Frankston, Victoria

This article is about the Melbourne suburb. For the encompassing local government area, see City of Frankston.
For other uses, see Frankston (disambiguation).

Frankston
Melbourne, Victoria
Frankston Pier and Central Business District viewed from the base of Olivers Hill in 2015.
Frankston is located in Melbourne
Frankston
Frankston
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Coordinates38°8′0″S 145°7′0″E / 38.13333°S 145.11667°E / -38.13333; 145.11667
Population37,331 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established29 May 1854
Postcode(s)3199
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Area20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Frankston City
CountyMornington
State electorate(s)Frankston
Federal division(s)Dunkley
Suburbs around Frankston:
Port Phillip Seaford Frankston North
Port Phillip Frankston Langwarrin
Port Phillip Frankston South Langwarrin South

Frankston (/ˈfræŋkstən/ ⓘ FRANK-stən) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located 54 km (34 mi) south-east of the Melbourne city centre via the Monash Freeway and EastLink, it is in the local government area of the City of Frankston and serves as its administrative and activity centres.[2]

Positioned on the eastern shoreline of Port Phillip, Frankston became a popular seaside destination of Melbourne in the 1880s.[3] Its beach continues to be one of the most frequented in Victoria,[4][5] and is recognised as one of the cleanest in Australia.[6][7] Due to its proximity to the north of the eponymous wine and tourism region, the suburb is also referred to as the "gateway to the Mornington Peninsula".[8]

The traditional custodians of the lands on which Frankston is situated are the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation, to which it was an important source of fish and meeting place of the Mayone-bulluk clan for around 40,000 years.[9] Colonisation of the area by Europeans began at approximately the same time as the foundation of Melbourne in 1835 and started as an informal fishing outpost supplying the growing settlement.[3] It was formally established in 1854, when official land sales for a new village first took place on 29 May,[3] and has subsequently given its name to its broader local government area since 1893.[10]

Neighbourhood areas within the suburb are Frankston Central,[11] Frankston East, Frankston Heights,[12] Karingal,[13] Long Island, Mount Erin and Olivers Hill. At the 2021 census, Frankston had a population of 37,331.[14] Its demonym is Frankstonian.[15]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frankston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
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  3. ^ a b c Jones 1989
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  8. ^ Frankston Waterfront and Boardwalk. Visit Melbourne. Retrieved 21 April 2024
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  11. ^ Frankston Central. Frankston City community profile. Informed Decisions. Retrieved 21 April 2024
  12. ^ Frankston Heights. Frankston City community profile. Informed Decisions. Retrieved 21 April 2024
  13. ^ Karingal. Frankston City community profile. Informed Decisions. Retrieved 21 April 2024
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference abs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Te Koha, Nui (30 August 2009). "Frankghanistan title news to honoured Mal". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2009 Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine