Best councils for lifestyle & amenity

Councils that top the lifestyle & amenity dimension — parks, sports, cultural venues and public space quality.

Queensland does not publish lifestyle and amenity data, so Queensland councils are not included on this page.

Ranked by Lifestyle & amenity

  1. Inner West — NSW · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 87/100 · composite 61/100
  2. Northern Beaches — NSW · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 86/100 · composite 71/100
  3. Camden — NSW · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 84/100 · composite 48/100
  4. Greater Shepparton — VIC · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 83/100 · composite 53/100
  5. Gunnedah — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 83/100 · composite 61/100
  6. Wellington Shire — VIC · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 82/100 · composite 68/100
  7. Kiama — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 81/100 · composite 55/100
  8. Greater Dandenong City — VIC · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 80/100 · composite 53/100
  9. Central Darling — NSW · rural · Lifestyle & amenity: 80/100 · composite 64/100
  10. Lane Cove — NSW · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 79/100 · composite 70/100
  11. Banyule City — VIC · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 78/100 · composite 64/100
  12. Woollahra — NSW · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 78/100 · composite 70/100
  13. Frankston City — VIC · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 77/100 · composite 49/100
  14. Corangamite Shire — VIC · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 75/100 · composite 61/100
  15. Campaspe Shire — VIC · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 75/100 · composite 59/100
  16. Brewarrina — NSW · rural · Lifestyle & amenity: 75/100 · composite 63/100
  17. Port Macquarie-Hastings — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 75/100 · composite 63/100
  18. Maribyrnong City — VIC · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 74/100 · composite 56/100
  19. Tweed — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 74/100 · composite 56/100
  20. Wodonga City — VIC · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 73/100 · composite 62/100
  21. Murrumbidgee — NSW · rural · Lifestyle & amenity: 73/100 · composite 53/100
  22. Brimbank City — VIC · metro · Lifestyle & amenity: 72/100 · composite 54/100
  23. Gwydir — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 72/100 · composite 70/100
  24. Berrigan — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 72/100 · composite 61/100
  25. Wagga Wagga — NSW · regional · Lifestyle & amenity: 72/100 · composite 44/100

How we rank

Rankings are calculated from Council Scorer's four performance dimensions (Sustainability, Community Services, Lifestyle & Amenity, Core Operations), each derived from statutory data submitted to state and federal regulators. We compare within state and peer group so that metro, regional and rural councils are judged like-for-like. Read the full methodology.