Frankston, Victoria
Frankston (/ˈfreɪŋ.stən/ ⓘ FRAINK-stən) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located 41 km (25 mi) south-east of the Melbourne city centre, it is within the City of Frankston local government area and functions as its administrative and major activity centres. At the 2021 census, the suburb recorded a population of 37,331.
| Frankston Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Frankston Pier and Central Business District viewed from the base of Olivers Hill in 2015. | |||||||||||||||
Frankston | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°8′0″S 145°7′0″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 37,331 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 May 1854 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3199 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Frankston City | ||||||||||||||
| County | Mornington | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Frankston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dunkley | ||||||||||||||
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Positioned on the eastern shoreline of Port Phillip, Frankston has been a popular seaside destination of Melbourne since the 1880s. Its beach remains one of the most frequented in Victoria, and is recognised as one of the cleanest in Australia. The suburb is also referred to as the "gateway to the Mornington Peninsula" because of its proximity to the north of the eponymous wine and tourism region.
The traditional custodians of the land on which Frankston is situated are the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation, to which it was an important meeting place and source of fish for its Mayone-bulluk clan for around 40,000 years. 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 Melbourne settlement. It was formally established in 1854, when official land sales for a new village first took place on 29 May, and has subsequently given its name to the broader local government area since 1893.
Localities in the suburb (within its 3199 postcode) include the Frankston Central Business District (CBD), Frankston East, Frankston Heights, Karingal, Long Island, Mount Erin and Olivers Hill. The independent suburb of Frankston South also shares the same postcode. The demonym for a person from Frankston is a Frankstonian.