--- page_version: 89d6ee657ab07973428b251dff720640 content_date: 2026-10-10 entity_id: report:australia-cities-with-cleanest-air entity_type: report name: Cities with cleanest air in Australia canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air.md snapshot_id: approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861 generated_at: 2026-10-10 last_verified: 2026-10-07 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/ citation_title: Cities with cleanest air in Australia citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861 citation_version: "89d6ee657ab07973428b251dff720640" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-10" citation_build_date: "2026-10-10" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Cities with cleanest air in Australia Australia cities ranked by annual PM2.5 concentration, not by current readings. - Canonical: /reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/ - Last checked: 2026-10-07 ## Answers ### Rockhampton, Australia 3.24 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_show?id=air-quality-monitoring-2024 - Checked: 2026-10-07 ### Coffs Harbour, Australia 4.3 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Albany, Australia 4.4 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Hobart, Australia 4.5 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Kalgoorlie - Boulder, Australia 4.7 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-10-07 ### Geraldton, Australia 4.8 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Gisborne - Macedon, Australia 5.07 µg/m³ - Source: https://apps.epa.vic.gov.au/datavic/Data_Vic/AirWatch/2024_All_sites_air_quality_hourly_avg_AIR-I-F-V-VH-O-S1-DB-M2-4-0.xlsx - Checked: 2026-10-04 ### Port Macquarie, Australia 5.1 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Devonport, Australia 5.4 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Gladstone - Tannum Sands, Australia 5.41 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_show?id=air-quality-monitoring-2024 - Checked: 2026-10-07 ### Wollongong, Australia 5.6 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Bathurst, Australia 5.7 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Sunshine Coast, Australia 5.7 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/620832/queensland-air-monitoring-2025.pdf - Checked: 2026-10-04 ### Gold Coast - Tweed Heads, Australia 5.78 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_show?id=air-quality-monitoring-2024 - Checked: 2026-10-07 ### Cairns, Australia 5.8 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/620832/queensland-air-monitoring-2025.pdf - Checked: 2026-10-04 ### Launceston, Australia 5.8 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Busselton, Australia 5.9 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Goulburn, Australia 5.9 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Mackay, Australia 6 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/620832/queensland-air-monitoring-2025.pdf - Checked: 2026-10-07 ### Toowoomba, Australia 6.1 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Adelaide, Australia 6.14 µg/m³ - Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_ambient_air_quality_database_version_2024_%28v6.1%29.xlsx?download=true&sfvrsn=c504c0cd_3 - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Newcastle - Maitland, Australia 6.3 µg/m³ - Source: https://data.airquality.nsw.gov.au/api/Data/get_Observations - Checked: 2026-10-07 ### Maryborough, Australia 6.4 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Canberra - Queanbeyan, Australia 6.5 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2871541/ACT-Air-Quality-Report-2024.pdf - Checked: 2026-10-04 ### Tamworth, Australia 6.6 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Townsville, Australia 7 µg/m³ - Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_ambient_air_quality_database_version_2024_%28v6.1%29.xlsx?download=true&sfvrsn=c504c0cd_3 - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Perth, Australia 7.41 µg/m³ - Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_ambient_air_quality_database_version_2024_%28v6.1%29.xlsx?download=true&sfvrsn=c504c0cd_3 - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Brisbane, Australia 7.5 µg/m³ - Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_ambient_air_quality_database_version_2024_%28v6.1%29.xlsx?download=true&sfvrsn=c504c0cd_3 - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Armidale, Australia 8.6 µg/m³ - Source: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-29 ### Melbourne, Australia 8.63 µg/m³ - Source: https://apps.epa.vic.gov.au/datavic/Data_Vic/AirWatch/2024_All_sites_air_quality_hourly_avg_AIR-I-F-V-VH-O-S1-DB-M2-4-0.xlsx - Checked: 2026-07-27 ## Method Every row is a published pm2.5 — annual mean observation, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2019 and 2024. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify. ## Sources Air Quality Monitoring — 2024 — https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_show?id=air-quality-monitoring-2024 NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables — https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/nepc-annual-report-2023-24.pdf EPA Air Watch All Sites Air Quality Hourly Averages – 2024 — https://apps.epa.vic.gov.au/datavic/Data_Vic/AirWatch/2024_All_sites_air_quality_hourly_avg_AIR-I-F-V-VH-O-S1-DB-M2-4-0.xlsx Queensland Air Monitoring 2025 — https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/620832/queensland-air-monitoring-2025.pdf cdn.who.int — https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_ambient_air_quality_database_version_2024_%28v6.1%29.xlsx?download=true&sfvrsn=c504c0cd_3 NSW Air Quality Data API — daily PM2.5 site averages — https://data.airquality.nsw.gov.au/api/Data/get_Observations ACT Air Quality Report 2024 — https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2871541/ACT-Air-Quality-Report-2024.pdf ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 10). Cities with cleanest air in Australia [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 89d6ee657ab07973428b251dff720640]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/ Retrieved 2026-10-10. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cities-with-cleanest-air-in-australia_659ea3aa1718, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cities with cleanest air in Australia}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-10}, version = {89d6ee657ab07973428b251dff720640}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-10. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cities with cleanest air in Australia](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 89d6ee657ab07973428b251dff720640; retrieved 2026-10-10; built 2026-10-10. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-cleanest-air/ - Title: Cities with cleanest air in Australia - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861` - Version: `89d6ee657ab07973428b251dff720640` - Retrieved: 2026-10-10 - Built: 2026-10-10 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.