Frankston flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Frankston flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 13% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Frankston address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

About 13% of Frankston falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 20% of Frankston is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Frankston average of 60%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Frankston is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z), though the suburb also includes Special Use Zone (SUZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Frankston has 28 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 21,997 surveyed parcels in Frankston, the median lot size is about 580 m². There are also 8,780 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

Yes - Frankston has 2 train stations: Frankston Station, Leawarra Station. It is also served by 216 bus stops.

At the 2021 Census Frankston had 37,331 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Frankston statistical area, which contains Frankston, went from 22,188 people in 2001 to 25,043 in 2025, up 13%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Frankston alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Frankston scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Frankston was $1,387 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,919 for the typical suburb in Frankston. Median rent was $342 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Frankston planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.