This page covers the Frankston North suburb only. For all of Frankston, see the Frankston flood map by suburb →
Frankston North flood map & planning overlays
Frankston North is home to 5,711 people, 67% bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Frankston North
(Frankston, VIC) - 5.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Frankston North'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 North
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
How this is measured
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 North at a glance
How Frankston North is zoned
Selling in Frankston North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.12 km², Frankston North is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z). The median lot measures about 602 m² across 2,643 parcels.
Who lives in Frankston North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Frankston North 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 838, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Frankston North's 5,711 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Frankston North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Frankston North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Frankston North itself.
20,230 in 2001 to 19,794 in 2025, down 2%.
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 North 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 North 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 North. 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 North lot.
Frankston North planning - frequently asked
Is Frankston North flood-prone?
About 2% of Frankston North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%.
Is Frankston North bushfire-prone?
Around 67% of Frankston North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Frankston average of 58%.
Is Frankston North under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Frankston North, 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 7 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 North?
The dominant planning zone in Frankston North is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Frankston North have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Frankston North.
What is the typical lot size in Frankston North?
Across 2,643 surveyed parcels in Frankston North, the median lot size is about 602 m². There are also 981 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Frankston North have a train station?
There is no train station inside Frankston North itself. The suburb is served by 38 bus stops.
What is the population of Frankston North?
At the 2021 Census Frankston North had 5,711 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Frankston North statistical area, which contains Frankston North, went from 20,230 people in 2001 to 19,794 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Frankston North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Frankston North scores 838 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Frankston North?
Median household income in Frankston North was $1,128 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,919 for the typical suburb in Frankston. Median rent was $315 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford | 3.2 km | 30% | 42% |
| Carrum Downs | 3.3 km | 20% | 40% |
| Frankston | 3.5 km | 13% | 17% |
| Langwarrin | 4.0 km | 1% | 85% |
| Skye | 4.8 km | Not mapped | 89% |
| Frankston South | 6.3 km | <1% | 71% |
| Sandhurst | 6.3 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Carrum Kingston |
6.5 km | 21% | <1% |
| Patterson Lakes Kingston |
6.8 km | 38% | 17% |
| Cranbourne South Casey |
7.0 km | 3% | 95% |