SuburbCheck

Moving to Australia? Find your perfect suburb.

Free personalised suburb search based on what matters most to you — safety, schools, community, transport, and more.

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Data-driven

14,643 suburbs scored across 10+ dimensions — crime, schools, childcare, transport, healthcare, worship and more.

Community match

Find suburbs with residents from your home country, straight from the Australian Census.

Honest caveats

We tell you what the data can and can't show — visitor-inflated crime figures, missing state data, thin samples.

1About you

Dwelling preference
Preferred state(s)

Safety data is not available for Tasmanian suburbs. TAS results are scored from the remaining categories.

2Your priorities

Safety is weighted highest by default — adjust all sliders to match your priorities.

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Low crime rates in residential categories

6

School quality (ICSEA) and childcare ratings (NQS)

5

Distance to train stations, bus routes, ferry wharves

5

GPs and medical services within 3 km

5

Residents from your country of origin (Census)

5

Nearby places matching your faith (within 3 km)

5

Parks, beaches, nature reserves nearby

5

Median property prices relative to your budget

Tip: it's the balance between sliders that matters, not the numbers. Setting safety high and transport low means safety counts more in your results.

Data sources last updated: ABS Census 2021(community & demographics) · schools 2025 (ACARA MySchool) · childcare July 2026 (ACECQA National Quality Framework Register) · medical July 2026 (Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)) · crime per state agency release (see each suburb profile) · property per published quarter. Figures are indicative — see our methodology for how every score is calculated.