Prom's Norman Beach rated Australia's best

Key points

• Norman Beach at Wilsons Promontory has been rated the best beach in Australia on Google reviews, with an average of 4.87 stars from 157 reviews. Two Bass Coast beaches also made Victoria's top 10.
• The rankings were compiled by web firm seobacklinks.com, which assessed 366 Australian beaches with at least 100 Google reviews. Ranking was based on exact average ratings, and piers, jetties, lookouts, holiday parks and inland freshwater river beaches were excluded.
• Victoria's beaches averaged 4.60 stars, the lowest of the six states, while Queensland was highest at 4.70.