Cities with cleanest air in Australia
Rockhampton, Australia has the lowest pm2.5 — annual mean of the 30 cities compared: 3.24 µg/m³ (Air Quality Monitoring — 2024, 2024-12-31).
Australia cities ranked by annual PM2.5 concentration, not by current readings.
- Items compared
- 30
- Countries represented
- 1
- Last checked
- 2026-10-07
Source-backed answers
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| Original rank | City or place | Published value | Source and scope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockhampton, Australia | 3.24 µg/m³ | 2026-10-07 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 2 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | 4.3 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 3 | Albany, Australia | 4.4 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 4 | Hobart, Australia | 4.5 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 5 | Kalgoorlie - Boulder, Australia | 4.7 µg/m³ | 2026-10-07 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 6 | Geraldton, Australia | 4.8 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 7 | Gisborne - Macedon, Australia | 5.07 µg/m³ | 2026-10-04 | Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 8 | Port Macquarie, Australia | 5.1 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 9 | Devonport, Australia | 5.4 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 10 | Gladstone - Tannum Sands, Australia | 5.41 µg/m³ | 2026-10-07 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 11 | Wollongong, Australia | 5.6 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 12 | Bathurst, Australia | 5.7 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 13 | Sunshine Coast, Australia | 5.7 µg/m³ | 2026-10-04 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 14 | Gold Coast - Tweed Heads, Australia | 5.78 µg/m³ | 2026-10-07 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 15 | Cairns, Australia | 5.8 µg/m³ | 2026-10-04 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 16 | Launceston, Australia | 5.8 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 17 | Busselton, Australia | 5.9 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 18 | Goulburn, Australia | 5.9 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 19 | Mackay, Australia | 6 µg/m³ | 2026-10-07 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 20 | Toowoomba, Australia | 6.1 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 21 | Adelaide, Australia | 6.14 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2019-12-31 |
| 22 | Newcastle - Maitland, Australia | 6.3 µg/m³ | 2026-10-07 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 23 | Maryborough, Australia | 6.4 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 24 | Canberra - Queanbeyan, Australia | 6.5 µg/m³ | 2026-10-04 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
| 25 | Tamworth, Australia | 6.6 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 26 | Townsville, Australia | 7 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2019-12-31 |
| 27 | Perth, Australia | 7.41 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2019-12-31 |
| 28 | Brisbane, Australia | 7.5 µg/m³ | 2026-08-26 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2019-12-31 |
| 29 | Armidale, Australia | 8.6 µg/m³ | 2026-07-29 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31 |
| 30 | Melbourne, Australia | 8.63 µg/m³ | 2026-07-27 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31 |
What the numbers say
- Rockhampton, Australia leads at 3.24 µg/m³.
- Melbourne, Australia sits at the other end with 8.63 µg/m³.
- The middle of this ranking is 5.8 µg/m³, across 30 places that publish the metric.
- The spread between first and last is 5.39 µg/m³.
Quick answer
What does Cities with cleanest air in Australia show?
Rockhampton, Australia has the lowest pm2.5 — annual mean of the 30 cities compared: 3.24 µg/m³ (Air Quality Monitoring — 2024, 2024-12-31).
How this list is built
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.
- Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
- A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
- Rows
- 30 places
- Geographic grain
- 2 grains: city, nearest_station
- Observation period
- 2019-12-31 to 2024-12-31
- Last checked
- 2026-10-07
- With an official source link
- 30 of 30
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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 citation
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