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

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.