What does this French ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest French resident counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.

Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.

Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.

What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.

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Ancestry · Australia · 100 suburbs ranked

Top Suburbs by French Population

Australian suburbs with the highest number of French ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

ManlyNSW

Leading count

400

% of population

2.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by French Population

Australian suburbs with the highest number of French ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by french population to find concentration, not overall quality.

BEST FOR

Spotting where a community is most concentrated.

This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint.

READ IT AS

A population count first, not a recommendation.

High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.

NEXT STEP

Open the suburb pages before making a decision.

Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.

AVAILABLE evidence

Census concentration signal

This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.

CLUSTER SCREEN

This ranking finds concentration, not suburb quality.

Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Manly and #2 Bondi Beach as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Manly	NSW	400	2.5%	16,296
2	Bondi Beach	NSW	397	3.4%	11,513
3	Killarney Heights	NSW	251	5.6%	4,502
4	Forestville	NSW	221	2.6%	8,659
5	Darlinghurst	NSW	219	2.1%	10,615
6	Potts Point	NSW	164	2.3%	7,183
7	Avalon Beach	NSW	156	1.5%	10,379
8	Byron Bay	NSW	149	2.4%	6,330
9	Freshwater	NSW	149	1.6%	9,186
10	Elizabeth Bay	NSW	123	2.5%	4,878
11	Fairlight	NSW	119	1.9%	6,141
12	Noosa Heads	QLD	114	2.2%	5,120
13	Narrabeen	NSW	113	1.4%	8,255
14	Suffolk Park	NSW	103	2.4%	4,222
15	Queenscliff	NSW	88	2.6%	3,407
16	Mullumbimby	NSW	70	1.7%	4,180
17	White Gum Valley	WA	70	2.1%	3,358
18	Bilgola Plateau	NSW	66	1.8%	3,650
19	Doonan	QLD	64	1.7%	3,727
20	Sunrise Beach	QLD	60	1.6%	3,687
21	Sunshine Beach	QLD	59	2.4%	2,480
22	Cremorne Point	NSW	50	2.2%	2,270
23	Inverloch	VIC	49	0.8%	6,526
24	Tamarama	NSW	47	3.2%	1,478
25	Burradoo	NSW	44	1.5%	2,879
26	Yaroomba	QLD	44	2.2%	2,043
27	Brunswick Heads	NSW	34	1.8%	1,905
28	South Townsville	QLD	33	1.4%	2,424
29	Olinda	VIC	32	1.8%	1,773
30	Tallebudgera Valley	QLD	32	1.8%	1,762
31	Peppermint Grove	WA	31	1.9%	1,597
32	Sorrento	VIC	29	1.4%	2,013
33	Myocum	NSW	27	2.2%	1,217
34	Palm Beach	NSW	25	1.5%	1,652
35	Mount Dandenong	VIC	25	2.0%	1,271
36	Mapleton	QLD	24	1.4%	1,661
37	South Golden Beach	NSW	23	2.6%	887
38	Scotland Island	NSW	22	3.1%	711
39	Skennars Head	NSW	21	1.6%	1,303
40	Inverleigh	VIC	19	1.1%	1,746
41	Maldon	VIC	19	1.1%	1,665
42	Eudlo	QLD	19	1.6%	1,192
43	Mount Victoria	NSW	18	1.9%	945
44	Flaxton	QLD	18	1.8%	992
45	Cygnet	TAS	18	1.0%	1,742
46	Ewingsdale	NSW	16	1.6%	1,025
47	Church Point	NSW	15	1.4%	1,066
48	Kiama Heights	NSW	15	1.7%	878
49	Killcare	NSW	15	2.9%	517
50	Clagiraba	QLD	15	2.3%	651
51	Kenilworth	QLD	15	2.5%	604
52	Kettering	TAS	15	1.6%	943
53	Bilgola Beach	NSW	14	5.6%	251
54	Richmond Hill	NSW	14	1.6%	850
55	St Andrews	VIC	14	1.2%	1,186
56	Pearl Beach	NSW	13	2.5%	510
57	Seville East	VIC	13	1.6%	837
58	Coopers Shoot	NSW	12	2.9%	409
59	Fingal Head	NSW	12	2.0%	615
60	Karangi	NSW	12	2.3%	515
61	Tintenbar	NSW	12	1.9%	618
62	Tomerong	NSW	12	1.0%	1,194
63	Smiths Beach	VIC	12	3.8%	315
64	Coffin Bay	SA	12	1.8%	664
65	Broken Head	NSW	11	2.9%	385
66	Curlwaa	NSW	11	2.2%	496
67	Lillian Rock	NSW	11	4.7%	234
68	New Brighton	NSW	11	3.0%	368
69	Blue Mountain Heights	QLD	11	1.1%	988
70	Burua	QLD	11	1.3%	849
71	Closeburn	QLD	11	2.0%	562
72	Mount Molloy	QLD	11	4.1%	266
73	Boomerang Beach	NSW	10	2.4%	423
74	Fernvale	NSW	10	3.8%	261
75	Mullumbimby Creek	NSW	10	2.0%	512
76	Branxholme	VIC	10	3.3%	304
77	Pheasant Creek	VIC	10	2.8%	360
78	Shoreham	VIC	10	1.5%	679
79	Wangaratta South	VIC	10	1.8%	550
80	Dugandan	QLD	10	1.7%	602
81	Grandchester	QLD	10	2.1%	467
82	The Caves	QLD	10	1.5%	680
83	Quedjinup	WA	10	2.4%	420
84	Myponga	SA	10	1.3%	771
85	Bonnet Hill	TAS	10	1.9%	515
86	Brooklet	NSW	9	3.6%	253
87	Dangar Island	NSW	9	2.9%	313
88	Tharbogang	NSW	9	2.0%	452
89	Worrowing Heights	NSW	9	1.3%	713
90	Willunga South	SA	9	1.9%	470
91	Pine Creek	NT	9	2.8%	318
92	Ashby Heights	NSW	8	2.7%	292
93	Aylmerton	NSW	8	4.1%	195
94	Barrington	NSW	8	2.0%	394
95	Larnook	NSW	8	2.0%	394
96	Picketts Valley	NSW	8	3.6%	221
97	Segenhoe	NSW	8	3.7%	219
98	Tumbulgum	NSW	8	1.8%	454
99	Barongarook	VIC	8	1.7%	458
100	Porepunkah	VIC	8	0.8%	1,024

FAQ

Top Suburbs by French Population FAQ

What does this French ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest French resident counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.
Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.
What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.