Frankston South Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Frankston South (3199) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 40 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Frankston South is in the federal electorate of Dunkley.

In the 2011 census the population of Frankston South was 17,612 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Frankston South is 43 years of age.

74.3% of people living in the suburb of Frankston South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.2% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% China , 0.5% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Greece, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Sri Lanka.

88.5% of people living in Frankston South speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 1.1% Italian, 0.9% Greek, 0.7% German, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Serbian.

The religious makeup of Frankston South is 29.0% No religion, 22.1% Catholic, 20.6% Anglican, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Eastern Orthodox, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 0.8% Pentecostal.

53.7% of people are married, 27.8% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 1109 widowed people living in Frankston South.

56.1% of the people living in Frankston South over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.5% are working on a part time basis. Frankston South has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Frankston South are 22.3% Professionals, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 14.1% Managers, 12.4% Sales workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.5% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Frankston South work in are 12.8% Retail trade, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Construction, 10.8% Manufacturing, 9.5% Education and training, 7.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.7% Wholesale trade, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

36.9% of homes are fully owned, and 41.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $595 per week and the median household income is $1372 per week.

The median rent in Frankston South is $301 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Frankston South postcode 3199