List of alternative lifestyle communities

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This is a list of communities known for having a major hippie subculture and/or other forms of alternative lifestyle subcultures.

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Oceania

Australia

SettlementState/territoryReference(s)
Ballina Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [1]
Bangalow Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [1]
Bellingen Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [2]
Bermagui Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [3]
Bogangar Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [3]
Brunswick Heads Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [3]
Byron Bay Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [3] [4] [5] [1]
Cabarita Beach Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [3]
Conondale, Sunshine Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland [6]
Daylesford Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria [5]
Elands Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [7]
Eumundi, Sunshine Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland [5]
Kuranda Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland [5]
Lennox Head Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [1]
Margaret River Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia [5]
Mullumbimby Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [8] [1]
Nimbin Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [5]
Sheffield Flag of Tasmania.svg  Tasmania [5]
Upwey, Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria [9]
Yackandandah Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria [10]
Yamba Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales [3]

New Zealand

SettlementRegionReference(s)
Coromandel Waikato [11] [12]
Raglan Waikato [13]

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