Frankston North is a suburb in Frankston, Victoria (postcode 3200), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 5,711 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)

5,711

Median age

Household income

$1,128/wk

Weekly rent

$315

Unemployment

9.2%

SEIFA IRSD decile

1 / 10

Age distribution

0-4

6.6%

5-14

11.3%

15-19

5.1%

20-24

6.0%

25-34

16.9%

35-44

12.4%

45-54

11.7%

55-64

12.3%

65-74

8.3%

75-84

6.1%

85+

3.4%

Housing tenure

Owned

24.9%

Mortgage

27.3%

Rented

45.2%

Other

0.9%

Key statistics

Indicator	Value
Postcode	3200
Population (2021)	5,711
Males	2,854 (50.0%)
Females	2,851 (49.9%)
Median age	37 years
Average household size	2.3
Median weekly household income	$1,128
Median weekly family income	$1,419
Median weekly rent	$315
Median monthly mortgage	$1,408
Labour force	2,245
Unemployment rate	9.2%
Participation rate	53.7%
Born overseas	19.3%
Separate houses	84.4%
Worked at home	10.2%
SEIFA IRSD decile	1 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher	23.0%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent	42.1%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents	3.0%
Residents needing assistance with core activities	12.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles	44.8%
Distance from Melbourne CBD	38.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 37 years. Residents under 15: 17.8%. Residents aged 65 and over: 17.8%.

Age group	People	Share of population
0-4	376	6.6%
5-14	643	11.3%
15-19	291	5.1%
20-24	341	6.0%
25-34	963	16.9%
35-44	711	12.4%
45-54	671	11.7%
55-64	700	12.3%
65-74	473	8.3%
75-84	349	6.1%
85 and over	194	3.4%

Households and families

Household type	Count	Share of households
Total households	2,148
Average household size	2.3
One person	738	34.4%
Two persons	643	29.9%
Three persons	378	17.6%
Four persons	234	10.9%
Five persons	99	4.6%
Six or more persons	55	2.6%

Family type	Count	Share of families
Total families	1,318
Couples with children	26	2.0%
Couples without children	391	29.7%
One-parent families	457	34.7%
Other families	44	3.3%

Children ever born

Measure	Value
Average children per woman aged 15+	1.72
Women with no children	33.1%
Women with three or more children	29.4%

Of the 416 couple families with children in Frankston North, 21.6% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Frankston North.

Status	Share of adults
Married (registered marriage)	25.0%
Married (de facto)	15.5%
Not married	59.5%

Housing

Dwellings	Count	Share of dwellings
Total dwellings	2,366
Occupied	2,148	90.8%
Unoccupied	218	9.2%

Dwelling structure	Count	Share of dwellings
Separate house	1,998	84.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse	143	6.0%
Flat or apartment	0	0.0%
Other dwelling	0	0.0%

Tenure	Count	Share of households
Owned outright	534	24.9%
Owned with a mortgage	586	27.3%
Rented	971	45.2%
Other tenure	20	0.9%

Weekly rent

Rent band	Share of renting households
Under $350 per week	71.9%
$350 to $549 per week	26.3%
$550 or more per week	1.8%

20.2% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment band	Share of mortgaged households
Under $1,000	25.1%
$1,000 to $1,799	47.2%
$1,800 to $2,999	23.7%
$3,000 or more	4.0%

Bedrooms per dwelling

Bedrooms	Share of dwellings
None or one bedroom	4.1%
Two bedrooms	7.4%
Three bedrooms	78.0%
Four or more bedrooms	10.5%

Employment

Labour force status	Count	Share
Labour force	2,245
Employed	2,038	90.8%
Unemployed	206	9.2%
Not in the labour force	1,933
Unemployment rate	9.2%
Participation rate	53.7%

35.6% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Frankston North are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household income	Share of households
Under $650	25.9%
$650 to $1,499	39.0%
$1,500 to $2,999	28.6%
$3,000 or more	6.5%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal income	Share of residents 15+
Under $500	44.8%
$500 to $999	30.3%
$1,000 to $1,999	21.7%
$2,000 or more	3.1%

Travel to work

Method	Count	Share of workers
Car driver	1,302	63.9%
Car passenger	88	4.3%
Train	15	0.7%
Bus	52	2.6%
Tram	0	0.0%
Bicycle	7	0.3%
Walked only	18	0.9%
Worked at home	208	10.2%

Religious affiliation

Religion	Count	Share of residents
Christianity	1,858	32.5%
No religion	2,853	50.0%
Islam	54	0.9%
Hinduism	25	0.4%
Buddhism	59	1.0%
Judaism	10	0.2%
Other or not stated	852	14.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

Index	Score	Decile	Percentile
IRSD (disadvantage)	845	1	4
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)	838	1
IER (economic resources)	865	1
IEO (education and occupation)	856	1

Where residents were born

78.3% of residents were born in Australia and 21.7% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Frankston North are listed below.

Country of birth	People	Share of residents
England	229	4.5%
New Zealand	156	3.1%
Philippines	72	1.4%
Scotland	57	1.1%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	57	1.1%
India	39	0.8%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrival	Share of overseas-born residents
2016 to 2021	6.3%
2011 to 2015	10.7%
2001 to 2010	20.3%
Before 2001	62.7%

Languages spoken at home

87.6% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Frankston North are listed below. Across all households, 1.7% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

Language	People	Share of residents
Chinese: Mandarin	54	1.1%
Greek	40	0.8%
Serbian	29	0.6%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Tagalog	27	0.5%
Spanish	25	0.5%
Chinese: Cantonese	24	0.5%

Ancestry

Residents of Frankston North most commonly report the following ancestries.

Ancestry	Responses	Share of responses
English	2,117	29.3%
Australian	1,992	27.6%
Scottish	525	7.3%
Irish	503	7.0%
German	229	3.2%
Italian	155	2.1%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Frankston North residents are listed below.

Industry of employment	Workers	Share of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance	295	15.7%
Construction	266	14.1%
Manufacturing	233	12.4%
Retail Trade	206	10.9%
Accommodation and Food Services	119	6.3%
Education and Training	112	5.9%

The most common occupations among Frankston North residents are listed below.

Occupation	Workers	Share of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers	401	20.1%
Labourers	349	17.5%
Community and Personal Service Workers	292	14.7%
Machinery Operators and Drivers	249	12.5%
Clerical and Administrative Workers	198	9.9%
Professionals	192	9.6%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Frankston North, 9.0% are at university or higher education, 13.5% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 72.0% are at school.

42.1% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Frankston North residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of study	People	Share
Society and Culture	356	19.4%
Engineering and Related Technologies	345	18.8%
Management and Commerce	274	15.0%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services	187	10.2%
Health	175	9.6%
Architecture and Building	141	7.7%

Long-term health conditions

36.0% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Frankston North are listed below.

Health condition	People	Share of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	1,010	14.4%
Asthma	710	10.1%
Arthritis	658	9.4%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	391	5.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	327	4.7%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	214	3.1%
Cancer (including remission)	193	2.8%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	137	2.0%
Kidney disease	114	1.6%
Stroke	109	1.6%

25.4% of residents report one condition, 10.8% report two, and 8.6% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Frankston North contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activity	Share
Volunteers for an organisation or group	7.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition	13.7%
Provides unpaid child care	43.8%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work	17.2%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force	2.5%

Moving and stability

Mobility	Share of residents
Same address 1 year ago	86.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last year	10.7%
Moved interstate in the last year	0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year	0.3%
Same address 5 years ago	57.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years	30.9%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years	2.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years	2.3%

Photo: Frankston North, Victoria. Credit: Ottre / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 712 offences in Frankston North in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence division	Recorded offences
A Crimes against the person	147
B Property and deception offences	283
C Drug offences	44
D Public order and security offences	46
E Justice procedures offences	191
F Other offences	1

That is a calculated rate of 124.7 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Frankston local government area recorded 11,751 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
796

2023
806

2024
830

2025
869

2026
712

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

Nearby suburbs

Seaford (2.8 km)
Frankston (3.2 km)
Carrum Downs (3.5 km)
Langwarrin (4.3 km)
Skye (5.2 km)

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Frankston North

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At a glance

Age distribution

Housing tenure

Key statistics

Age profile

Households and families

Children ever born

Marital status

Housing

Weekly rent

Monthly mortgage repayments

Bedrooms per dwelling

Employment

Household income

Travel to work

Religious affiliation

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

Where residents were born

When overseas-born residents arrived

Languages spoken at home

Ancestry

Work and industry

Education

Long-term health conditions

Community and care

Moving and stability

Crime and safety

Five-year trend

Location

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