Population
7,484
Median Age
30.0
Household IncomeiMedian weekly household income (ABS Census)
$2,383/wk
DAs (12 months)iDevelopment Applications lodged in the past year
4
Development Activity
Total DAs
8
Last 12 Months
4
YoY ChangeiYear-over-year change in DA lodgements
+300.0%
Avg DA CostiAverage estimated cost per DA in the past year
N/A
Monthly DA Lodgements
DA Categories
Schools in Franklin iICSEA: school advantage index. 1000 = national avg, higher = more advantaged
Franklin School
K-6 · 477 students
Demographics
Age Distribution
Bedrooms
Dwelling Structure
49.9%
Houses
13.4%
Townhouse
36.7%
Apartment
Tenure
Mortgage / mo
$1,885
Rent / wkiABS Census 2021 median across all dwelling types. Current market rents are typically higher.
$460
Census 2021
HH Size
2.8
Personal Income / wk
$1,121
Vacancy Ratei% of dwellings unoccupied on Census night (ABS 2021)
5.9%
Unoccupied
164
Rent / IncomeiMedian rent as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
19.3%
Mortgage / IncomeiMedian mortgage as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
18.3%
Community Profile
Languages Spoken at Home
Ancestry
Household Composition
25.1%
Couples, no children
5,838
Total families
Economy & Employment
Unemployment
2.1%
Labour Force
5,047
Unemployed
105
Quarterly Trend
Source: SALM Dec-25
Socio-Economic Indexes (SEIFA)iABS index ranking suburbs from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (most advantaged)
Full-time
70.5%
Part-time
25.4%
Participation
76.4%
Employed
4,376
Occupations
Top Industries
University
62.1%
Postgraduate
27.4%
Born Overseas
51.3%
Dwellings
2,604
Transport to Work
Drive
87.8%
Public Transport
1.8%
Walk / Cycle
2.3%
Work from Home
N/A
Population Forecast
+3.94%/yr
(+296 people/yr)
High GrowthHistorical + Forecast
Hamilton-Perry + Holt smoothing on ERP 2001-2025
Age Cohort Forecast
Primary Driver
Overseas Migration
Net Overseas / yr
+173
Net Internal / yr
-257
Gentrification Signal
Not gentrifying
Net internal outflow -257/yr
National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs
How Franklin compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs
How to read these comparisons
Phrases like "above the national average" reference the unweighted median across Australian suburbs with more than 1,000 residents, not population-weighted national figures. Suburb-level medians are more useful for ranking suburbs against each other; ABS census headlines are population-weighted (so dominated by Sydney and Melbourne) and can read very differently.
Current baseline (refreshed 2026-05-10): median age 40, university-educated 30.1%, born overseas 21.6%, average household size 2.5 people.
Data sources: ABS 2021 Census (demographics, income, tenure), state Valuer-General (house prices), Department of Jobs SALM (unemployment), ACARA (school ICSEA), state Crime Statistics agencies (offences), council DA portals (development applications). Population forecasts use a Hamilton-Perry cohort model calibrated to ABS ERP.
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