Frankston

Frankston and Frankston South combine bayside living with everyday convenience, with both suburbs ideal for families, first-home buyers and downsizers who want beach access, established schools and a full town centre close by. Located south-east of the Melbourne CBD, Frankston serves as the northern gateway to the Mornington Peninsula. 

The coastline shapes daily life across both suburbs. Frankston Beach is consistently rated among the cleanest in Australia, and a continuous foreshore walk runs the length of the bay frontage. South of the town centre, the land rises steeply and the elevated streets straddling the boundary between the two suburbs enjoy sweeping views across Port Phillip Bay towards the Melbourne skyline. Inland, protected pockets of remnant bushland in Frankston South follow a creek corridor from the old reservoir country down to the bay, with boardwalks and walking tracks throughout. 

Housing across the two suburbs is predominantly family residences, ranging from established post-war and mid-century homes through to newer contemporary builds, with the elevated, tree-lined blocks of Frankston South commanding a quieter, leafier setting. Frankston South was gazetted as a suburb in its own right in 1998, and several of its streets, including Baden Powell Drive, take their names from the first Australian Scout Jamboree, held in the area over the summer of 1934-35. 

Everyday convenience is one of the greatest draws, with Frankston's town centre offering a major regional shopping centre, an arts centre, botanic gardens and a working pier on the waterfront, while Frankston South is served by small neighbourhood shopping strips with a well-regarded cluster of local cafes, a pizzeria and a bakery, plus a full-line supermarket. The area is also a regional education centre, with a strong spread of government and independent schools alongside a university campus. 

Frankston and Frankston South suit buyers who want a genuine bayside lifestyle, good schools and a full range of amenities, without leaving the northern gateway of the Mornington Peninsula.