Frankston South

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20943
People 18,199
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 44
Families 4,997
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 7,321
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,617
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $355
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 8,736 48.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,466 52.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 99 0.5 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,199 people in Frankston South. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,031 5.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,123 6.2 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,187 6.5 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,204 6.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 978 5.4 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 765 4.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 844 4.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 991 5.4 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,250 6.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,399 7.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,308 7.2 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,248 6.9 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,094 6.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,011 5.6 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 866 4.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 652 3.6 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 526 2.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 719 4.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Frankston South was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 7,847 52.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 409 2.7 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,242 8.3 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,061 7.1 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,319 29.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Frankston South aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7,057 52.7 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,274 9.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,050 37.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Frankston South, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 359 6.9 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,243 23.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 185 3.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 176 3.4 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 887 17.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 117 2.2 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 307 5.9 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 290 5.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 673 12.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 128 2.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 866 16.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Frankston South 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.5% were in primary school, 24.9% in secondary school and 18.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,336 22.4 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,712 11.5 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 485 3.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,969 13.3 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,289 15.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,062 7.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,210 8.1 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,051 7.1 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 36 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,324 8.9 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Frankston South, 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 7,832 31.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 6,474 25.6 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,214 8.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,066 8.2 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 815 3.2 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Frankston South were English 31.0%, Australian 25.6%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 8.2% and German 3.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Frankston South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 13,356 73.4 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,450 8.0 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 253 1.4 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 196 1.1 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 158 0.9 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
India 153 0.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9

In Frankston South, 73.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.0%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.1%, Germany 0.9% and India 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,089 28.0 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,625 8.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,178 6.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,317 51.2 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Frankston South, 51.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,527 57.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,067 11.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 433 2.4 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 381 2.1 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Italy 356 2.0 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0

In Frankston South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.8%, England 11.4%, Scotland 2.4%, New Zealand 2.1% and Italy 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,993 60.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,841 10.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 403 2.2 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 346 1.9 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Italy 284 1.6 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Frankston South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.5%, England 10.1%, Scotland 2.2%, New Zealand 1.9% and Italy 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,192 39.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,581 19.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,755 15.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,467 8.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 645 3.5 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Frankston South were No Religion, so described 39.5%, Catholic 19.7%, Anglican 15.1%, Not stated 8.1% and Uniting Church 3.5%. In Frankston South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 199 1.1 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 161 0.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Malayalam 152 0.8 16,950 0.3 53,206 0.2
Mandarin 140 0.8 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
German 128 0.7 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 15,766 86.6 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 803 11.9 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Frankston South 86.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.1%, Italian 0.9%, Malayalam 0.8%, Mandarin 0.8% and German 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,158 55.9 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,192 34.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 414 4.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 460 5.0 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 9,224 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Frankston South. Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 34.6% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,229 14.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 923 10.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,042 11.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,318 15.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,843 43.8 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Frankston South, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,079 23.7 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,318 15.0 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,261 14.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,174 13.4 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 1,047 11.9 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 921 10.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 557 6.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 300 3.4 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Frankston South included Professionals 23.7%, Managers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Labourers 6.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 424 4.9 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 279 3.2 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 239 2.8 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 177 2.0 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Aged Care Residential Services 170 2.0 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Frankston South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Primary Education 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Secondary Education 2.0% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 706 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,052 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,617 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Frankston South was $706.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,237 71.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 480 5.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 390 4.5 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 191 2.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 100 1.1 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 459 5.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,844 78.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Frankston South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.2%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Train 2.2% and Train, car as driver 1.1%. On the day, 5.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,953 73.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,534 30.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,790 12.0 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,938 19.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Frankston South, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,499 23.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,131 27.8 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,964 13.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,359 9.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Frankston South, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,829 36.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,448 49.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 676 13.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 47 0.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Frankston South, 49.0% were couple families with children, 36.6% were couple families without children and 13.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Frankston South, 20.6% of single parents were male and 79.4% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 849 19.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 165 3.9 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,210 28.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 523 12.2 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 215 5.0 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 844 19.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 224 5.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 248 5.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Frankston South, of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 28.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,519 92.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 557 7.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Frankston South, 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,565 85.4 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 856 13.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 48 0.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 40 0.6 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Frankston South, 85.4% were separate houses, 13.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 23 0.4 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 165 2.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 814 12.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,746 42.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,620 40.2 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 146 2.2 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Frankston South, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,263 34.7 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,705 41.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,046 16.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 323 5.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 181 2.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Frankston South, 34.7% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 16.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,913 75.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,499 23.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 107 1.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Frankston South, of all households, 75.4% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

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Household income Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.6 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Frankston South, 18.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 355 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.6 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.4 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 266 4.1 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,857 28.5 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,812 43.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,373 21.1 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 213 3.3 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Frankston South, 28.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 701 10.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,666 86.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 150 2.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Frankston South, 86.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 56 54.4 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 47 45.6 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 35 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Frankston South, 54.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.6% were female. The median age was 35 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,833 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Frankston South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,833.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Frankston South % Frankston South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,804 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Frankston South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,804.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.