Frankston, Victoria

This page is about the Melbourne suburb. For the encompassing local government area, see City of Frankston.

This article is about Frankston (disambiguation). For other uses, see Frankston, Victoria (disambiguation).

Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria. It is in the City of Frankston local government area.

Frankston Melbourne, Victoria
File:Frankston Beach Victoria.JPG Frankston Beach
Coordinates	38°8′0″S 145°7′0″E
Population	37,331 (2021 census)
• Density	1,795/km2 (4,650/sq mi)
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)
Location	41 km (25 mi) south-east of Melbourne city centre 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Dandenong 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Mornington 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Hastings
LGA(s)	Frankston City
County	Mornington
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, Victoria Media

• Frank Liardet, an early settler that Frankston is possibly named after.

• Frankston Beach in 1873, with the pier and village in the background.

• Main Street of Frankston in 1886. The Pier Hotel is on the fore-left and the Bay View Hotel is on the mid-right.

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  Mark Young's Pier Hotel as well as the Colonial Bank of Australasia in the seaside resort of Frankston in 1888.

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  Mark Young's suspension bridge over Kananook Creek connecting the Pier Hotel to the sea baths off Frankston Beach.

• Prince of Wales Hotel, Frankston, 1890 (Clarence Woodhouse).jpg

  The Prince of Wales Hotel and the Frankston Post & Telegraph Office beside it in 1890.

• Old School House Museum, Frankston (October 2015).jpg

  Frankston's Old School House was built in 1889 and is now operated as an education history museum.

• The Lofts, Frankston.jpg

  Dr Sidney Plowman's residence, The Lofts, on Davey Street, was Frankston's first hospital in 1900.

• Langwarrin Military Camp in 1914, where German prisoners were held during World War I.

• The Volunteer Motor Corp. in front of the Frankston Mechanics' Institute during World War I.