What does this French ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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 · VIC · 86 suburbs

Top Suburbs by French Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

InverlochVIC

Leading count

% of population

0.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by French Population

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

86 results

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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 in VIC.

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 Inverloch and #2 Olinda 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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Inverloch	VIC	49	0.8%	6,526
2	Olinda	VIC	32	1.8%	1,773
3	Sorrento	VIC	29	1.4%	2,013
4	Mount Dandenong	VIC	25	2.0%	1,271
5	Inverleigh	VIC	19	1.1%	1,746
6	Maldon	VIC	19	1.1%	1,665
7	St Andrews	VIC	14	1.2%	1,186
8	Seville East	VIC	13	1.6%	837
9	Smiths Beach	VIC	12	3.8%	315
10	Branxholme	VIC	10	3.3%	304
11	Pheasant Creek	VIC	10	2.8%	360
12	Shoreham	VIC	10	1.5%	679
13	Wangaratta South	VIC	10	1.8%	550
14	Barongarook	VIC	8	1.7%	458
15	Porepunkah	VIC	8	0.8%	1,024
16	Tintaldra	VIC	8	12.1%	66
17	Barongarook West	VIC	7	2.4%	291
18	Cobaw	VIC	7	6.7%	104
19	Noorinbee North	VIC	7	18.9%	37
20	Smiths Gully	VIC	7	2.0%	356
21	Winslow	VIC	7	1.6%	436
22	Devenish	VIC	6	2.9%	208
23	Gherang	VIC	6	1.5%	391
24	Jack River	VIC	6	3.7%	161
25	Koyuga	VIC	6	1.7%	355
26	Landsborough	VIC	6	3.0%	200
27	Murrabit West	VIC	6	14.6%	41
28	Nilma North	VIC	6	1.7%	344
29	Strathallan	VIC	6	3.3%	180
30	Wensleydale	VIC	6	6.3%	95
31	Ashbourne	VIC	5	2.1%	242
32	Boorhaman	VIC	5	3.7%	135
33	Budgeree	VIC	5	3.4%	146
34	Charleroi	VIC	5	6.1%	82
35	Cobram East	VIC	5	2.2%	232
36	Glenaroua	VIC	5	2.4%	208
37	Jeetho	VIC	5	4.0%	124
38	Kardella	VIC	5	3.0%	169
39	Kirkstall	VIC	5	1.2%	406
40	Merricks	VIC	5	2.7%	184
41	Narracan	VIC	5	1.9%	262
42	North Wangaratta	VIC	5	1.8%	282
43	Redbank	VIC	5	4.9%	102
44	Ryanston	VIC	5	1.5%	324
45	Sugarloaf Creek	VIC	5	2.0%	255
46	Yambuna	VIC	5	4.6%	109
47	Balmattum	VIC	4	3.0%	135
48	Boorhaman North	VIC	4	7.5%	53
49	Cherokee	VIC	4	5.9%	68
50	Corindhap	VIC	4	3.1%	131
51	Foster North	VIC	4	2.6%	152
52	Greenhill	VIC	4	6.7%	60
53	Irrewillipe	VIC	4	4.0%	100
54	Kotupna	VIC	4	3.0%	132
55	Laharum	VIC	4	2.5%	162
56	Lauriston	VIC	4	1.6%	247
57	Longerenong	VIC	4	1.7%	237
58	Mount Mercer	VIC	4	4.3%	94
59	Mount Toolebewong	VIC	4	3.4%	119
60	Noorinbee	VIC	4	4.8%	84
61	Peronne	VIC	4	8.2%	49
62	Peterborough	VIC	4	1.2%	322
63	Speed	VIC	4	7.5%	53
64	Thoona	VIC	4	3.0%	133
65	Upotipotpon	VIC	4	7.1%	56
66	Warragul South	VIC	4	1.4%	280
67	Warrion	VIC	4	2.0%	204
68	Winton	VIC	4	3.9%	103
69	Wurdiboluc	VIC	4	2.7%	147
70	Barfold	VIC	3	3.7%	82
71	Boho South	VIC	3	3.2%	93
72	Brandy Creek	VIC	3	3.2%	94
73	Carlisle River	VIC	3	1.8%	168
74	Ellinbank	VIC	3	1.3%	229
75	Fernbank	VIC	3	1.5%	194
76	Ferndale	VIC	3	6.3%	48
77	Llowalong	VIC	3	7.1%	42
78	Neerim North	VIC	3	7.3%	41
79	Nullawarre	VIC	3	1.3%	233
80	Osbornes Flat	VIC	3	1.1%	285
81	Pimpinio	VIC	3	1.6%	191
82	Rose River	VIC	3	11.5%	26
83	Staffordshire Reef	VIC	3	4.8%	63
84	Strathdownie	VIC	3	1.7%	176
85	Streatham	VIC	3	1.9%	158
86	Vesper	VIC	3	6.0%	50

FAQ

Top Suburbs by French Population FAQ

What does this French ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.