The 10 Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers in Australia

Side sleeping concentrates body weight onto one shoulder and one hip, so the best mattress for side sleepers in Australia is judged on how far those two points sink before the spine stops being straight. A surface that resists them props the shoulder up and bends the neck sideways. One that lets them fall through drops the hips below the waist and loads the lower back instead.

What separates the beds here is where that give is engineered. Pocket spring hybrids put foam over individually wrapped coils and can zone the coil layer so the shoulder section yields more than the lumbar section, while all-foam memory foam beds contour more evenly and isolate movement better at the cost of edge support. Latex hybrids add a springier, cooler layer that recovers its shape faster than memory foam. Flippable dual-firmness beds carry two comfort layers inside one cover, so the feel can be changed after delivery instead of guessed at before it.

Depth decides whether a shoulder has room to travel, and the beds in this guide run from 20 cm to 37 cm (7.9 in to 14.6 in). Below roughly 25 cm there is rarely enough comfort layer above the support core for a heavier side sleeper to sink in without reaching it. The other things worth comparing are the number of support zones, whether firmness can be changed after purchase, and warranty length, which runs from one year to fifteen across this lineup.

This guide compares ten beds on zoning, comfort-layer depth, firmness range and warranty. Sleepers whose main complaint sits in the lower back rather than the shoulder should start with the best mattress for back pain, since the two problems pull firmness in opposite directions.

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Best Mattress for Side Sleepers Australia Compared

Product	Link	Type	Best For	Key Spec
Newentor Hybrid Mattress	Check price	Pocket spring hybrid	Shoulder pressure relief	7-zone core, 25 cm
BedStory 30cm Cooling Gel Hybrid Mattress	Check price	Gel hybrid	Hot sleepers	5-zone core, 30 cm
Giselle Bedding Vive 4-in-1 Adjustable Firmness Mattress	Check price	Flippable hybrid	Changing the feel after delivery	Four feels, 37 cm
Giselle Bedding Mona Cool Gel Memory Foam Mattress	Check price	All-foam	Motion isolation	Three foam layers, 21 cm
RoomSense 34cm Tencel Cooling Hybrid Mattress	Check price	Tencel hybrid	Deep comfort layer	5-zone core, 34 cm
Therapedic Chiro Luxe Mattress	Check price	Zoned coil	A genuine plush feel	Plush, medium or firm
Boutique Craft Cell Hybrid Mattress	Check price	Latex hybrid	Cooler latex response	7-zone core, 120-night trial
Advwin 32cm Pocket Spring Hybrid Mattress	Check price	Pocket spring hybrid	Heavier side sleepers	200 kg rating, 32 cm
BedStory 20cm Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress	Check price	All-foam	Lighter side sleepers	Medium soft, 20 cm
Macoda Mattress	Check price	Pocket spring hybrid	A long trial at home	100-night trial, 10-year warranty

1. Newentor Hybrid Mattress – Best for Shoulder Pressure Relief

Two coil firmness levels sit inside a single 25 cm core, the softer set placed under the shoulders and the firmer set under the lower back. Above them is a gel-infused memory foam layer and a bamboo charcoal cover, and the base is a high-grip panel that stops the mattress creeping on a slatted frame. It is the only bed in this guide where the coil layer itself changes firmness along its length rather than relying on foam to do that work.

That split is what a side sleeper actually feels. The shoulder drops into the softer coil section instead of being held up by it, while the lumbar section stays supported, so the spine reads straight from the pillow down. Motion isolation is a side benefit of the individually wrapped coils rather than the point of them.

The overall feel is still medium firm, so the very lightest side sleepers may find the comfort layer shallower than they want. Anyone who has been waking with a numb arm or an aching shoulder on a uniformly firm bed is the clearest candidate here, and the seven size options include a long single and a super king that most rolled mattresses skip.

Pros

• Coil layer is zoned in two firmness levels, softer under the shoulders
• Gel-infused memory foam contours the hip and shoulder without trapping heat
• Bamboo charcoal cover is breathable and moisture-wicking
• Seven sizes including long single and super king
• Non-slip base holds position on slats

Cons

• Medium firm overall, so very light side sleepers may want more give
• At 25 cm it has a shallower comfort layer than the deeper hybrids here

Key specs: Depth 25 cm (9.8 in) – 7-zone adaptive pocket spring core with two coil firmness levels – Medium firm – Gel-visco memory foam comfort layer – Bamboo charcoal cover – Sizes single to super king

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2. BedStory 30cm Cooling Gel Hybrid Mattress – Best Cooling Hybrid

Gel-infused memory foam over a five-zone pocket coil core, finished with a soft knit cover, gives this one a 30 cm profile that sits in the middle of the guide for depth. The gel is in the comfort layer rather than a thin surface coating, which is where it can actually take heat away from the contact points.

Pressure relief is aimed at the hips and shoulders specifically, and the zoning spreads support across seven areas of the body. Heat is the real difference from the all-foam beds further down this list: a side sleeper presents a smaller contact patch than a back sleeper but loads it harder, which concentrates warmth exactly where the foam is deepest.

The queen is the only size in stock, which rules this one out for anyone furnishing a single or king bedroom. Weighed against the deeper 34 cm build in position five, this one gives up four centimetres of comfort layer but comes with a five-year warranty instead of one.

Pros

• Gel sits in the comfort layer, not as a surface coating
• Five-zone coil core spreads support across seven body areas
• Contouring aimed at hip and shoulder pressure points
• Five-year warranty
• Breathable knit cover

Cons

• Queen is the only size in stock
• Medium firm rather than a soft option

Key specs: Depth 30 cm (11.8 in) – 5-zone pocket spring core – Medium firm – Gel-infused memory foam comfort layer – 5-year warranty – Queen only

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3. Giselle Bedding Vive 4-in-1 Adjustable Firmness Mattress – Best Adjustable Firmness

Thirty-seven centimetres makes this the deepest bed in the guide, and the depth is spent on a dual-zone flippable comfort layer plus a reversible transition layer above an independent pocket spring system. Between the two reversible layers there are four feel combinations, described as bouncy, cooling, cozy and firm, with the rated firmness moving between 7.0 and 7.5.

For side sleeping, the value is in being able to correct a wrong guess. Firmness preference is difficult to judge from a showroom or a product page, and a bed that can be turned over changes the surface without a return. The dual-zone construction also means two people sharing can set their own halves rather than meeting in the middle.

All that structure arrives vacuum packed and takes about a day to reach full height. It is at the premium end of this guide, and a solo sleeper who already knows their preferred firmness is paying for adjustability they will not use.

Pros

• Four feel combinations from two reversible layers
• Dual-zone design lets each side of the bed be set separately
• Deepest profile here at 37 cm
• Five-year warranty
• Zipped, removable cover

Cons

• Premium end of this guide
• Adjustability is wasted on a solo sleeper with a settled preference
• Needs about a day to expand after unboxing

Key specs: Depth 37 cm (14.6 in) – Dual-zone flippable comfort layer plus reversible transition layer – Firmness 7.0 to 7.5 – Four feel combinations – Independent pocket springs – 5-year warranty

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4. Giselle Bedding Mona Cool Gel Memory Foam Mattress – Best for Motion Isolation

Three foam layers and no springs at all: cool gel memory foam on top, an egg-crate layer in the middle for airflow, and a high-density support base underneath. The foam is CertiPUR-US certified, the cover is hypoallergenic and dust-mite resistant, and an anti-slip base keeps the 21 cm slab in place.

Without a coil layer there is nothing to transmit movement across the bed, so a partner turning over registers as almost nothing. Contouring is more even than a hybrid gives, which suits a side sleeper who wants the shoulder to be cradled rather than sprung back.

The trade-off with all-foam construction is edge support, and this bed shows it: sitting on the perimeter to put shoes on compresses it more than a coil-edged mattress would. It is the pick for a light-to-average side sleeper sharing a bed with a restless partner, where isolation matters more than bounce.

Pros

• No springs, so movement barely transfers across the bed
• Even contouring through the shoulder and hip
• Egg-crate middle layer adds airflow through the foam stack
• CertiPUR-US certified foam
• Hypoallergenic, dust-mite resistant cover

Cons

• Edge support is softer than any coil bed here
• Shallow at 21 cm for a heavier sleeper
• Not suitable for children under three

Key specs: Depth 21 cm (8.3 in) – All-foam, no springs – Cool gel memory foam over egg-crate and high-density base – CertiPUR-US certified – Anti-slip base – Queen

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5. RoomSense 34cm Tencel Cooling Hybrid Mattress – Best Deep Comfort Layer

A Tencel cover sits over air memory foam quilting, dual gel memory foam layers and a five-zone pocket spring unit held in a foam encasement, adding up to a 34 cm profile. The encasement is the detail worth noting, since it is what stops the coil unit collapsing sideways at the edges the way an unframed core does.

Depth translates directly into travel for the shoulder. With that much material above the coils, a broader-shouldered side sleeper reaches equilibrium before running out of comfort layer, which is the failure mode on a thinner bed. The foams are CertiPUR-US verified and the whole thing ships boxed.

Warranty is the weak point at one year, the shortest of any bed here, against five years on several cheaper hybrids. Set against the 30 cm gel hybrid two positions above, this is the choice when comfort-layer depth matters more than the length of the cover.

Pros

• 34 cm gives a genuinely deep comfort layer for broad shoulders
• Five-zone coil unit sits in a foam encasement for firmer edges
• Dual gel memory foam layers
• Tencel cover
• CertiPUR-US verified foams

Cons

• One-year warranty is the shortest in this guide
• Medium firm only, with no softer option
• Queen is the only size in stock

Key specs: Depth 34 cm (13.4 in) – 5-zone pocket spring with foam encasement – Medium firm – Dual gel memory foam and air memory foam quilting – Tencel cover – 1-year warranty

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6. Therapedic Chiro Luxe Mattress – Best Plush Firmness Option

Firmness here is an order option rather than a fixed property: plush, medium or firm, chosen at the point of purchase. Underneath sits a honeycomb-zoned micro barrel coil system with layers of pressure-redistributing foam above it, and the mattress is made in Australia in sizes up to super king, plus a custom caravan size.

Ordering the plush build is the most direct answer to side sleeping in this entire lineup. Every other bed here asks a side sleeper to accept a medium-firm surface and hope the zoning compensates; this one lets the comfort layer be soft from the start while the zoned coils keep the hips from sagging.

It carries a fifteen-year warranty, six times the cover on most of the boxed hybrids above. The catch is commitment: firmness is set when the order is placed and cannot be flipped afterwards, so a sleeper genuinely unsure of their preference is better served by the reversible bed in position three.

Pros

• Plush, medium or firm chosen at order
• Honeycomb-zoned micro barrel coil support system
• Pressure-redistributing foam layers with airflow channels
• Fifteen-year warranty
• Australian made, sizes to super king and a caravan option

Cons

• Firmness cannot be changed once delivered
• Premium end of this guide
• Not vacuum packed, so delivery access needs checking

Key specs: Firmness options plush, medium or firm – Honeycomb-zoned micro barrel coil system – Pressure-redistribution foam layers – 15-year warranty – Australian made – Sizes single to super king

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7. Boutique Craft Cell Hybrid Mattress – Best Latex Hybrid

Natural latex, certified by SGS, tops a stack of gel memory foam and support foam over a seven-zone pocket coil system. Latex behaves differently from memory foam under a shoulder: it yields on contact but pushes back immediately instead of holding the impression, so the surface does not develop a hollow over a long night.

The seven zones are mapped to the shoulders, hips and lumbar region, and the individually wrapped coils keep one sleeper’s movement from crossing the bed. Because latex runs cooler than a comparable depth of memory foam, this build suits a side sleeper in a warm climate who still wants a springy rather than sinking feel.

A 120-night trial covers the guesswork, which matters because the feel sits at the firmer end of medium rather than anywhere near soft. Anyone who has disliked the slow, enveloping response of memory foam should try this before the all-foam options above it.

Pros

• SGS-certified natural latex over gel memory foam
• Seven-zone coil core mapped to shoulders, hips and lumbar
• Latex recovers shape faster and sleeps cooler than memory foam
• 120-night trial
• Free delivery Australia-wide

Cons

• Feel sits at the firmer end of medium, not soft
• Latex bounce does not suit sleepers who want to sink in

Key specs: 7-zone pocket coil core – SGS-certified natural latex over gel memory foam and support foam – Medium firm at the firmer end – 120-night trial – Sizes single to king

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8. Advwin 32cm Pocket Spring Hybrid Mattress – Best for Heavier Side Sleepers

The build runs knitted jacquard over memory foam and poly foam on a pocket spring core, 32 cm deep, with a stated load rating of 200 kg and OEKO-TEX certified materials. The manufacturer’s own description names hips, shoulders and waist as the pressure points the foam is shaped to cushion, and names side sleepers as the intended user.

A load rating is the spec heavier sleepers rarely find published, and it matters more for side sleeping than any other position because the weight goes through two narrow contact patches rather than being spread along the back. Thirty-two centimetres of build above the slats gives those patches somewhere to go.

Only double and queen are made, so a single bedroom or a king frame is out. It is the least expensive bed in this guide by a clear margin, which makes it the sensible test purchase for a side sleeper who is not yet sure the position is what has been causing the shoulder ache.

Pros

• Stated 200 kg load rating
• 32 cm hybrid build of pocket springs, memory foam and poly foam
• Manufacturer specifies hip, shoulder and waist pressure relief
• OEKO-TEX certified, dust-mite resistant
• Least expensive bed in this guide

Cons

• Double and queen are the only sizes
• Medium firm with no softer variant
• Shortest specification sheet of the hybrids here

Key specs: Depth 32 cm (12.6 in) – Pocket spring, memory foam and poly foam hybrid – Medium firm – 200 kg load rating – OEKO-TEX certified – Double and queen

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9. BedStory 20cm Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress – Best Medium-Soft Feel

Medium soft is the rated feel, and it is the only bed in this guide that starts there rather than at medium firm. Four foam layers including a cooling gel layer sit under a knit stretch polyester cover, and the whole thing is dual-sided, so it can be turned over to shift the feel.

For a lighter side sleeper the softer rating removes the central problem the rest of this list works around. A person who does not weigh enough to compress a medium-firm comfort layer never gets the shoulder drop that keeps the neck straight, and no amount of coil zoning underneath fixes that.

At 20 cm it is the shallowest bed here and the warranty is one year, so it reads as a guest room or first-apartment mattress rather than a fifteen-year purchase. One size is made, and the flip only changes feel modestly since both faces are foam.

Pros

• Medium soft rating, the softest starting feel in this guide
• Four foam layers with a cooling gel layer
• Dual-sided, so it can be turned to change feel
• Knit stretch polyester cover
• Ships boxed and compressed

Cons

• Shallowest bed here at 20 cm
• One-year warranty
• Made in one size only
• Too soft for a heavier sleeper

Key specs: Depth 20 cm (7.9 in) – Medium soft – All-foam, four layers with cooling gel – Dual-sided – Knit stretch polyester cover – 1-year warranty

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10. Macoda Mattress – Best Trial Period

Four comfort layers over a five-zone pocket spring core, with graphene-infused memory foam handling heat and a responsive air-flow foam layer above it for temperature regulation. The comfort layer is customisable, so the surface feel can be adjusted rather than accepted as delivered.

Graphene conducts heat away faster than gel does, which is the practical distinction from the cooling hybrids higher up this list. Combined with five-zone coils, it gives a side sleeper both shoulder travel and a surface that does not build up warmth at the contact points overnight.

The reason to consider it despite sitting last on this list is the cover: 100 nights to try it at home and a ten-year warranty, terms only the Australian-made zoned coil bed in position six beats. Judging a mattress properly takes weeks, and a trial that long is the only way to find out whether a shoulder settles or keeps aching.

Pros

• 100-night home trial
• Ten-year warranty
• Graphene memory foam moves heat faster than gel
• Five-zone pocket spring core
• Customisable comfort layer
• Sizes single to king

Cons

• Lowest commission merchant here, so it sits last by ranking rather than quality
• Premium end of this guide
• Firmness is not published as a plush or firm option

Key specs: 5-zone pocket spring core – Graphene-infused memory foam and responsive air-flow foam – Four comfort layers – Customisable comfort – 100-night trial – 10-year warranty

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How to Choose a Mattress for Side Sleepers

Start with the shoulder, not the firmness label. The test of any bed for side sleeping is whether the shoulder can descend far enough for the neck to stay in line with the spine. Lie on your side on the mattress for a few minutes and have someone look along your back from behind: a visible kink at the neck means the surface is too firm, and a dip at the waist means it is too soft.

Count the support zones. A zoned core changes coil firmness along the length of the bed so the shoulder region gives more than the lumbar region. Five and seven zones are the common counts, and the useful question is not how many but where the boundaries fall, since a bed zoned for an average height puts its soft section under the shoulder of a taller sleeper’s ribs.

Comfort-layer depth matters more than total depth. A 34 cm mattress that spends 26 cm of that on springs offers a side sleeper less than a 25 cm bed with a deep foam top. Product pages usually list layer thicknesses, and the figure to find is how much material sits above the coils rather than the height printed on the box.

Decide whether the firmness should be locked in. A reversible or dual-zone bed can be corrected after delivery, which is worth paying for when the preference is genuinely unknown or when two people disagree. A single fixed firmness chosen well is usually the better surface, so this comes down to how confident the decision is.

Latex, gel and graphene do different jobs. Gel absorbs heat from the contact patch, graphene conducts it away faster, and latex avoids the problem by not enveloping the shoulder in the first place. Side sleepers generate concentrated warmth at two small points, so if overheating is the complaint rather than pressure, the cooling mechanism is worth choosing deliberately. The trade-offs across constructions are covered in the best memory foam mattress guide.

Read the trial and the warranty together. Adjusting to a new support profile takes two to four weeks, so a trial shorter than 100 nights leaves little margin for a considered decision, and warranties across this guide run from one year to fifteen. Pair the mattress with the right pillow as well, because a bed that lets the shoulder drop correctly will change the loft the neck needs, which the best pillows for side sleepers guide sets out.

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Verdict

Shoulder relief and spinal support pull against each other, and three beds here resolve that tension in different ways. The Newentor Hybrid Mattress does it inside the coil layer, with a softer spring section under the shoulders and a firmer one under the lower back, which is the most direct engineering answer in this lineup. The Therapedic Chiro Luxe Mattress does it at the order form by letting a genuine plush comfort layer be specified from the start, and backs that with a fifteen-year warranty. Lighter side sleepers who cannot compress a medium-firm surface at all should look at the BedStory 20cm Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress, the only bed here rated medium soft.