Queen Mattress
Queen mattresses are Australia's most popular bed size (153cm x 203cm), and it's easy to see why. Whether you're sharing with a partner or stretching out solo, a queen size mattress holds the perfect balance of space and comfort. At Forty Winks, you'll find pocket spring, memory foam, and hybrid options across every firmness and budget. With stores right across Australia and a team who lives and breathes better sleep, your perfect queen mattress is closer than you think.
What Size Is a Queen Mattress?
Standard queen mattress dimensions measure 153cm wide x 203cm long, making it a brilliant fit for bedrooms with at least 10m² of floor space. It's roomy enough for two people to sleep comfortably without the bed taking over the whole room. If you want to know how a queen compares to other sizes, check out our bed size guide for a full breakdown.
How to Choose the Right Queen Mattress
The right queen mattress can genuinely change how you feel every morning. Think more energy, better focus, and the simple joy of waking up without that familiar ache in your back or shoulders. Here's what to think about before you buy:
Sleep Position and Firmness
Sleep position is one of the best places to start when working through your options. Back sleepers generally prefer a medium/firm queen mattress that supports spinal alignment without too much give, while side sleepers need a softer surface to cushion shoulders and hips, so a plush/medium queen mattress is usually the better call. Stomach sleepers need firm support to keep hips from sinking, which helps take the strain off the lower back and sets you up for a much better wake-up.
Couples vs Solo Sleepers
Sharing a bed means motion isolation matters, especially if one of you could sleep through anything and the other cannot. Pocket spring and memory foam queen mattresses both handle motion transfer well, so a little tossing and turning on one side stays on that side. Solo sleepers have more flexibility, but if you move around a lot at night, a hybrid mattress offers the kind of support that works with you rather than against you. Not sure which way to go? MySide offers two support levels in one mattress. One side for you, and one side for your partner.
Temperature and Breathability
Nobody wants to wake up feeling like they've run a marathon in their sleep. If you tend to run warm, the materials in your mattress make a bigger difference than you might think. Open-cell foam allows far better airflow than traditional dense foam, helping your body stay at the right temperature for deeper, more restful sleep. Many pocket spring models also feature breathable comfort layers designed to do the same job. Cooling fabric covers and gel-infused foam layers are also worth asking our sleep advisors about in store.
Budget and Value
At Forty Winks, queen mattress costs range from around $399 for entry-level options through to $10,000+ for premium mattresses. The best way to think about it: a quality mattress used every night for 8 to 10 years works out to just cents per night. Better sleep every night for a decade. Hard to argue with that. Finance options are available to make upgrading even more accessible, and it is always worth keeping an eye on our Forty Winks sale pricing on selected lines throughout the year.
Queen Mattress Design and Materials
Understanding what is inside your mattress means you can shop with confidence and wake up knowing you made the right call. Here is a quick breakdown of the main types:
Pocket spring: Individual springs move independently to contour to your body shape, so you get personalised support without disturbing the person next to you. Great for support, durability, and motion isolation, and a reliable all-rounder that works brilliantly for most sleepers.
Memory foam: A memory foam queen mattress responds to your body heat and pressure, moulding closely around you for that deeply cradled, pressure-relieving feel.
Hybrid: The best of both worlds. Combines pocket springs with foam or latex comfort layers, so you get the responsive support of springs underneath with the contouring, cushioned feel of foam on top. A popular choice for combination sleepers who refuse to compromise.
Want to understand more? Our in-store team loves talking sleep and mattresses and can walk you through every option. Or if you're after a full setup, explore our beds and frames range for a matching queen frame and mattress.
Not Sure Which Queen Mattress Is Right for You? Try bedMATCH
As a proudly Australian, family-owned retailer with stores right across the country, we have built our reputation on genuinely helping people sleep better, not just selling them a mattress. And nothing reflects that more than bedMATCH. Available exclusively at every Forty Winks store nationwide, bedMATCH is a clinically proven sleep diagnostic system that takes 18 precise body measurements and runs over 1,000 calculations to match you to the right level of support for your body type and sleep position. No more guessing, no more hoping it feels better once it is home. Just the confidence of knowing you have found your perfect match, and the very real possibility of the best sleep of your life. Find your nearest Forty Winks store and try bedMATCH today.
