Australia's 20 most exposed council areas of the 465 scored, ranked by index score. The rank range is the middle 90% of the ranks an area takes across fourteen rebuilds of the index.

The 20 highest-scoring areas
Rank	Council	State	Index score /100	Exposure band	Rank range	Biggest drivers
1	Playford	SA	79.98	Higher exposure	1-3	Financial capacity, Mental health condition, Community infrastructure
2	Port Pirie	SA	77.76	Higher exposure	2-7	Mental health condition, Financial capacity, Partner loss
3	Frankston	VIC	77.39	Higher exposure	2-6	Partner loss, Mental health condition, Volunteering
4	Gawler	SA	76.02	Higher exposure	4-7	Financial capacity, Mental health condition, Partner loss
5	Mildura	VIC	75.62	Higher exposure	3-11	Community infrastructure, Need for assistance, Financial capacity
6	Salisbury	SA	74.69	Higher exposure	3-14	Financial capacity, Volunteering, Mental health condition
7	Derwent Valley	TAS	74.41	Higher exposure	3-18	Transport access, Mental health condition, Financial capacity
8	Merri-bek	VIC	73.20	Higher exposure	4-70	Need for assistance, Limited English, Volunteering
9	Wodonga	VIC	72.92	Higher exposure	6-24	Mental health condition, Caring burden, Community infrastructure
10	Murray Bridge	SA	72.87	Higher exposure	5-25	Community infrastructure, Caring burden, Financial capacity
11	Latrobe (Vic.)	VIC	72.82	Higher exposure	8-28	Mental health condition, Partner loss, Financial capacity
11	Glenorchy	TAS	72.82	Higher exposure	5-38	Partner loss, Financial capacity, Living alone
13	Marion	SA	72.34	Higher exposure	9-30	Community infrastructure, Partner loss, Living alone
14	Whyalla	SA	72.05	Higher exposure	8-28	Financial capacity, Living alone, Partner loss
15	Rockhampton	QLD	71.86	Higher exposure	10-22	Mental health condition, Need for assistance, Partner loss
16	Nambucca Valley	NSW	71.77	Higher exposure	8-29	Partner loss, Financial capacity, Mental health condition
17	Port Adelaide Enfield	SA	71.71	Higher exposure	8-83	Mental health condition, Partner loss, Need for assistance
18	Darebin	VIC	71.46	Higher exposure	7-70	Need for assistance, Limited English, Volunteering
19	Central Goldfields	VIC	71.22	Higher exposure	11-34	Financial capacity, Mental health condition, Partner loss
20	Greater Shepparton	VIC	69.72	Higher exposure	12-38	Community infrastructure, Mental health condition, Need for assistance