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French Island VIC 3921

184 addresses · 31 streets

Flinders Electorate › Unincorporated Vic LGA › French Island · 69 km from Melbourne

Living Here

French Island is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 141 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,015 a week, with median rent near $346 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

141Population
51Median age
$1,015Median household income / wk
$346Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the French Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: French Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Stony Point, 9.2 km west · Ferry wharf: Tankerton Jetty, 5.3 km west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 47.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 34.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in French Island

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, French Island VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 48%

Population by age in French Island
Population by age, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-148
15-198
20-240
25-345
35-4424
45-5422
55-6421
65-7428
75-8413
85+4
Dwelling types in French Island
Dwelling types, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House56
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in French Island
Households by weekly income, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in French Island
Top ancestries, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English64
Australian61
Irish15
Scottish14
Ancestry NS14
Italian10
Housing tenure in French Island
Housing tenure, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned38
Mortgage9
Rented0
Other5
Cars per household in French Island
Cars per household, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
06
123
212
34
4+0
Commute to work in French Island
Commute to work, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car17
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry4
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in French Island
Top countries of birth, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England8
South Africa6
Japan4
Italy3
Languages used at home in French Island
Languages used at home, French Island VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,365 bird observations recorded near French Island — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near French Island

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Image — The original uploader was Tirin at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).