25/137-147 Forbes Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW

This buzzy beachside resort town may be best known as the gateway to the Great Ocean Road, but it’s a destination in its own right. A real surfer’s paradise, Torquay draws countless swell-seekers and vacationers to its shores, but for lucky residents, it’s calm suburbia by the sea. Living here is like being on perpetual holiday, a relaxing tonic to city life that nevertheless offers adrenaline rushes around every corner, if your preference swings that way.