Frankston

145,369 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 130 km², 9 suburbs. Council website: frankston.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

145,369

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.8% in a year

Density

1,122/km²

130 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$787k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$75

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 39
Median household income: $1,653/week
Median rent: $356/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,800/month
Households renting: 28.0%
Average household: 2.5 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 7 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $1,795; 2024-25
Operating result: -4.6%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 80%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

9 suburbs where Frankston holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Frankston	37,331	All	$827kDec 2025	13% / 17%	4
Langwarrin	23,588	All	$881kDec 2025	1% / 85%	6
Carrum Downs	21,976	All	$790kDec 2025	20% / 40%	3
Frankston South	18,801	All	$1.2MDec 2025	0% / 72%	9
Seaford (Vic.)	17,215	All	$899kDec 2025	30% / 41%	5
Skye (Vic.)	8,088	All	$835kDec 2025	0% / 89%	5
Frankston North	5,711	All	$683kDec 2025	2% / 67%	1
Sandhurst	5,211	All	$1.1MDec 2025	0% / 10%	10
Langwarrin South	1,346	All		0% / 100%	10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

11%

Over 9 of 9 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

49%

Over 9 of 9 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 9 of 9 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 8 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $683k
Median of suburb medians: $858k
Highest suburb median: $1.2M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Dunkley · Jodie BELYEA (ALP)100%

State districts

Frankston · Paul Edbrooke (ALP)44%
Carrum · Sonya Kilkenny (ALP)38%
Hastings · Paul Mercurio (ALP)18%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 4 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 14 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 14 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 55; of 283 tracked
Share cut: 19.4%
Typical cut: 5.6%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Frankston South (20), Seaford (Vic.) (17), Carrum Downs (10), Langwarrin (8). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.