Frankston South vs Langwarrin

Langwarrin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Frankston South. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Frankston South: a median of $1.2 million, against $900,000 in Langwarrin, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Langwarrin tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Langwarrin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (22 vs 14)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Langwarrin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,200,000)
  • has cheaper units ($630,000 vs $762,500)
  • But Frankston South has cheaper land ($880,000 vs $1,425,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Langwarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $420/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Langwarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Langwarrin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Frankston South has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Langwarrin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.9% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Frankston South and Langwarrin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Frankston South Langwarrin
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Frankston South Langwarrin
Walkability 52 / 81
Frankston South — Walkability: 52/100 Langwarrin — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 59 / 59
Frankston South — Safety: 59/100 Langwarrin — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 68 / 64
Frankston South — Low fire risk: 68/100 Langwarrin — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 100 / 76
Frankston South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Langwarrin — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Langwarrin has more residents (23,588 vs 18,801); Frankston South skews older (44 vs 38).

Frankston South Langwarrin
Population 18,801 23,588
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +4.4%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $105,976/yr
+6% vs other
 $99,788/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+13% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frankston South Langwarrin
0-4 5.1% / 6.4%
Frankston South — 0-4: 5.1% Langwarrin — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.0% / 13.5%
Frankston South — 5-14: 14.0% Langwarrin — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.3% / 6.2%
Frankston South — 15-19: 6.3% Langwarrin — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.6% / 5.5%
Frankston South — 20-24: 4.6% Langwarrin — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 8.3% / 13.0%
Frankston South — 25-34: 8.3% Langwarrin — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 12.6% / 14.1%
Frankston South — 35-44: 12.6% Langwarrin — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.4% / 13.6%
Frankston South — 45-54: 14.4% Langwarrin — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.6% / 12.6%
Frankston South — 55-64: 12.6% Langwarrin — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 10.6% / 9.1%
Frankston South — 65-74: 10.6% Langwarrin — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 7.3% / 4.6%
Frankston South — 75-84: 7.3% Langwarrin — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 4.0% / 1.5%
Frankston South — 85+: 4.0% Langwarrin — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frankston South 51.0% couple families
Frankston South — Couple Families: 51.0% Frankston South — Lone Person: 31.4% Frankston South — One Parent Families: 14.6% Frankston South — Group Household: 2.2% Frankston South — Other Families: 0.7%
Langwarrin 49.7% couple families
Langwarrin — Couple Families: 49.7% Langwarrin — Lone Person: 30.0% Langwarrin — One Parent Families: 16.6% Langwarrin — Group Household: 2.5% Langwarrin — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frankston South 16.9% renting
Frankston South — Owned Outright: 38.6% Frankston South — Mortgage: 44.5% Frankston South — Renting: 16.9%
Langwarrin 18.1% renting
Langwarrin — Owned Outright: 30.7% Langwarrin — Mortgage: 51.2% Langwarrin — Renting: 18.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Frankston South Langwarrin
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 19.5%
Frankston South — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Langwarrin — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 9.5%
Frankston South — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Langwarrin — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 9.1%
Frankston South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Langwarrin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 1.8%
Frankston South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Langwarrin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.9%
Frankston South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Langwarrin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Frankston South Langwarrin
England 7.3% / 5.7%
Frankston South — England: 7.3% Langwarrin — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.6%
Frankston South — New Zealand: 1.4% Langwarrin — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.0%
Frankston South — Scotland: 1.1% Langwarrin — Scotland: 1.0%
India 0.9% / 0.4%
Frankston South — India: 0.9% Langwarrin — India: 0.4%
China 1.0% / —
Frankston South — China: 1.0% Langwarrin — China: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Frankston South — Netherlands: not among its largest Langwarrin — Netherlands: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Frankston South — Philippines: not among its largest Langwarrin — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frankston South 85.9% houses
Frankston South — Houses: 85.9% Frankston South — Townhouses: 11.8% Frankston South — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Langwarrin 82.7% houses
Langwarrin — Houses: 82.7% Langwarrin — Townhouses: 15.4% Langwarrin — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Frankston South Langwarrin
Median house price $1,200,000 $900,000
Median unit price $762,500 $630,000
Median land price $880,000 $1,425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 196 sales
 15 days
from 248 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Frankston South Langwarrin
2 bed $721K / $580K
Frankston South — 2 bed: $721K (27 sales) Langwarrin — 2 bed: $580K (73 sales)

27 vs 73 sales

3 bed $796K / $680K
Frankston South — 3 bed: $796K (24 sales) Langwarrin — 3 bed: $680K (65 sales)

24 vs 65 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Frankston South Langwarrin
2 bed $840K / $620K
Frankston South — 2 bed: $840K (11 sales) Langwarrin — 2 bed: $620K (9 sales)

11 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.04M / $815K
Frankston South — 3 bed: $1.04M (164 sales) Langwarrin — 3 bed: $815K (232 sales)

164 vs 232 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $980K
Frankston South — 4 bed: $1.26M (171 sales) Langwarrin — 4 bed: $980K (187 sales)

171 vs 187 sales

5 bed $1.59M / $1.2M
Frankston South — 5 bed: $1.59M (48 sales) Langwarrin — 5 bed: $1.2M (36 sales)

48 vs 36 sales

Zoning mix

Langwarrin has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 5%).

Frankston South Langwarrin
Residential 72% 53%
Environmental 5% 18%
Parks and recreation 16% 11%
Other and special use 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 7%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Frankston South Langwarrin
New dwellings approved 725
across Frankston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Frankston South Langwarrin
Houses 3.1%
$775/wk on $1.3M
 3.9%
$680/wk on $903K
Units 4.3%
$578/wk on $698K
 4.9%
$575/wk on $608K

Ranking within VIC

Frankston South Langwarrin
House price Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Langwarrin is more walkable (81 vs 52); Langwarrin scores higher overall (71 vs 59).

Frankston South Langwarrin
Grade B A
Score 59/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Langwarrin carries more flood risk (24 vs 0).

Frankston South Langwarrin
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
same for both
Flood None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Coastal erosion Low
39/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Frankston South Langwarrin
Inside the suburb 5
same for both
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 3 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Frankston South

  • Derinya Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Erin Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Mount Erin Secondary College-Mount Erin Deaf Facility Government · Secondary
  • Woodleigh School - Minimbah Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Langwarrin

  • Langwarrin Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Langwarrin Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Woodlands Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Elisabeth Murdoch College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Jude's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Frankston South Langwarrin
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 4 7
Parks & reserves 26 24
Childcare 14 22
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 2 4
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 6
Waterways 17 3

Mobility

Frankston South Langwarrin
Walkability score 52/100 81/100
Distance to Melbourne 57.4 km 57.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 124.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 210.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3199
 0.8%
postcode 3910
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3199
 37
postcode 3910

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Frankston South Langwarrin
Car (driver) 60.5% / 71.2%
Frankston South — Car (driver): 60.5% Langwarrin — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 22.7%
Frankston South — Worked from Home: 32.4% Langwarrin — Worked from Home: 22.7%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.9%
Frankston South — Car (passenger): 4.2% Langwarrin — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.7%
Frankston South — Walked Only: 1.2% Langwarrin — Walked Only: 0.7%
Train 1.0% / 0.8%
Frankston South — Train: 1.0% Langwarrin — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Frankston South Langwarrin
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 7.0 km

NBN connectivity

Frankston South Langwarrin
Connectivity score 92/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
7,521 premises
 98%
9,532 premises

Climate

Frankston South Langwarrin
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Frankston South Langwarrin
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Frankston South Langwarrin
Average residential rate $1,795/yr
same for both
Council Frankston
same for both

Federal electorate

Frankston South Langwarrin
Division Dunkley
same for both
Member Jodie Belyea
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Frankston South Langwarrin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Frankston South

Large Blocks Outer Parks River

Langwarrin

Outer Parks River

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