This page covers the Frankston suburb only. For all of Frankston, see the Frankston flood map by suburb →
Frankston flood map & planning overlays
Frankston houses 37,331 people, 12th in Victoria, with 216 bus stops.
A planning-constraint profile of Frankston
(Frankston, VIC) - 19.78 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
19.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Frankston's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Frankston
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Frankston at a glance
How Frankston is zoned
Selling in Frankston? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 19.78 km², Frankston is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 28 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z). The median lot measures about 580 m² across 22,006 parcels.
Who lives in Frankston
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Frankston suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 953, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Frankston's 37,331 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Frankston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Frankston. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Frankston itself.
22,188 in 2001 to 25,043 in 2025, up 13%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Frankston data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Frankston address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Frankston. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Frankston lot.
Frankston planning - frequently asked
Is Frankston flood-prone?
About 13% of Frankston falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%.
Is Frankston bushfire-prone?
Around 17% of Frankston is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Frankston average of 58%.
Is Frankston under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Frankston, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Frankston?
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).
Does Frankston have heritage-listed places?
Frankston has 28 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Frankston?
Across 22,006 surveyed parcels in Frankston, the median lot size is about 580 m². There are also 8,784 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Frankston have a train station?
Yes - Frankston has 2 train stations: Frankston Station, Leawarra Station. It is also served by 216 bus stops.
What is the population of Frankston?
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%.
Is Frankston an advantaged suburb?
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Frankston?
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston South | 2.9 km | <1% | 71% |
| Frankston North | 3.5 km | 2% | 67% |
| Langwarrin | 4.8 km | 1% | 85% |
| Seaford | 5.0 km | 30% | 42% |
| Baxter Mornington Peninsula |
5.4 km | Not mapped | 89% |
| Langwarrin South | 6.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mount Eliza Mornington Peninsula |
6.3 km | <1% | 71% |
| Carrum Downs | 6.7 km | 20% | 40% |
| Skye | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 89% |
| Carrum Kingston |
8.3 km | 21% | <1% |