Shire)	Geelong
3930	Mount Eliza	59.6	17888	Category 3	39520	23.208	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3437	Gisborne	55.3	8999	Category 3	39104	96.662		Urban locality	Macedon Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - North West
3934	Mount Martha	77.5	18548	Category 3	37804	30.209	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3442	Woodend	71.8	5806	Category 3	37752	69.506		Urban locality	Macedon Ranges (Shire)	Bendigo
3218	Geelong West	76	6966	Category 2	37752	2.353	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3631	Kialla	188	6817	Category 3	37492	61.411		Rural locality	Greater Shepparton (City)	Shepparton
3756	Wallan	61.8	11074	Category 3	36920	69.610		Urban locality	Mitchell (Shire)	Melbourne - North East
3750	Wollert	25.9	9060	Category 3	36816	53.892		Rural locality	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3752	South Morang	30.6	24060	Category 3	36556	21.454	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3765	Montrose	37.8	6761	Category 3	35828	11.030	Melbourne	Suburb	Yarra Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - Outer East
3216	Highton	84.8	18953	Category 2	35620	11.512	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3226	Ocean Grove	116	14165	Category 2	35464	18.422		Urban locality	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3350	Alfredton	125	9220	Category 3	35360	8.010	Ballarat	Suburb	Ballarat (City)	Ballarat
3796	Mount Evelyn	42.6	9702	Category 3	35256	16.989	Melbourne	Suburb	Yarra Ranges (Shire)	Melbourne - Outer East

Top 20 regional areas in Victoria with highest Population

Postcode	Name	Distance from Melbourne CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
3810	Pakenham	60.9	46421	Category 3	34320	85.415	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East
3500	Mildura	546	32738	Category 3	28392	78.041		Major urban locality	Mildura (Rural City)	North West
3630	Shepparton	191	31197	Category 3	29016	42.943		Major urban locality	Greater Shepparton (City)	Shepparton
3280	Warrnambool	258	29661	Category 3	31668	65.516		Major urban locality	Warrnambool (City)	Warrnambool and South West
3844	Traralgon	163	24933	Category 3	32968	56.282		Major urban locality	Latrobe (City)	Latrobe - Gippsland
3752	South Morang	30.6	24060	Category 3	36556	21.454	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3931	Mornington	72.9	23989	Category 3	32500	21.093	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3754	Doreen	34.5	21298	Category 3	41288	32.236		Rural locality	Nillumbik (Shire)	Melbourne - North East
3216	Highton	84.8	18953	Category 2	35620	11.512	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3690	Wodonga	322	18948	Category 3	32656	37.088		Major urban locality	Wodonga (City)	Hume
3934	Mount Martha	77.5	18548	Category 3	37804	30.209	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3677	Wangaratta	252	18102	Category 3	30160	48.799		Urban locality	Wangaratta (Rural City)	Hume
3930	Mount Eliza	59.6	17888	Category 3	39520	23.208	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula
3754	Mernda	38.5	16458	Category 3	40352	23.823	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East
3212	Lara	63	16355	Category 2	34840	89.348		Urban locality	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3820	Warragul	104	15757	Category 3	30888	55.316		Urban locality	Baw Baw (Shire)	Latrobe - Gippsland
3214	Corio	68.6	15296	Category 2	23348	19.790	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong
3690	West Wodonga	315	14576	Category 3	34684	44.092		Rural locality	Wodonga (City)	Hume
3400	Horsham	302	14543	Category 3	31824	23.829		Urban locality	Horsham (Rural City)	North West
3216	Grovedale	87.8	14308	Category 2	30316	7.165	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong

Top 20 regional areas in Victoria ranked by the experts

Postcode	Name	Distance from Melbourne CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region	rank
3810	Pakenham	60.9	46421	Category 3	34320	85.415	Melbourne	Suburb	Cardinia (Shire)	Melbourne - South East	1.3525932400932
3500	Mildura	546	32738	Category 3	28392	78.041		Major urban locality	Mildura (Rural City)	North West	1.1530712876867
3630	Shepparton	191	31197	Category 3	29016	42.943		Major urban locality	Greater Shepparton (City)	Shepparton	1.0751654259719
3280	Warrnambool	258	29661	Category 3	31668	65.516		Major urban locality	Warrnambool (City)	Warrnambool and South West	0.93662372110648
3844	Traralgon	163	24933	Category 3	32968	56.282		Major urban locality	Latrobe (City)	Latrobe - Gippsland	0.7562788158214
3931	Mornington	72.9	23989	Category 3	32500	21.093	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula	0.73812307692308
3752	South Morang	30.6	24060	Category 3	36556	21.454	Melbourne	Suburb	Whittlesea (City)	Melbourne - North East	0.65816828974724
3214	Corio	68.6	15296	Category 2	23348	19.790	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong	0.65513106047627
3677	Wangaratta	252	18102	Category 3	30160	48.799		Urban locality	Wangaratta (Rural City)	Hume	0.60019893899204
3690	Wodonga	322	18948	Category 3	32656	37.088		Major urban locality	Wodonga (City)	Hume	0.58023027927487
3840	Morwell	148	13771	Category 3	24440	44.795		Urban locality	Latrobe (City)	Latrobe - Gippsland	0.56346153846154
3216	Highton	84.8	18953	Category 2	35620	11.512	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong	0.5320887142055
3754	Doreen	34.5	21298	Category 3	41288	32.236		Rural locality	Nillumbik (Shire)	Melbourne - North East	0.51583995349738
3820	Warragul	104	15757	Category 3	30888	55.316		Urban locality	Baw Baw (Shire)	Latrobe - Gippsland	0.51013338513339
3939	Rosebud	88.9	13195	Category 3	26364	14.042	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula	0.50049309664694
3934	Mount Martha	77.5	18548	Category 3	37804	30.209	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula	0.49063591154375
3216	Grovedale	87.8	14308	Category 2	30316	7.165	Geelong	Suburb	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong	0.47196200026389
3212	Lara	63	16355	Category 2	34840	89.348		Urban locality	Greater Geelong (City)	Geelong	0.46943168771527
3400	Horsham	302	14543	Category 3	31824	23.829		Urban locality	Horsham (Rural City)	North West	0.45698215183509
3930	Mount Eliza	59.6	17888	Category 3	39520	23.208	Melbourne	Suburb	Mornington Peninsula (Shire)	Mornington Peninsula	0.45263157894737

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Postcode	Name	Distance from Sydney CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
2756	Bligh Park	58.1	6366	Category 3	41288	2.115	Sydney	Suburb	Hawkesbury (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2756	South Windsor	59.6	5892	Category 3	33696	8.905	Sydney	Suburb	Hawkesbury (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2753	Richmond	62.5	5482	Category 3	32812	26.813	Sydney	Suburb	Hawkesbury (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2774	Blaxland	63.7	7451	Category 3	40716	9.715	Sydney	Suburb	Blue Mountains (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2516	Bulli	72.2	6105	Category 2	39780	8.662	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2777	Springwood	72.4	8475	Category 3	37544	19.395	Sydney	Suburb	Blue Mountains (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2517	Woonona	74.5	12187	Category 2	34996	6.799	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2518	Bellambi	76.2	3947	Category 2	25012	2.339	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2777	Winmalee	77.4	6202	Category 3	38740	9.058	Sydney	Suburb	Blue Mountains (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2518	Corrimal	77.4	6519	Category 2	31460	5.041	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2250	Kariong	78.2	6385	Category 3	36556	25.793	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast
2519	Balgownie	81	5525	Category 2	33072	3.687	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2519	Fairy Meadow	82.5	7405	Category 2	25844	3.423	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2500	Gwynneville	83.4	3100	Category 2	20436	1.257	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2500	Wollongong	85.3	18442	Category 2	29796	5.810		Major urban locality	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2250	Narara	85.6	7934	Category 3	34632	8.242	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast
2500	West Wollongong	85.7	4827	Category 2	30940	1.970	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2250	Wyoming	86.4	10134	Category 3	29380	7.138	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast
2525	Figtree	87.3	11564	Category 2	33540	8.560	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2250	Erina	87.6	4774	Category 3	28340	5.147	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast

Top 20 regional areas in NSW with Highest Income

Postcode	Name	Distance from Sydney CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
2291	Merewether	168	10964	Category 2	46176	6.282	Newcastle	Suburb	Newcastle (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
2620	Karabar	291	8247	Category 3	42224	6.983	Queanbeyan	Suburb	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (Area)	Capital Region
2285	Cameron Park	152	7995	Category 2	41600	12.177	Newcastle	Suburb	Lake Macquarie (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
2260	Wamberal	95.7	6550	Category 3	41496	8.769	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast
2756	Bligh Park	58.1	6366	Category 3	41288	2.115	Sydney	Suburb	Hawkesbury (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2774	Blaxland	63.7	7451	Category 3	40716	9.715	Sydney	Suburb	Blue Mountains (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2516	Bulli	72.2	6105	Category 2	39780	8.662	Wollongong	Suburb	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2777	Winmalee	77.4	6202	Category 3	38740	9.058	Sydney	Suburb	Blue Mountains (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2650	Lake Albert	458	6192	Category 3	38376	24.540	Wagga Wagga	Suburb	Wagga Wagga (City)	Riverina
2260	Terrigal	94.9	11349	Category 3	38168	8.691	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast
2640	East Albury	552	6098	Category 3	38064	12.329	Albury	Suburb	Albury (City)	Murray
2582	Yass	280	6506	Category 3	37856	99.734		Urban locality	Yass Valley (Area)	Capital Region
2305	New Lambton	163	10048	Category 2	37700	5.296	Newcastle	Suburb	Newcastle (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
2478	Lennox Head	749	6407	Category 3	37648	20.712		Urban locality	Ballina (Area)	Richmond - Tweed
2318	Medowie	189	9563	Category 3	37596	42.542		Urban locality	Port Stephens (Area)	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
2777	Springwood	72.4	8475	Category 3	37544	19.395	Sydney	Suburb	Blue Mountains (City)	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
2640	Thurgoona	548	8656	Category 3	37492	35.631	Albury	Suburb	Albury (City)	Murray
2340	Hillvue	409	6391	Category 3	37180	11.757	Tamworth	Suburb	Tamworth Regional (Area)	New England and North West
2650	Wagga Wagga	458	7104	Category 3	37024	8.849		Major urban locality	Wagga Wagga (City)	Riverina
2280	Valentine	148	5516	Category 2	36764	4.910	Newcastle	Suburb	Lake Macquarie (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Top 20 regional areas in NSW with highest Population

Postcode	Name	Distance from Sydney CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
2444	Port Macquarie	392	44830	Category 3	29640	54.472		Major urban locality	Port Macquarie-Hastings (Area)	Mid North Coast
2830	Dubbo	391	38943	Category 3	35932	990.698		Major urban locality	Dubbo Regional (Area)	Far West and Orana
2800	Orange	254	38097	Category 3	34372	150.928		Major urban locality	Orange (City)	Central West
2450	Coffs Harbour	536	25752	Category 3	28808	46.046		Major urban locality	Coffs Harbour (City)	Coffs Harbour - Grafton
2350	Armidale	482	23352	Category 3	29328	274.600		Major urban locality	Armidale Regional (Area)	New England and North West
2580	Goulburn	196	22419	Category 3	32500	55.576		Major urban locality	Goulburn Mulwaree (Area)	Capital Region
2500	Wollongong	85.3	18442	Category 2	29796	5.810		Major urban locality	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra
2680	Griffith	574	18196	Category 3	34840	51.896		Urban locality	Griffith (City)	Riverina
2880	Broken Hill	1142	17814	Category 3	27456	13040.194		Urban locality	Broken Hill (City)	Far West and Orana
2257	Umina Beach	93.9	16733	Category 3	29380	6.988	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast
2430	Taree	318	16197	Category 3	24180	47.845		Urban locality	Mid-Coast (Area)	Mid North Coast
2486	Banora Point	813	16167	Category 3	27976	9.603	Tweed Heads	Suburb	Tweed (Area)	Richmond - Tweed
2325	Cessnock	161	15177	Category 3	25376	35.239		Major urban locality	Cessnock (City)	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
2428	Forster	312	13740	Category 3	25324	32.538		Urban locality	Mid-Coast (Area)	Mid North Coast
2527	Albion Park	104	13316	Category 3	33228	9.098	Wollongong	Suburb	Shellharbour (City)	Illawarra
2290	Charlestown	152	12912	Category 2	35360	7.115	Newcastle	Suburb	Lake Macquarie (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
2480	Goonellabah	733	12900	Category 3	29952	23.106	Lismore	Suburb	Lismore (City)	Richmond - Tweed
2324	Raymond Terrace	173	12820	Category 3	28808	40.771		Urban locality	Port Stephens (Area)	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
2641	Lavington	551	12472	Category 3	28080	14.778	Albury	Suburb	Albury (City)	Murray
2287	Wallsend	157	12470	Category 2	28964	11.196	Newcastle	Suburb	Newcastle (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Top 20 regional areas in NSW ranked by the experts

Postcode	Name	Distance from Sydney CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region	rank
2444	Port Macquarie	392	44830	Category 3	29640	54.472		Major urban locality	Port Macquarie-Hastings (Area)	Mid North Coast	1.5124831309042
2800	Orange	254	38097	Category 3	34372	150.928		Major urban locality	Orange (City)	Central West	1.1083730943791
2830	Dubbo	391	38943	Category 3	35932	990.698		Major urban locality	Dubbo Regional (Area)	Far West and Orana	1.0837971724368
2450	Coffs Harbour	536	25752	Category 3	28808	46.046		Major urban locality	Coffs Harbour (City)	Coffs Harbour - Grafton	0.89391835601222
2350	Armidale	482	23352	Category 3	29328	274.600		Major urban locality	Armidale Regional (Area)	New England and North West	0.7962356792144
2580	Goulburn	196	22419	Category 3	32500	55.576		Major urban locality	Goulburn Mulwaree (Area)	Capital Region	0.68981538461538
2430	Taree	318	16197	Category 3	24180	47.845		Urban locality	Mid-Coast (Area)	Mid North Coast	0.66985111662531
2880	Broken Hill	1142	17814	Category 3	27456	13040.194		Urban locality	Broken Hill (City)	Far West and Orana	0.64881993006993
2500	Wollongong	85.3	18442	Category 2	29796	5.810		Major urban locality	Wollongong (City)	Illawarra	0.61894213988455
2325	Cessnock	161	15177	Category 3	25376	35.239		Major urban locality	Cessnock (City)	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle	0.59808480453972
2486	Banora Point	813	16167	Category 3	27976	9.603	Tweed Heads	Suburb	Tweed (Area)	Richmond - Tweed	0.57788818987704
2257	Umina Beach	93.9	16733	Category 3	29380	6.988	Central Coast	Suburb	Central Coast (City)	Central Coast	0.56953710006807
2428	Forster	312	13740	Category 3	25324	32.538		Urban locality	Mid-Coast (Area)	Mid North Coast	0.54256831464224
2680	Griffith	574	18196	Category 3	34840	51.896		Urban locality	Griffith (City)	Riverina	0.52227324913892
2324	Raymond Terrace	173	12820	Category 3	28808	40.771		Urban locality	Port Stephens (Area)	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle	0.44501527353513
2641	Lavington	551	12472	Category 3	28080	14.778	Albury	Suburb	Albury (City)	Murray	0.44415954415954
2470	Casino	718	10914	Category 3	25324	80.030		Urban locality	Richmond Valley (Area)	Richmond - Tweed	0.43097456957827
2480	Goonellabah	733	12900	Category 3	29952	23.106	Lismore	Suburb	Lismore (City)	Richmond - Tweed	0.4306891025641
2287	Wallsend	157	12470	Category 2	28964	11.196	Newcastle	Suburb	Newcastle (City)	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie	0.43053445656677
2360	Inverell	577	11660	Category 3	28184	207.662		Urban locality	Inverell (Area)	New England and North West	0.41370990632983

Best Regional Areas in Queensland (QLD)

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Postcode	Name	Distance from Brisbane CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
4133	Waterford West	30.4	6431	Category 3	27144	5.245	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4124	Boronia Heights	32.7	7862	Category 3	31668	4.258	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4124	Greenbank	34.1	7694	Category 3	35100	110.502	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4207	Eagleby	34.3	13326	Category 2	26156	13.816	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4207	Beenleigh	34.7	8252	Category 2	27612	7.703	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4207	Mount Warren Park	37.7	5791	Category 2	33072	4.186	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4208	Ormeau	44.9	14460	Category 2	39052	16.389	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4280	Jimboomba	48.6	13201	Category 3	36712	89.991		Urban locality	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4209	Pimpama	49	9396	Category 2	39000	40.908	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4209	Coomera	55.3	13305	Category 2	38792	24.658	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4209	Upper Coomera	57.2	25276	Category 2	37752	24.074	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4210	Oxenford	58.4	11842	Category 2	36036	13.925	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4212	Hope Island	63.3	11186	Category 2	39780	14.019	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4212	Helensvale	63.4	16862	Category 2	34788	20.133	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4211	Pacific Pines	63.7	16757	Category 2	37700	9.204	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4311	Lowood	65.5	4159	Category 3	25376	26.664		Urban locality	Somerset (Regional Council)	Ipswich
4216	Paradise Point	66.8	6536	Category 2	37492	3.805	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4214	Arundel	68	10246	Category 2	31980	10.383	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4216	Coombabah	68.5	10388	Category 2	27664	11.606	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4518	Glass House Mountains	69.3	5065	Category 2	30108	72.414		Rural locality	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast

Top 20 regional areas in Queensland with Highest Income

Postcode	Name	Distance from Brisbane CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
4720	Emerald	831	14356	Category 3	45344	611.005		Urban locality	Central Highlands (Regional Council)	Central Queensland
4870	Redlynch	1686	9728	Category 3	45136	25.378	Cairns	Suburb	Cairns (Regional Council)	Cairns
4814	Mount Louisa	1339	8825	Category 3	42536	9.973	Townsville	Suburb	Townsville (City)	Townsville
4455	Roma	476	6848	Category 3	42536	78.028		Urban locality	Maranoa (Regional Council)	Darling Downs - Maranoa
4350	Middle Ridge	127	7141	Category 3	42432	8.680	Toowoomba	Suburb	Toowoomba (Regional Council)	Toowoomba
4212	Hope Island	63.3	11186	Category 2	39780	14.019	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4814	Annandale	1331	8574	Category 3	39676	6.840	Townsville	Suburb	Townsville (City)	Townsville
4220	Miami	90.5	6843	Category 2	39572	2.996	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4680	Clinton	522	5921	Category 3	39260	6.090	Gladstone	Suburb	Gladstone (Regional Council)	Central Queensland
4208	Ormeau	44.9	14460	Category 2	39052	16.389	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4209	Pimpama	49	9396	Category 2	39000	40.908	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4209	Coomera	55.3	13305	Category 2	38792	24.658	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4218	Broadbeach Waters	80.9	7779	Category 2	38688	5.314	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4868	Mount Sheridan	1671	8271	Category 3	38584	6.739	Cairns	Suburb	Cairns (Regional Council)	Cairns
4227	Reedy Creek	86.1	6659	Category 2	38532	6.414	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4350	Glenvale	131	6353	Category 3	38116	14.582	Toowoomba	Suburb	Toowoomba (Regional Council)	Toowoomba
4390	Goondiwindi	353	6355	Category 3	37960	830.280		Urban locality	Goondiwindi (Regional Council)	Darling Downs - Maranoa
4350	Rangeville	125	8312	Category 3	37804	8.252	Toowoomba	Suburb	Toowoomba (Regional Council)	Toowoomba
4209	Upper Coomera	57.2	25276	Category 2	37752	24.074	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4211	Pacific Pines	63.7	16757	Category 2	37700	9.204	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast

Top 20 regional areas in Queensland with highest Population

Postcode	Name	Distance from Brisbane CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
4215	Southport	76.1	31908	Category 2	28288	14.256	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4556	Buderim	96.6	29355	Category 2	34216	30.579	Sunshine Coast	Suburb	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast
4209	Upper Coomera	57.2	25276	Category 2	37752	24.074	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4217	Surfers Paradise	78.3	23689	Category 2	33124	5.796	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4226	Robina	80.8	23106	Category 2	33384	14.959	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4817	Kirwan	1338	21418	Category 3	35932	11.710	Townsville	Suburb	Townsville (City)	Townsville
4215	Labrador	71.4	18261	Category 2	29068	4.996	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4211	Nerang	70.4	16864	Category 2	30368	35.393	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4212	Helensvale	63.4	16862	Category 2	34788	20.133	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4558	Maroochydore	103	16800	Category 2	32240	13.016	Sunshine Coast	Suburb	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast
4211	Pacific Pines	63.7	16757	Category 2	37700	9.204	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4650	Maryborough	255	15406	Category 3	23712	26.469		Major urban locality	Fraser Coast (Regional Council)	Wide Bay
4227	Varsity Lakes	89.1	15026	Category 2	33852	5.911	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4221	Palm Beach	92.5	14654	Category 2	35620	6.332	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4208	Ormeau	44.9	14460	Category 2	39052	16.389	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4720	Emerald	831	14356	Category 3	45344	611.005		Urban locality	Central Highlands (Regional Council)	Central Queensland
4220	Burleigh Waters	89.1	14310	Category 2	34372	6.759	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4213	Mudgeeraba	80.3	13624	Category 2	34892	26.212	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast
4207	Eagleby	34.3	13326	Category 2	26156	13.816	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert
4209	Coomera	55.3	13305	Category 2	38792	24.658	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast

Top 20 regional areas in Queensland ranked by the experts

Postcode	Name	Distance from Brisbane CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region	rank
4215	Southport	76.1	31908	Category 2	28288	14.256	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	1.1279694570136
4556	Buderim	96.6	29355	Category 2	34216	30.579	Sunshine Coast	Suburb	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast	0.85793196165537
4217	Surfers Paradise	78.3	23689	Category 2	33124	5.796	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.71516121241396
4226	Robina	80.8	23106	Category 2	33384	14.959	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.69212796549245
4209	Upper Coomera	57.2	25276	Category 2	37752	24.074	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.66952744225471
4650	Maryborough	255	15406	Category 3	23712	26.469		Major urban locality	Fraser Coast (Regional Council)	Wide Bay	0.64971322537112
4215	Labrador	71.4	18261	Category 2	29068	4.996	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.62821659556901
4817	Kirwan	1338	21418	Category 3	35932	11.710	Townsville	Suburb	Townsville (City)	Townsville	0.59607035511522
4211	Nerang	70.4	16864	Category 2	30368	35.393	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.55532139093783
4558	Maroochydore	103	16800	Category 2	32240	13.016	Sunshine Coast	Suburb	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast	0.52109181141439
4207	Eagleby	34.3	13326	Category 2	26156	13.816	Brisbane	Suburb	Logan (City)	Logan - Beaudesert	0.50948157210583
4212	Helensvale	63.4	16862	Category 2	34788	20.133	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.48470737035759
4370	Warwick	156	12222	Category 3	26832	25.140		Urban locality	Southern Downs (Regional Council)	Darling Downs - Maranoa	0.45550089445438
4211	Pacific Pines	63.7	16757	Category 2	37700	9.204	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.44448275862069
4227	Varsity Lakes	89.1	15026	Category 2	33852	5.911	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.44387333097011
4570	Gympie	169	10803	Category 3	25480	15.110		Urban locality	Gympie (Regional Council)	Wide Bay	0.42397959183673
4220	Burleigh Waters	89.1	14310	Category 2	34372	6.759	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.41632724310485
4221	Palm Beach	92.5	14654	Category 2	35620	6.332	Gold Coast	Suburb	Gold Coast (City)	Gold Coast	0.41139809096013
4560	Nambour	106	11187	Category 2	27508	10.847		Urban locality	Sunshine Coast (Regional Council)	Sunshine Coast	0.40668169259852
4655	Urangan	298	9764	Category 3	24440	15.069	Hervey Bay	Suburb	Fraser Coast (Regional Council)	Wide Bay	0.39950900163666

Best Regional Locations in South Australia - SA

For some, South Australia may be a better option for their visa journey.

See the below list of popular suburbs in South Australia sorted for you based on Major regional centres, best by income, population and distance from Adelaide.

Search below any Suburb Name or Postcode of South Australia

Click to see top 20 regional areas close to Adelaide

Postcode	Name	Distance from Adelaide CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
5000	Adelaide	1	15115	Category 2	24648	10.482		Major urban locality	Adelaide (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5006	North Adelaide	2.5	6950	Category 2	40508	5.091	Adelaide	Suburb	Adelaide (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5082	Prospect	4.8	13280	Category 2	37804	4.968	Adelaide	Suburb	Prospect (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5032	Brooklyn Park	5.8	4781	Category 2	29848	1.546	Adelaide	Suburb	West Torrens (City)	Adelaide - West
5032	Lockleys	6.5	5628	Category 2	35880	3.124	Adelaide	Suburb	West Torrens (City)	Adelaide - West
5025	Flinders Park	7.2	4880	Category 2	32240	2.159	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5039	Edwardstown	7.7	4328	Category 2	27716	2.341	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South
5087	Klemzig	7.8	6100	Category 2	30680	2.510	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
5023	Findon	8.2	6205	Category 2	27560	2.438	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5008	Croydon Park	8.4	3971	Category 2	23608	1.726	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - West
5084	Blair Athol	8.7	4630	Category 2	23608	1.958	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
5085	Enfield	8.8	5331	Category 2	26728	2.257	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
5072	Magill	8.9	8861	Category 2	31096	3.499	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5084	Kilburn	9.1	5430	Category 2	22724	2.903	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
5075	Paradise	9.4	6773	Category 2	29536	3.573	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5074	Campbelltown	9.4	8156	Category 2	26780	3.483	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5024	Fulham Gardens	9.4	6179	Category 2	31772	2.416	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5085	Northfield	10.2	4637	Category 2	26572	2.490	Adelaide	Suburb	Port Adelaide Enfield (City)	Adelaide - North
5022	Henley Beach	10.5	5988	Category 2	38896	2.499	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5074	Newton	10.5	4787	Category 2	30160	2.169	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills

Top 20 regional areas in South Australia by best median Income

Postcode	Name	Distance from Adelaide CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
5045	Glenelg North	10.9	6254	Category 2	41080	2.762	Adelaide	Suburb	Holdfast Bay (City)	Adelaide - South
5006	North Adelaide	2.5	6950	Category 2	40508	5.091	Adelaide	Suburb	Adelaide (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5158	Sheidow Park	22.3	6677	Category 2	40092	3.591	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South
5095	Mawson Lakes	13.2	13297	Category 2	39312	6.162	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North
5022	Henley Beach	10.5	5988	Category 2	38896	2.499	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5125	Greenwith	23.1	8988	Category 2	38688	6.277	Adelaide	Suburb	Tea Tree Gully (City)	Adelaide - North
5159	Flagstaff Hill	18.2	9950	Category 2	37908	7.908	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5082	Prospect	4.8	13280	Category 2	37804	4.968	Adelaide	Suburb	Prospect (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5089	Highbury	13.4	6586	Category 2	37752	4.330	Adelaide	Suburb	Tea Tree Gully (City)	Adelaide - North
5125	Golden Grove	20	10235	Category 2	36556	17.387	Adelaide	Suburb	Tea Tree Gully (City)	Adelaide - North
5158	Hallett Cove	22.1	12301	Category 2	36504	9.111	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South
5127	Wynn Vale	18	7763	Category 2	36296	4.420	Adelaide	Suburb	Tea Tree Gully (City)	Adelaide - North
5022	Grange	12.8	5916	Category 2	36244	3.559	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5114	Blakeview	44.1	7229	Category 2	36088	6.999	Adelaide	Suburb	Playford (City)	Adelaide - North
5032	Lockleys	6.5	5628	Category 2	35880	3.124	Adelaide	Suburb	West Torrens (City)	Adelaide - West
5115	Munno Para West	40.5	5909	Category 2	35568	3.404	Adelaide	Suburb	Playford (City)	Adelaide - North
5076	Athelstone	12.8	9152	Category 2	35256	6.204	Adelaide	Suburb	Campbelltown (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5159	Happy Valley	21.8	11219	Category 2	34996	13.084	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5046	Warradale	12.3	5247	Category 2	34840	2.007	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South
5159	Aberfoyle Park	22.2	11039	Category 2	34684	5.844	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South

Top 20 regional areas in South Australia with highest Population

Postcode	Name	Distance from Adelaide CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
5290	Mount Gambier	435	25512		30316	26.797		Major urban locality	Mount Gambier (City)	South Australia - South East
5162	Morphett Vale	25.2	23140	Category 2	27768	12.761	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5107	Parafield Gardens	22	16945	Category 2	25376	7.027	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North
5108	Paralowie	24.3	16530	Category 2	28964	6.730	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North
5000	Adelaide	1	15115	Category 2	24648	10.482		Major urban locality	Adelaide (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5253	Murray Bridge	75.2	14560		25844	26.113		Urban locality	Murray Bridge (Rural City)	South Australia - South East
5606	Port Lincoln	650	14120		31356	32.907		Urban locality	Port Lincoln (City)	South Australia - Outback
5251	Mount Barker	32.8	13842	Category 2	33384	37.900		Urban locality	Mount Barker (District Council)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5095	Mawson Lakes	13.2	13297	Category 2	39312	6.162	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North
5082	Prospect	4.8	13280	Category 2	37804	4.968	Adelaide	Suburb	Prospect (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills
5158	Hallett Cove	22.1	12301	Category 2	36504	9.111	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South
5159	Happy Valley	21.8	11219	Category 2	34996	13.084	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5162	Woodcroft	24.3	11156	Category 2	34320	6.925	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5159	Aberfoyle Park	22.2	11039	Category 2	34684	5.844	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5114	Craigmore	43.7	10895	Category 2	30680	4.882	Adelaide	Suburb	Playford (City)	Adelaide - North
5173	Aldinga Beach	46.1	10557	Category 2	29692	13.668	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5023	Seaton	11.5	10365	Category 2	27664	4.587	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West
5125	Golden Grove	20	10235	Category 2	36556	17.387	Adelaide	Suburb	Tea Tree Gully (City)	Adelaide - North
5159	Flagstaff Hill	18.2	9950	Category 2	37908	7.908	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South
5108	Salisbury North	27.8	9891	Category 2	24024	4.262	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North

Top 20 regional areas in South Australia ranked by the experts

Postcode	Name	Distance from Adelaide CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region	rank
5290	Mount Gambier	435	25512		30316	26.797		Major urban locality	Mount Gambier (City)	South Australia - South East	0.8415358226679
5162	Morphett Vale	25.2	23140	Category 2	27768	12.761	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South	0.83333333333333
5107	Parafield Gardens	22	16945	Category 2	25376	7.027	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.66775693568726
5000	Adelaide	1	15115	Category 2	24648	10.482		Major urban locality	Adelaide (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills	0.61323433950016
5108	Paralowie	24.3	16530	Category 2	28964	6.730	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.57070846568154
5253	Murray Bridge	75.2	14560		25844	26.113		Urban locality	Murray Bridge (Rural City)	South Australia - South East	0.56338028169014
5606	Port Lincoln	650	14120		31356	32.907		Urban locality	Port Lincoln (City)	South Australia - Outback	0.45031253986478
5251	Mount Barker	32.8	13842	Category 2	33384	37.900		Urban locality	Mount Barker (District Council)	Adelaide - Central and Hills	0.4146297627606
5108	Salisbury North	27.8	9891	Category 2	24024	4.262	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.41171328671329
5023	Seaton	11.5	10365	Category 2	27664	4.587	Adelaide	Suburb	Charles Sturt (City)	Adelaide - West	0.37467466743783
5173	Aldinga Beach	46.1	10557	Category 2	29692	13.668	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South	0.35555031658359
5114	Craigmore	43.7	10895	Category 2	30680	4.882	Adelaide	Suburb	Playford (City)	Adelaide - North	0.35511734028683
5082	Prospect	4.8	13280	Category 2	37804	4.968	Adelaide	Suburb	Prospect (City)	Adelaide - Central and Hills	0.35128557824569
5108	Salisbury	25.9	8205	Category 2	23400	4.565	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.35064102564103
5098	Ingle Farm	13.6	8825	Category 2	25636	4.474	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.34424247152442
5109	Salisbury East	17.6	8972	Category 2	26520	6.872	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.33831070889894
5095	Mawson Lakes	13.2	13297	Category 2	39312	6.162	Adelaide	Suburb	Salisbury (City)	Adelaide - North	0.33824277574278
5158	Hallett Cove	22.1	12301	Category 2	36504	9.111	Adelaide	Suburb	Marion (City)	Adelaide - South	0.33697676966908
5162	Woodcroft	24.3	11156	Category 2	34320	6.925	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South	0.32505827505828
5159	Happy Valley	21.8	11219	Category 2	34996	13.084	Adelaide	Suburb	Onkaparinga (City)	Adelaide - South	0.32057949479941

Best Regional Locations in Australian Capital Territory

If ACT is your choice? we got you covered here as well. See the list below to explore the best areas in the Australian Capital Territory.

Search below any Suburb Name or Postcode of ACT

Click to see top 20 regional areas close to Canberra

Postcode	Name	Distance from Canberra CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
2601	Canberra	1	4276	Category 2	25792	1.431		Major urban locality	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2601	Acton	3.3	2086	Category 2	9308	5.989	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Bruce	8.1	6997	Category 2	42484	6.608	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Belconnen	8.9	6657	Category 2	43628	4.426	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Kaleen	9.6	7271	Category 2	44148	6.027	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2913	Ngunnawal	17.3	10486	Category 2	49920	4.159	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2902	Kambah	18	14900	Category 2	47684	11.336	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2903	Wanniassa	18.4	7512	Category 2	48204	5.398	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2906	Gordon	27.6	7611	Category 2	49764	4.442	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory

Top 20 regional areas in ACT by best median Income

Postcode	Name	Distance from Canberra CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
2913	Ngunnawal	17.3	10486	Category 2	49920	4.159	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2906	Gordon	27.6	7611	Category 2	49764	4.442	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2903	Wanniassa	18.4	7512	Category 2	48204	5.398	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2902	Kambah	18	14900	Category 2	47684	11.336	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Kaleen	9.6	7271	Category 2	44148	6.027	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Belconnen	8.9	6657	Category 2	43628	4.426	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Bruce	8.1	6997	Category 2	42484	6.608	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2601	Canberra	1	4276	Category 2	25792	1.431		Major urban locality	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2601	Acton	3.3	2086	Category 2	9308	5.989	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory

Top 20 regional areas in ACT with highest Population

Postcode	Name	Distance from Canberra CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region
2902	Kambah	18	14900	Category 2	47684	11.336	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2913	Ngunnawal	17.3	10486	Category 2	49920	4.159	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2906	Gordon	27.6	7611	Category 2	49764	4.442	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2903	Wanniassa	18.4	7512	Category 2	48204	5.398	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Kaleen	9.6	7271	Category 2	44148	6.027	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Bruce	8.1	6997	Category 2	42484	6.608	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2617	Belconnen	8.9	6657	Category 2	43628	4.426	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2601	Canberra	1	4276	Category 2	25792	1.431		Major urban locality	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory
2601	Acton	3.3	2086	Category 2	9308	5.989	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory

Top 20 regional areas in ACT ranked by the experts

Postcode	Name	Distance from Canberra CBD (km)	Population	Category	Median Income	Area (sq km)	Urban Area	Type	Local Government	Region	rank
2902	Kambah	18	14900	Category 2	47684	11.336	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.31247378575623
2601	Acton	3.3	2086	Category 2	9308	5.989	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.2241082939407
2913	Ngunnawal	17.3	10486	Category 2	49920	4.159	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.21005608974359
2601	Canberra	1	4276	Category 2	25792	1.431		Major urban locality	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.16578784119107
2617	Bruce	8.1	6997	Category 2	42484	6.608	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.16469729780623
2617	Kaleen	9.6	7271	Category 2	44148	6.027	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.16469602246987
2903	Wanniassa	18.4	7512	Category 2	48204	5.398	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.15583768981827
2906	Gordon	27.6	7611	Category 2	49764	4.442	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.15294188570051
2617	Belconnen	8.9	6657	Category 2	43628	4.426	Canberra	Suburb	Unincorporated	Australian Capital Territory	0.15258549555331

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