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Hospitality & travel · October 2026 figures

Hostels & Backpackers in Australia

The Agentize Directory ranks 232 hostels & backpackers across 19 Australian cities and towns. The top-ranked nationally are Summer House Magnetic Island in Townsville (5.0 from 160 reviews), Spin Off Hostel in Perth (5.0 from 108 reviews) and Tequila Sunrise Hostel Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast (4.8 from 1,151 reviews).

Ranked
232
Cities and towns
19
Median rating
4.1
With a website
86%

Hostels & Backpackers at a glance

  • 86% of hostels & backpackers in the directory list a website, 96% a phone number and 0% their opening hours.
  • Their median Google rating is 4.1, from 88,438 reviews in all.
  • Sydney has the most (61), then Perth (36) and Melbourne (23).
  • Of the cities with twenty or more, Sydney has the highest median rating (4.3).
  • Bondi Beach Backpackers in Sydney has the most Google reviews of any hostel listed (3,565).

The ten best-proven hostels & backpackers in Australia

  1. 1Summer House Magnetic IslandArcadia, Townsville · 5.0 from 160 · Proven 4.89
  2. 2Spin Off HostelWest Perth, Perth · 5.0 from 108 · Proven 4.84
  3. 3Tequila Sunrise Hostel Surfers ParadiseSurfers Paradise, Gold Coast · 4.8 from 1,151 · Proven 4.79
  4. 4The Flying Fox Backpackers HostelKatoomba, Sydney · 4.8 from 199 · Proven 4.73
  5. 5YHA Lancelin LodgeLancelin, Perth · 4.8 from 171 · Proven 4.72
  6. 6Zen HostelTownsville City, Townsville · 4.8 from 162 · Proven 4.71
  7. 7Bondi Beach BackpackersBondi Beach, Sydney · 4.7 from 3,565 · Proven 4.70
  8. 8Little Drifter North MelbourneNorth Melbourne, Melbourne · 4.7 from 1,456 · Proven 4.69
  9. 9Wake Up! Byron BayByron Bay · 4.7 from 583 · Proven 4.68
  10. 10Travellers OasisCairns City, Cairns · 4.7 from 542 · Proven 4.67

Hostels & Backpackers in New South Wales

Top hostels & backpackers across New South Wales

Hostels & Backpackers in Victoria

Hostels & Backpackers in Queensland

Top hostels & backpackers across Queensland

Hostels & Backpackers in Western Australia

Top hostels & backpackers across Western Australia

Hostels & Backpackers in South Australia

Hostels & Backpackers in Tasmania

Top hostels & backpackers across Tasmania

Hostels & Backpackers in the Northern Territory

Top hostels & backpackers across Northern Territory

Hostels & Backpackers by suburb

The suburbs with the most hostels & backpackers listed. Every one has its own ranked list.

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Questions

Who are the best hostels & backpackers in Australia?

The top-ranked nationally are Summer House Magnetic Island in Townsville (5.0 from 160 reviews), Spin Off Hostel in Perth (5.0 from 108 reviews) and Tequila Sunrise Hostel Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast (4.8 from 1,151 reviews). Each list is ranked city by city by proven rating, the Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it.

Which Australian city has the most hostels & backpackers?

In the Agentize Directory, Sydney has the most hostels & backpackers (61), followed by Perth (36), Melbourne (23) and Brisbane (18).

Where are hostels & backpackers rated highest?

Among cities with at least twenty hostels & backpackers listed, Sydney has the highest median Google rating: 4.3 across 61 businesses.

How many hostels & backpackers list their opening hours?

0% of the 232 hostels & backpackers in the directory list opening hours on Google; of those, 0% open on Saturday and 0% on Sunday.

Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.