Frankston Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Frankston (3199) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 39 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Frankston is in the federal electorate of Dunkley.

In the 2011 census the population of Frankston was 35,009 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Frankston is 38 years of age.

69.5% of people living in the suburb of Frankston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% India, 0.8% China , 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Greece, 0.4% Poland.

82.8% of people living in Frankston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Other, 1.0% Greek, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.7% Italian, 0.5% German, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Arabic, 0.4% Polish.

The religious makeup of Frankston is 29.1% No religion, 22.3% Catholic, 16.3% Anglican, 10.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Baptist, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .

38.3% of people are married, 38.7% have never married and 12.8% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 1786 widowed people living in Frankston.

57.0% of the people living in Frankston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.7% are working on a part time basis. Frankston has an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Frankston are 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 16.4% Professionals, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.3% Sales workers, 10.6% Labourers, 8.9% Managers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Frankston work in are 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Retail trade, 11.9% Manufacturing, 10.5% Construction, 7.0% Education and training, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

28.6% of homes are fully owned, and 30.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $517 per week and the median household income is $954 per week.

The median rent in Frankston is $256 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1495 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Frankston postcode 3199