$346 —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $346
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
French Island · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in French Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more homes are owned outright in French Island than in most similar areas, with 67.9% of households owing nothing on their property. This is a stark contrast to the national figure, creating a housing landscape where very few people rent and every single residence is a separate house.
$346
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is French Island — higher than 70% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments of $1,800 and weekly rents of $346 are both higher than most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,800 ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,196
- 2016: $493
- 2021: $1,800
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In French Island, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is the norm here, with 67.9% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national average. Conversely, the share of households renting is far below the national figure, sitting at 0.0%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
67.9% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In French Island, Owned outright is the majority at 73%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home on the island is a separate house, yet those with three or more bedrooms are far fewer than in most areas. This lack of larger homes helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.6%
- 2016: 87.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.9% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In French Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In French Island, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (9%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in French Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20952/french-island/topic/housing-dwellings