Neighbours logo used in 2023.
2023 was Neighbours 39th year in production, also known as the start of Neighbours: A New Chapter. Filming resumed on 17 April 2023 after ten months rest, with the first episode broadcast on 18 September 2023. Due to this, this year is the shortest in the show's history, comprising 60 episodes.
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| Ranking | Character | Played by | Duration | Number of Episodes | Running total | Previous year's ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terese Willis | Rebekah Elmaloglou | From September | 49 | 1340 | 1 |
| 2 | Toadfish Rebecchi | Ryan Moloney | From September | 48 | 3414 | 4 |
| 3 | Paul Robinson | Stefan Dennis | From September | 43 | 3286 | 10 |
| = | Haz Devkar | Shiv Palekar | From September | 43 | 43 | - |
| 4 | Holly Hoyland | Lucinda Armstrong-Hall | From September | 41 | 72 | - |
| = | Byron Stone | Xavier Molyneux | From September | 41 | 54 | |
| 5 | Susan Kennedy | Jackie Woodburne | From September | 38 | 3560 | 15 |
| = | Jane Harris | Annie Jones | From September | 38 | 758 | 8 |
| 6 | Mackenzie Hargreaves | Georgie Stone | From September | 35 | 319 | 6 |
| 7 | Wendy Rodwell | Candice Leask | From September | 34 | 58 | 25 |
| 8 | Leo Tanaka | Tim Kano | From September | 33 | 534 | 11 |
| = | Sadie Rodwell | Emerald Chan | From September | 33 | 64 | 24 |
| 9 | Andrew Rodwell | Lloyd Will | From September | 32 | 79 | 23 |
| = | Reece Sinclair | Mischa Barton | September to November | 32 | 32 | - |
| 10 | Cara Varga-Murphy | Sara West | From September | 29 | 29 | - |
| 11 | Nell Rebecchi | Ayisha Salem-Towner | From September | 28 | 456 | 27 |
| 12 | Remi Varga-Murphy | Naomi Rukavina | From September | 27 | 27 | - |
| 13 | JJ Varga-Murphy | Riley Bryant | From September | 26 | 26 | - |
| 14 | Karl Kennedy | Alan Fletcher | From September | 25 | 3505 | 16 |
| 15 | David Tanaka | Takaya Honda | From November | 23 | 793 | 3 |
| = | Chloe Brennan | April Rose Pengilly | November to December | 23 | 634 | 2 |
| = | Dex Varga-Murphy | Marley Williams | From September | 23 | 23 | - |
| 16 | Aaron Brennan | Matt Wilson | From November | 22 | 883 | 12 |
| 17 | Melanie Pearson | Lucinda Cowden | September & from November | 21 | 352 | 22 |
| 18 | Nicolette Stone | Hannah Monson | From November | 18 | 280 | 6 |
| 19 | Hugo Somers | Tanner Ellis-Anderson | From September | 16 | 151 | 27 |
| = | Krista Sinclair | Majella Davis | From November | 16 | 16 | - |
| 20 | Elly Conway | Jodi Gordon | November to December | 11 | 661 | 34 |
| 21 | Harold Bishop | Ian Smith | September to October | 9 | 2153 | 29 |
| = | Isla Tanaka-Brennan | Hana Abe-Tucker | From November | 9 | 76 | |
| 22 | Mike Young | Guy Pearce | September, October & December | 6 | 505 | 34 |
| 23 | Lucy Robinson | Melissa Bell | September | 4 | 600 | 31 |
| = | Imogen Willis | Ariel Kaplan | September & November | 4 | 391 | - |
| 24 | Callum Rebecchi | Morgan Baker | September & November | 3 | 583 | 34 |
| = | Daniel Robinson | Tim Phillipps | September | 3 | 252 | - |
| = | Sharon Davies | Jessica Muschamp | November | 3 | 214 | |
| 25 | Summer Hoyland | Jordy Lucas | November to December | 2 | 722 | - |
| = | Amy Greenwood | Jacinta Stapleton | November | 2 | 443 | 7 |
| = | Bea Nilsson | Bonnie Anderson | November | 2 | 389 | |
| = | Angie Rebecchi | Lesley Baker | September | 2 | 177 | 34 |
| 26 | Philip Martin | Ian Rawlings | November | 1 | 1045 | |
| = | Lance Wilkinson | Andrew Bibby | November | 1 | 523 | |
| = | Yashvi Rebecchi | Olivia Junkeer | November | 1 | 403 | 33 |
| = | Malcolm Kennedy | Benjie McNair | November | 1 | 357 | |
| = | Michelle Scully | Kate Keltie | December | 1 | 354 | - |
| = | Brett Stark | Brett Blewitt | December | 1 | 311 | - |
| = | Teresa Bell | Krista Vendy | December | 1 | 194 | - |
| = | Melissa Jarrett | Jade Amenta | December | 1 | 142 | - |
| = | Hilary Robinson | Anne Scott-Pendlebury | October | 1 | 135 | - |