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Top3 Mattress compares mattresses sold in Australia, and we make our money when a reader buys through one of our links. Brands pay us advertising and referral fees, and those arrangements affect which mattresses we cover and how high they sit in our rankings. Some mattresses here have no arrangement with us at all.

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Articles & research

Articles

Plain-English guides to choosing, buying and looking after a mattress — written for Australian buyers.

A mattress maker pushes a long needle through a handmade mattress in his workshop as a young apprentice holds the layers.
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Springs, foam, or both, plus the handful of layers underneath the cover that decide how a mattress sleeps, how long it lasts and how much of your money went into it.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 3 July 2026
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A woman checks her phone on a suburban driveway beside an old mattress sealed in a clear plastic bag and leaning against the garage door.

What mattress brands, retailers, recyclers and councils will actually do with your old mattress, what each option costs, where the mattress ends up, and the booking rules that catch people out.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 16 October 2026
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A man lies on his back on a display bed in a bright warehouse mattress showroom while his adult daughter sits beside him, smiling.

Seven decisions in the order that saves the most time: budget, size, construction, firmness, heat and movement, the policies that protect you, and how to use a sleep trial properly.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 8 October 2026
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Two sisters chat across the gap between two single beds with green metal frames and striped quilts in a timber cabin at night.

How a hybrid and an all-foam mattress differ in feel, heat, partner movement, edges, weight and price, and which kind of sleeper each one tends to suit.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 2 October 2026
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A woman pegs a quilted mattress protector onto a rotary clothesline in a sunny suburban backyard.

What a mattress protector actually does, why most warranties make one close to essential, and how to choose between waterproof, cotton, wool and bamboo-blend protectors.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 29 September 2026
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Seen from above, a couple sleep in different positions on a bed with forest-green sheets, a grey cat curled up beside him.

Side, back, stomach, or all three in one night: what each position asks of a mattress, which part of the firmness range usually suits it, and what to look for on the spec sheet.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 23 September 2026
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