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A Brisbane suburb has taken the crown for the coolest neighbourhood in Australia in 2026, landing above areas in Melbourne and Hobart in an international entertainment and hospitality magazine’s top 40 across the globe. asserted

suburb → take → globe

Inner-city enclave New Farm sat 29th on the list, sharing space with New York’s Financial District, in 28th, and inner-Parisian neighbourhood Quartier d’Aligre, in 30th. Time Out Australia editor Melissa Woodley said the 2026 nominations relied on “on-the-ground” experts, with New Farm scoring points for its walkability, parkland and green spaces, and myriad eateries, cafes, and restaurants. asserted

Farm → sit → walkability

“The suburb’s creative crown jewel is the Brisbane Powerhouse – an avant-garde riverside arts centre hosting 1250-plus performances each year, alongside standout events like the Melt Festival and Night Feast,” Woodley wrote in her report. asserted

Woodley → host → report

The ranking came as little surprise to New Farm locals, who told this masthead the place had been on their lists well before many made the move to Brisbane. asserted

many → come → Brisbane

Roger Wylie said when he began visiting Brisbane from Sydney more than 20 years ago, he’d expected the Queensland capital to be a “country town full of timber Queenslanders”. asserted

capital → say → Queenslanders

However, having moved to New Farm more than five years ago, Wylie said the suburb had come into its own with fresh developments, and added to Brisbane’s status as a fledgling “international city”. asserted

suburb → move → city

“[New Farm] is the equivalent to, say, Double Bay in Sydney or Toorak or South Yarra in Melbourne– it’s just a good area with a big park, good facilities, and an easy place to live,” Wylie said. asserted

Wylie → ’ → park

the place is walking distance to the river – its on the river, most of it – there’s also James Street precinct.” asserted

place → ’ → it

“It’s a great area for families, younger people, older people, just about anyone.” asserted

It → ’ → families

Wylie said the area had also maintained some of its original architecture that gave nods to its maritime and industrial past. asserted

that → say → past

New Farm local Georgina moved to the suburb from the UK in 2019. asserted

Georgina → move → 2019

“I fell in love with it, so I think it’s getting the recognition it deserves,” she said. asserted

she → fall → recognition

Sammy recently moved to the area from New Zealand, and joined by visiting friend Issi said the suburb topped her list of Brisbane suburbs to live in. asserted

suburb → move → suburbs

“It’s such a cute area and I love it … asserted

I → ’ → it

I [had] always said if I moved here I would definitely live in New Farm,” she said. asserted

she → say → Farm

Further down the Time Out rankings, North Hobart scored 32nd, while South Melbourne crept onto the list in 39th place. asserted

Melbourne → score → place

Last year, Montague Road in South Brisbane and West End was declared the sixth-coolest street in the world by Time Out – one of just two Australian streets to make the list. asserted

Road → declare → list

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