Sasha Barbagad

I mean, I get why people call it that.

Look, this is a ranking according to health comparison site iSelect, which why on earth are they getting involved?

But whatever.

They've ranked suburbs across the country based on things like commute times, employment, crime rates, green spaces, housing affordability and local access to GPs.

So the Shire took our top spot with a happy living score of 68.96 out of 100.

Coming in second was Adelaide's Central and Hills region based on its work-life balance and short commutes.

And in third, my personal God's country where I hail from, Chris, Sydney's northern beaches.

That was on things like safety, life expectancy and the environment.

Well, I think when you look at all the things it's taking into account, one of the girls in the newsroom when we were talking about this said Hamilton Island, and I said, it's expensive to live on Hamilton Island.

Oh, yeah, lovely for a holiday.

No, well, I mean, not for anyone's criteria.

If you want to have access to a GP, if you want to be able to have a good job and have job security, Hamilton Island's not the spot.

Somewhere like the Shire is, so...

I get it.

I get it.

Thanks so much, Chris.

Hey, was there a suburb on this list that you guys think should have made it?

All right.

That is it for headlines today.

Next up, we're getting into a deep dive and it's very timely.