VIC · Frankston Council
Frankston North, VIC, 3200
Current weather
13.9°CRain showers
77% humidity · 17.5 km/h wind · 16.4° / 10.6° today · 11.5 mm rain
Desirability index
7.8/100
How this score is calculated#448 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Frankston North is a smaller suburban community in the Frankston area, home to around 5,711 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 712 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-18%), roughly 124.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 40 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,711
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,128
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 218 of 2,366
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,408
- Employment rate
- 43.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 272 / 143 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 712
- Against the person
- 147
- Against property
- 283
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 124.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 39 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -18.1%
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault45
- B21 Criminal Damage56
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle61
- B49 Other Theft40
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order158
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 918
- Aldercourt Primary SchoolPrimary
- Mahogany Rise Primary SchoolPrimary
- Monterey Secondary CollegeSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
38 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bursaria Cres/Frankston-Dandenong Rd
- Carrum Downs Police Station/Ballarto Rd
- Greenways Ret Village/Frankston-Dandenong Rd
- Lyrebird Dr/Ballarto Rd
- Monterey Bvd/Frankston-Dandenong Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
40 active roadworks / incidents
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 12/11/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD, EXCELSIOR DRIVE11 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 12/11/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.MONTEREY BOULEVARD, FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD11 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 12/11/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD, EXCELSIOR DRIVE11 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 12/11/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD, MONTEREY BOULEVARD11 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 12/11/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FOREST DRIVE, FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD11 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 20/10/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FOREST DRIVE, FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD19 Oct 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 20/10/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD, EXCELSIOR DRIVE19 Oct 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 20/10/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.MONTEREY BOULEVARD, FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD19 Oct 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 20/10/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD, EXCELSIOR DRIVE19 Oct 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 20/10/2025 and 30/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD, MONTEREY BOULEVARD19 Oct 2025 – 29 Nov 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
25 planning-related records
2021· 11 proposals
August 2021
- Section 72 - Development and use of the site for a 180 bed aged care facility within a single storey building, removal of native vegetation, and associated works23 FOREST DRIVE FRANKSTON NORTH 3200In progress
- To construct one (1) single storey dwelling to the rear of an existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)3 NORFOLK CRESCENT FRANKSTON NORTH 3200Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
- Construct a garage, seperate to the house27 NORFOLK CRESCENT FRANKSTON NORTH 3200Withdrawn
- To construct one (1) single storey dwelling to rear of an existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)48 PINE STREET FRANKSTON NORTH 3200Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- To subdivide the land into two (2) lots in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)9 PINE STREET FRANKSTON NORTH 3200Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To construct one (1) single storey dwelling to the rear of an existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)37 CANDLEBARK CRESCENT FRANKSTON NORTH 3200Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Section 72 - To use and develop the land for a childcare centre in a General Residential Zone (GRZ) and to create/alter access to a road in a Road Zone Category 1.2 Ballarto RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- To subdivide the land into two (2) lots in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)26 Caley StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Section 72 - Two (2) Lot Subdivision13 POPLAR STREET FRANKSTON NORTH 3200In progress
January 2021
- To subdivide the land into two (2) lots in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)2 Jarrah CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To subdivide the land into two (2) lots in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)18 Aleppo CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 14 proposals
December 2020
- To construct one (1) double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)66 Excelsior DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To construct one (1) double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)9 Pine StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To construct one (1) single storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)19 Windoo StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- To construct one (1) double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)56 Rosemary CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To construct two (2) double storey dwellings to rear of existing dwelling (three (3) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone and to alter access to a road in a Road Zone339 FRANKSTON-DANDENONG ROAD FRANKSTON NORTH 3200Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- To construct one (1) double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)19 Excelsior DriveNOD issued by a delegate
August 2020
- To construct two (2) single storey dwellings on a lot in a General Residential Zone (GRZ) and to construct buildings and works within the tree protection zone of a significant tree in an Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 4 (ESO4)22 Pine StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- To construct one (1) single storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings on a lot) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)245 Frankston-Dandenong RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- To construct a Dependant Persons Unit in a Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO)24 Honeysuckle StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Section 72 Amendment - To construct one (1) single storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings)8 Longleaf StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To construct six (6) dwellings on a lot in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)114 Rosemary CrescentRefusal issued by a delegate
February 2020
- Three (3) lot Subdivision69 Armata CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To construct one (1) double storey dwelling to rear of existing dwelling (two (2) dwellings) in a General Residential Zone (GRZ)5 Lambert StreetNOD issued by a delegate
January 2020
- Section 72 - A Place of Assembly use and associated Licenced bar. Amendment - vary and increase the red line area300N Centenary Park DrivePermit issued by the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
61 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bakery
- Golden BakeryBakery
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (17)
- Bicycle Parking
- Brunning Crescent/Moreton StreetBus stop
- Bursaria Crescent/Frankston-Dandenong RoadBus stop
- Caley Street/Monterey BoulevardBus stop
- Carrum Downs Police Station/Ballarto RoadBus stop
- Darley Court/Excelsior DriveBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Aleppo Crescent ReservePark
- Armata ParkPark
- Eric Bell ReservePark
- Indigo Court ReservePark
- Manna ReservePark
- Monterey ReservePark
- Pat Rollo ReservePark
- Whitewood Street ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 7.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #448 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Aleppo Crescent Reservegovernmentpark
- Armata Parkgovernmentpark
- Eric Bell Reservegovernmentpark
- Indigo Court Reservegovernmentpark
- Manna Reservegovernmentpark
- Monterey Reservegovernmentpark
- Pat Rollo Reservegovernmentpark
- Whitewood Street Reservegovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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