Australia's 20 least 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 lowest-scoring areas
Rank	Council	State	Index score /100	Exposure band	Rank range	Scores best on
465	Lake Grace	WA	21.94	Lower exposure	460-465	Need for assistance, Mental health condition, Caring burden
464	Lower Eyre Peninsula	SA	22.26	Lower exposure	458-465	Need for assistance, Volunteering, Partner loss
463	Grant	SA	22.34	Lower exposure	434-465	Partner loss, Living alone, Need for assistance
462	Cottesloe	WA	24.58	Lower exposure	444-463	Financial capacity, Need for assistance, Partner loss
461	Ashburton	WA	25.21	Lower exposure	441-464	Caring burden, Financial capacity, Mental health condition
460	Queenscliffe	VIC	25.25	Lower exposure	448-463	Partner loss, Financial capacity, Need for assistance
459	Peppermint Grove	WA	25.43	Lower exposure	442-464	Partner loss, Financial capacity, Need for assistance
458	Walcha	NSW	25.71	Lower exposure	430-461	Need for assistance, Partner loss, Volunteering
457	Streaky Bay	SA	26.10	Lower exposure	449-463	Partner loss, Mental health condition, Need for assistance
456	Banana	QLD	26.34	Lower exposure	429-461	Community infrastructure, Limited English, Financial capacity
455	Nedlands	WA	26.68	Lower exposure	439-462	Financial capacity, Partner loss, Transport access
454	Dandaragan	WA	26.79	Lower exposure	442-462	Need for assistance, Caring burden, Volunteering
453	Coorow	WA	27.41	Lower exposure	440-458	Volunteering, Partner loss, Need for assistance
452	Corrigin	WA	27.60	Lower exposure	439-461	Volunteering, Need for assistance, Partner loss
451	Tatiara	SA	27.96	Lower exposure	429-455	Volunteering, Mental health condition, Caring burden
450	Robe	SA	28.13	Lower exposure	439-459	Volunteering, Need for assistance, Partner loss
449	Southern Mallee	SA	28.27	Lower exposure	432-462	Volunteering, Caring burden, Mental health condition
448	Bridgetown-Greenbushes	WA	28.34	Lower exposure	424-460	Volunteering, Partner loss, Need for assistance
447	Busselton	WA	29.24	Lower exposure	394-449	Partner loss, Need for assistance, Community infrastructure
446	Boddington	WA	29.26	Lower exposure	426-457	Need for assistance, Volunteering, Living alone