Frankston
Victoria · Frankston · Mornington Peninsula
This profile uses the ABS Frankston statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Frankston is a locality in the Frankston area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Frankston SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Frankston SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Overport Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Frankston.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Frankston (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Frankston
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,964ICSEA1067
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment680ICSEA1058
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment458ICSEA1043
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment382ICSEA1027
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment241ICSEA1015
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment155ICSEA1042
- Special · Independent · Years 10-12Enrolment129ICSEA987
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBaden Powell PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Frankston South
- Exceeding NQSBeachwood Frankston South Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Frankston South
- Exceeding NQSDelacombe Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 68 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSKaringal PLACE KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSErinwood PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSMinimbah Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSFrankston PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSParatea PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSMontague Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSBayview PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Frankston
- Exceeding NQSBallam Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Frankston
- Meeting NQSHope Frankston HeightsCentre-Based Care · 174 places · Frankston
+ 28 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 6,816
- vs previous year
- 0%
- vs 2021
- 4,141
- Property and deception offences 3,525
- Justice procedures offences 1,708
- Crimes against the person 916
- Public order and security offences 334
- Drug offences 326
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 4
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 44
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Frankston SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 74 min
- Nearest station
- Frankston Railway Station (1.7 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 5.1% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 10.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Frankston SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $810,000
- House price YoY
- +8.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $570/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+307Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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