Median priceⓘLast 12 months
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French Island, VIC 3921
Property data updated ·141 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
1 sale · 0 leases · Small sample · Refreshed July 2026
French Island, VIC 3921 — a quiet year
Activity in French Island, VIC 3921 was very light over the last 12 months: one house sold.
For a fuller picture of French Island, the resident profile below is drawn from the most recent Census.
Retirement communityMany own outright
Who lives hereA largely mortgage-free, retirement-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census · ABS 2021
French Island demographics & population
Population
141
Median age
51yrs
Avg household
2.3people
Male · Female
46% · 54%
Owner-occupied
50%
Renting
50%
Lone person
50%
Couples, no kids
50%
Born overseas
50%
Year 12+ⓘ
50%
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Census · ABS 2021
Who lives in French Island?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Age & sex111 residentsMaleFemale
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
Life stage
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50%
Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%
Household composition
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Lone person50%Couples, no kids50%Families with kids50%Other families50%Group / share50%
1.5 people / household0.7 persons / bedroom50% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
50%1
50%2
50%3
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50%5
50%6+
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.50%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.50%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.50%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.50%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.50%
Birthplace diversity21%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity17%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity35%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were borntop birthplaces
Afghanistan50%
Australia50%
Bangladesh50%
Bosnia & Herzegovina50%
Brazil50%
Cambodia50%
Canada50%
Chile50%
Languages at hometop languages
English only50%
Afrikaans50%
Arabic50%
Australian Indigenous50%
Cantonese50%
Mandarin50%
Other Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
Australian50%
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%
Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Dutch50%
English50%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion50%
▸Christianity50%
Islam50%
Buddhism50%
Hinduism50%
Judaism50%
Other religions50%
Family originsparents’ birthplace
50%
50%
50%
Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198150%
1981-200050%
2001-201050%
2011-201550%
2016-202150%
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Housing & affordability in French Island
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Affordability at a glance
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Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.—
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.—
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.—
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.—
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.—
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.—
Unoccupied on census nightⓘDwellings recorded as unoccupied on Census night — holiday homes, between-tenant rentals, etc.—
Large dwellings (4+ bed)ⓘOccupied dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
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Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
50%
50%
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50%
Owned outright50%Mortgage50%Renting50%Other50%
What’s built heredwelling types
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50%
50%
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House50%Townhouse50%Apartment50%Other50%
50% separate houses50% apartments50% high-rise
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Income & employment in French Island
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Income & work at a glance
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Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.—
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.—
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.—
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
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Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.—
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.—
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.—
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.—
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.—
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
A typical household pulls in about 3.2× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%
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Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.—
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.—
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.—
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.—
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Getting around French Island
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Transport at a glance
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Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.—
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.—
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.—
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.—
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)50%
Car (passenger)50%
Train50%
Bus50%
Tram/light rail50%
Ferry50%
Walked50%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
50%0
50%1
50%2
50%3
50%4+
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around French Island
1 school inside French Island, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 1 primary school in French Island and its surrounds — no high school sits within this radius. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
Within French Island1schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools1within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Secondary schools0within 5 km · nearest 12.8 km
Median ICSEA rank50thenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
Nearby within1 school
- Within French Island · 1Order by
- 1Perseverance Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank50th
Government
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Census · ABS 2021
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Settledness at a glance
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Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.—
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.—
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
50%
50%
50%
50%
Same address50%Moved within area50%From elsewhere in Australia50%From overseas50%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.50%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.50%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.50%
Property market
Market snapshot
French Island median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for French Island — choose a property type and size below.
Active segment
Houses
Units
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
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SoldⓘLast 12 months
1
↑ +0.5% YoY
Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
5.5mo
Median rentⓘLast 12 months
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Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
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LeasedⓘLast 12 months
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Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
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Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Segment breakdown
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change
Sales
Rental
Demand
Segment
Sold
Price
DOM
Leased
Rent
DOM
Yield
SalesRent
01
Houses · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sold1
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02
Houses · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sold—
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Rent—
Rental DOM—
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Sales—
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03
Houses · 4 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sold—
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Units · 1 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sold—
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Units · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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06
Units · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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All houses
Sold1+0.5%
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Where each segment ranks
French Island property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Metric
Ranked against
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
0/2above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs VIC
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs VIC
Value
The buy-versus-rent equation
Buying vs renting in French Island
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Not enough overlapping sales and rental activity in French Island to compute an ownership premium yet.
Market data
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Side
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Compared against
Sales market velocity
1 nearby suburb · 10km · Total house · sales
risingfalling
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
9 / 100vs VIC
Days on market
79 days▲ +11 days YoY
Median price
$329k▲ +10.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
36▲ +33.0% YoY
weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong
Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Market data
French Island against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — French Island in blue, peers in colour.
Pair
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
How fast — and is it getting faster?
2 peer suburbs · 10km · Total house
fasterslower
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
0 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
120 days—
Median price
—▲ +36.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +155.0% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
4 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
79 days▲ +11 days YoY
Median price
$329k▲ +10.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
36▲ +33.0% YoY
Gross yield
3.00%
French Island · this suburb
Demand index
—vs Australia
Days on market
122 days—
Median price
—▲ +35.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
1▲ +0.5% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
How much is available right now?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
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Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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median
Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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median
Severe
Very Tight
Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data
Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Property
French Island — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
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Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Five-year arc
French Island median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in French Island fell from $430k (Jul 2021) to $289k (Feb 2026) — a 32.9% decline over five years — peaking at $717k between May 2021 and Apr 2022.
PropertyBedrooms
Median price (trailing year)
Feb 2026
$289k-32.9%
5y median $332kvs last year $430k
Total sales (trailing year)
Jun 2026
1+0.0%
5y median 2vs last year 1
Days on market (trailing year)
Dec 2025
114 days+102
5y median 48 daysvs last year 12 days
Median rent
No data
Total leases
No data
Days on market (rental)
No data
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
1.62%+0.22 pt
5y median 1.40%vs last year 1.40%
Months of supply
Jun 2026
51.0 months+628.6%
5y median 7.0 monthsvs last year 7.0 months
Months of supply (rental)
No data
Nearby markets
Suburbs near French Island: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to French Island, ranked by distance — each lined up against French Island on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
No markets within 5km · expanded to 10km
This marketFrench IslandVIC 3921 · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM—
Sold1
3 markets within 10kmLast 12 months
Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to French Island
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data
Frequently asked · French Island
11 data-driven answers about French Island's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseIs French Island a tight or loose property market right now?
#French Island's sales market sits at 5.5 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularWhat's the most popular property type in French Island?
#The most-transacted segment in French Island over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 1 sale. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in French Island last year?
#French Island recorded 1 house sale and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transaction. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is French Island in?
#French Island is in postcode 3921, in the Gippsland region of VIC. Addresses there are written as French Island, VIC 3921.
What is the population of French Island?
#French Island, VIC 3921 is home to 111 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 32, and the average household holds 1.5 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in French Island?
#The median household in French Island earns $842 per week — roughly $44k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $265/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in French Island?
#The unemployment rate in French Island is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in French Island?
#French Island is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near French Island?
#French Island has 20 schools within reach, 1 of them inside the suburb itself — including Perseverance Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is French Island a good place to live?
#French Island, VIC 3921 has a population of 111, a median age of 32, a median household income around $842/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 20 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this French Island market data last updated?
#This French Island market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.