Following European settlement, Frankston City has been predominantly Anglo-Australian, although there are several well established, as well as emerging culturally diverse communities throughout the area.
See a summary of our community profile on the .id website.
Population Statistics
Born Overseas 2021
In 2021 there were 29,797 people living in Frankston City who were born overseas. Most of the people born overseas were born in the United Kingdom, followed by New Zealand and India. A smaller percentage were born in the Philippines, China and South Africa.
- 8,988 (6.5%) United Kingdom
- 2,994 (2.1%) New Zealand
- 1,697 (1.2%) India
- 1,298 (0.9%) Philippines
- 1,110 (0.8%) China
Language
- 116,411 (83.6%) English only used at home
- 15,739 (11.3%) people used a language other than English at home
Languages used at home other than English
- 1,371 (1.0%) Mandarin
- 1,238 (0.9%) Greek
- 905 (0.6%) Filipino/Tagalog
- 712 (0.5%) Italian
- 699 (0.5%) Russian
Religious Affiliation
- 70,439 (50.6%) No religion
- 24,165 (17.4%) Catholic
- 12,209 (8.8%) Anglican
- 3,630 (2.6%) Christian
- 2,732 (2.0%) Uniting Church