Designated Regional Areas in Australia

Designated Regional Areas in Australia with Postcodes

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Nearest Eligible Designated Areas are as follows

PostcodeNameStateDistance from Capital CBD (km)Urban AreaPopulationCategoryMedian IncomeArea (sq km)Urban AreaTypeLocal GovernmentRegion

Australian regional Areas by Income

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
4300 Springfield Lakes Queensland 30.1 15318 46800 9.567 Brisbane Suburb Ipswich (City) Ipswich
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
4037 Eatons Hill Queensland 20 7973 46072 9.130 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – South
4500 Warner Queensland 22.6 11411 45812 10.590 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – South
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

Regional area Australia by Population

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
4510 Caboolture Queensland 50 26433 26936 68.529 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – North
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
4078 Forest Lake Queensland 25.6 22904 38584 9.822 Brisbane Suburb Brisbane (City) Ipswich
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
4509 North Lakes Queensland 31.1 21671 40768 11.733 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – South
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

Regional areas near capital cities

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

Regional Area Australia by Migration Agent

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
4510 Caboolture Queensland 50 26433 26936 68.529 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – North 0.98132610632611
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
4508 Deception Bay Queensland 38.8 19850 28444 19.437 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – North 0.69786246660104
4506 Morayfield Queensland 45.8 21394 30680 44.011 Brisbane Suburb Moreton Bay (Regional Council) Moreton Bay – North 0.69732724902216
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

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List of Regional Areas in each Australian State & Territory

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