City of Frankston | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 1860 (original) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Frankston | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Kris Bolam JP | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 139,281 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,070/km2 (2,770/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Frankston | ||||||||||||
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TheCity of Frankston (officially known asFrankston City Council) is alocal government area (LGA) inVictoria,Australia in the southern suburbs ofMelbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres, and in August 2021, the City of Frankston recorded a population of 139,281.[1]
Despite its similar area and name, the City of Frankston is a different entity to theformer City of Frankston which existed from 1966 until 1994, which was a continuation of the former Shire of Frankston and was abolished under state government reforms. This is similar to the situation for theShire of South Gippsland andShire of Glenelg, but is unlike theCity of Melbourne,City of Knox,City of Whittlesea andCity of Melton, whose administrations stayed intact through the amalgamations of the early 1990s.[2]
The city is located on the eastern shores ofPort Phillip, and is bounded on the north by theCity of Kingston and theCity of Greater Dandenong, on the east by theCity of Casey, and on the south by theShire of Mornington Peninsula. The boundaries of the city are defined largely on the north by Eel Race Road and Thompsons Road, on the east by the Dandenong-Hastings Road, and on the south by a complex boundary featuring Baxter-Tooradin Road, Golf Links Road and Humphries Road.[3]
The Frankston City was created in 1994 out of the remains of three abolished councils – the entirety of the formerCity of Frankston except the suburbs ofMount Eliza andBaxter; the suburbs ofCarrum Downs,Langwarrin andSkye from theCity of Cranbourne; and part ofCarrum Downs from theCity of Springvale.[4]
The major part of the city was first incorporated in 1860 as the Mornington Roads District, which became a shire in 1871 and was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings in 1893, losing its western riding to form theShire of Mornington, which has since been amalgamated into theShire of Mornington Peninsula.[2] On 19 October 1960, the Shire of Frankston and Hastings split in two, with the western part remaining as the Shire of Frankston, and the eastern part being incorporated as theShire of Hastings.[5]
Frankston was officially proclaimed as a city on 24 August 1966, to be known as the City of Frankston in a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II.[5]
In 1993 the state government announced a major statewide program of local government amalgamations, most of which took effect on 15 December 1994. Most councils and their LGA's were abolished with new ones being created to replace them.[2]
Some changes occurred between the release of the Local Government Board report in July and the actual amalgamation – the original plan was to merge with theCity of Chelsea and takeBraeside andCarrum Downs from theCity of Springvale. However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as takingMount Eliza andBaxter.[6] By October, the present boundaries had been agreed upon, but the new entity was to be known as theCity of Nepean. This appeared in the Board's final report in November 1994.[7][8] Despite this recommendation, the State Government ultimately decided to retain a variation of the historical name, designating the new entity as Frankston City.[9]
The current council, as of November 2024, in order of wards, is:[10][11]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Ballam | Independent | Kris Bolam | Mayor | |
| Centenary | Liberal | Michael O'Reilly | ||
| Derinya | Labor | Brad Hill | ||
| Elisabeth Murdoch | Independent | Cherie Wanat | ||
| Kananook | Greens | Emily Green | ||
| Lyrebird | Liberal | Steffie Conroy | Deputy Mayor | |
| Pines | Independent | Sue Baker | ||
| Wilton | Independent | David Asker | ||
| Yamala | Independent | Nathan Butler | ||
The following Frankston councillors have served as mayor since the inaugural elections in 1997:[12]
The city had a population of 139,281 in the 2021 census, up from 134,143 in the 2016 census.[13]
| Population | ||
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| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Carrum Downs | 20,711 | 21,976 |
| Frankston | 36,097 | 37,331 |
| Frankston North | 5,762 | 5,711 |
| Frankston South | 18,199 | 18,801 |
| Langwarrin | 22,588 | 23,588 |
| Langwarrin South | 1,248 | 1,346 |
| Sandhurst | 4,981 | 5,211 |
| Seaford | 16,463 | 17,215 |
| Skye | 8,096 | 8,088 |
Notable facilities/locations within the LGA include;
Frankston City Libraries operates three council-run libraries. The facilities include aseed library and alibrary of things in addition to books. Membership is free to anyone, regardless of residency within the City of Frankston.[21]
Branches:
Susono, inShizuoka, Japan (established in 1982, re-affirmed in 2011 and 2025)[22]
Wuxi, inJiangsu Province, China (established in 2011)[23]
Suva, inRewa Province, Fiji (established in 2021)[24]
Annapolis, inMaryland, the United States of America (established in 2025)[25]
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